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Open Bay will be ‘designed around people’

 Wendy and Chris Hermann are getting ready to make their longtime dream come true by opening a new type of business. It will combine an auto repair shop, coffee/snack shop, library and nail saloon all under one roof. “It’s going…

New Rock Island YMCA/library opens to rave reviews

Frank Lambert was searching for a new favorite book as he looked over the new…

Muscatine’s old library comes back to life again

MUSCATINE, Iowa – A plaster bust of Renaissance Man, Nicolaus Copernicus, watches over final construction…

TPC Deere Run ranks third in Illinois’ 25 best golf course competition

TPC Deere Run has been selected the third best golf course in Illinois in the…

As GROWTH turns 41, get ready for more ‘miracles’

After four decades of putting roofs over Quad Citians’ heads, paychecks in their pockets and…

IMEG’s VanDuyne receives ENR’s 2023 Midwest Legacy Award

Paul VanDuyne, the president and CEO of IMEG Corp., has been honored with the 2023…

Henry County works to build new, professional tourism bureau

CAMBRIDGE, Illinois – Leaders here are pushing ahead with efforts to create a new Henry…

‘Top-notch’ Empire receives Silvis welcoming ceremony

Empire-Silvis – an independent senior living community facility for people 55 years old and older…

Ryan Saddler Q&A: ‘There is great work to be done’

These are busy times for Ryan Saddler as he juggles a wide variety of projects. …

This rendering shows the MLK Park in the works for 501 Brady St., Davenport. CREDIT FRIENDS OF MLK

‘More to come’ from Renew Moline, Kirk Marske and Moline Centre

Moline Centre has a new manager and the downtown placemaking organization has a new home…

Kirk Marske, Moline Centre manager, and Alexandra Elias, president and CEO of Renew Moline, pose at Renew Moline’s downtown offices at 1506 River Drive.

One Eighty ceremony: Grads tell of  tragedy and triumph

The 13 graduates told stories of tragedy and triumph. They told stories of being homeless,…

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Rail decision on track, but DOJ adds bump

Federal railroad regulators are officially on the clock – and so, too, is the fate…

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Goodwill relocates service center to NorthPark Mall 

Goodwill of the Heartland celebrated its latest expansion – a relocated career center at Davenport’s…

In the Works: January 2023 construction projects around the QC

The QCBJ’s In the Works feature spotlights new building construction, commercial additions and other renovation…

Demolition began in late November. It will be replaced with a new 230-space parking lot expected to be completed by June 15, 2023. The new lot will include interior and exterior decorative street lamps, landscaping, trees and benches. It will also have EV charging stations for electrical vehicles.

Skylight Luxury Lounge gives people ‘warm place to chill’

Just outside the new Skylight Luxury Lounge wine bar in Rock Island is a green…

Select Specialty Hospital moving to Genesis East

Select Specialty Hospital – a 35-bed, critical illness recovery hospital in Davenport – is moving…