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Stone’s Throw: Tubas made the old-fashioned way — by hand, on a farm, one at a time
On a remote farm in rural Camanche, Iowa, Lee Stofer, Jr. is part of a vanishing breed — an American tuba maker. The shop where he builds his instruments sits on land that formerly housed a pig barn. A 69-year-old…
Bustos joins bipartisan strategy firm, Harvard Institute of Politics
Barely three weeks after retiring from Congress Cheri Bustos is back at work organizing the…
Active Endeavors: Celebrating 25 years in QC, new start in Coralville
Active Endeavors – the outdoor gear, apparel and clothing retail business – is celebrating some…
Black Hawk College set for exciting times
Tim Wynes likes to tell a story about a Black Hawk College student who entered…
Mark Harvey’s homecoming trip through communications history
ELDRIDGE — Mark Harvey’s homecoming in November came with one great regret. Hired to return…
Register today for WLC’s new Level Up Manufacturing
Registration for a new education program known as Level Up Manufacturing, presented by Women Lead…
MetroLink gets $10.3M boost from Rebuild Illinois funds
MetroLINK will receive more than $10.3 million in Build Illinois funding including $6 million to…
Swing into spring with American Greens artificial turf
Coming this spring, the Quad Cities family-owned American Greens plans to swing its business into…
Scott County Board moves forward on Medic EMS plan
Scott County is moving forward with a plan to take Medic EMS under its wing…
Riverbend Signworks: Helping businesses tell their story
The creations made by Riverbend Signworks of Bettendorf can be seen in thousands of buildings,…
In pandemic, shuttered CASI helps 4,000 get vaccinated
CASI enters its 50th year still struggling to overcome the long-term challenges created when the…
Environmental report delays CP railroad merger decision
The three smallest Mississippi River communities in the Iowa Quad Cities area received a bit…
Career reboot, family draw MRA’s Mitch Thomas back to QC
For Mitch Thomas, it was the chance to join one of the nation’s largest employer…
50th anniversary will shine spotlight on one-of-a-kind CASI
“I had no idea.” That’s the reaction of many first-time visitors to the Center for…
Quad Cities lawmakers talk jobs, trains, education, childcare
The Quad Cities bi-state legislative team’s agenda for growing the Quad Cities is starting to…
Freshman Quad Cities lawmaker to introduce bill limiting train lengths
Former Bettendorf Alderman Scott Webster, now a freshman Iowa state senator on the transportation committee,…