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Rebooted film office focus is building marketing infrastructure

The QCA Film Office is continuing to reboot to help attract more productions to the Quad Cities. Aiding that effort are generous new downstate Illinois film tax credits and the addition of a film office manager, Holly Sparkman. The longtime…

Alter Logistics expands its river terminal in St. Paul

Alter Logistics Co., headquartered in Bettendorf, has positioned its river terminal in St. Paul, Minnesota,…

Modern Woodmen shines with new signage, logo 

Modern Woodmen of America (MWA) has hit a home run with new signage – sporting…

Innovation, diversification drive KENT 

ANKENY, Iowa – “Change has to happen. We’re either going to lead it or get…

Q&A: Habitat boss: We are ‘building thriving communities’

Kristi Crafton, executive director of Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities, compares her daily schedule to…

Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities: More than a home builder

Kristi Crafton vividly recalls one of the reasons she has kept working at Habitat for…

Changing times, recession fears dominate commercial real estate event

“We are in a changing marketplace. We are in a period of flux.” That was…

Toss your ‘work life balance’ scale; invest in what matters

If women struggling to strike the right “work life balance” are to succeed in making…

EICC Career Advancement Centers provide access to job training

DEWITT, Iowa – Shadowed by the steel frame of the new 26,000-square-foot DeWitt Career Advancement…

Businesses, union leaders battle over Workers Rights Amendment

The battle lines are drawn between organized labor and business leaders over a proposed Illinois…

Nestle Purina celebrates $156M expansion in Clinton

CLINTON, Iowa – Nestle Purina’s pet food and product facility is celebrating a major business…

A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 5, celebrated a $156 million expansion project at the Purina plant in Clinton.

Life Fitness Center sale approved by Bettendorf council

Bettendorf’s Life Fitness Center is going to be sold.  The Bettendorf City Council on Tuesday…

Blaze Restoration fundraiser aids St. Florian Burn Foundation 

St. Florian Burn Foundation’s work with burn survivors has received a financial boost thanks to…

Tour the Deere-Wiman House for 150th Christmas

One of the best ways to see the Deere-Wiman House and celebrate its 150th birthday…

Deere-Wiman ‘special house’ worth preserving

“If these walls could talk,” is often said of places that bear witness to history.…

Work begins on Iowa American Water’s new $10M facility

Iowa American Water in Davenport is getting some much needed elbow room. The utility will…

Iowa American Water and Bush Construction officials take part in a ground-breaking ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 4.