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$400M energy plant project looks for state approval

Plans to bring a $400 million energy generating facility to farmland in rural Scott County might be getting new life after being voted down by county officials this winter. Officials with the Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) are now considering the…

Eagle festival showcases LeClaire, ‘magnificent birds’

LECLAIRE – A new festival brought crowds of people to this community to celebrate eagles,…

John DeDoncker steps back at TBK but not away from QC

While bringing to life a TBK Bank precursor from a failing small financial institution in…

Illinois Quad Cities to add area code; but don’t expect to see it soon

The Quad Cities will have a new area code to add to the bistate region’s…

Love’s Travel Stops: New business helps ‘road warriors’

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Truck drivers and other “road warriors” have a new business to help…

Enthusiasm, faith keys to expanding Sound Conservatory

The owner of Rock Island’s Sound Conservatory is a man of enthusiasm and faith. Andrzej…

Michelle Blunk brings together things that excite her ‘Within’

Michelle Blunk’s life work is all wrapped up in space — whether it is designing…

Genesis CEO leaving; tells health system’s new leader to pick a good team

Genesis Health System President and CEO Doug Cropper is leaving Genesis in June to take…

Renew Moline, Bush partner on ‘catalytic’ downtown project

Renew Moline is partnering with Bush Development to reimagine the old Riverstone headquarters property at…

One Eighty: Group helps create comeback stories

Todd Rothenberger says his life was a mess. He was a drug abuser and overdosed.…

Midland Davis Corp. grows, believes: ‘There will always be something to recycle’

Marty Davis, president of Midland Davis Corp., likes the word “diversity.”  When it comes to…

Yoso Modern Japanese: Fancy, but not too fancy 

“We’re fancy, but not too fancy.” That’s what Bailey Thompson says about the new Yoso…

QC Farm Show showcases drones, high-tech tools

“In order to keep up in the field, you’ve got to keep up with technology.”…

QCBJ Newsmakers: Stanley Center turning former library into Iowa’s first Living Building

This story is a part of the QCBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

QCBJ Newsmakers: Hoover presidential library looks to share story with a new generation

This story is a part of the QCBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

$7.4M Muscatine reconstruction project open to traffic

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Grandview Avenue, the city’s primary south-end traffic corridor, is fully open to…