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QC preparing for action on $12M film production studio

An ambitious Quad Cities project launched by Fresh Films to create a sprawling $12 million film production campus on Rock Island’s Fifth Avenue is nearly shovel ready. And once the last $3 million in investment needed to finance the transformative…

‘Significant gift’ helps Genesis mental health program for heart patients

John Anderson’s life changed on July 4, 2016, when he had a heart attack. He…

Hoover presidential library looks to share story with a new generation

WEST BRANCH, Iowa – The bold headline on the front page of the Aug. 12,…

Honsa mission: Make tools to help workers, companies

MILAN – Thomas W. Honsa remembers years ago when he was trying to sell his…

Businesses, policymakers key to attacking costly child care crisis

Parents and children are hardest hit by the lack of affordable, available, quality child care.  …

Hearing set for proposed Life Fitness Center sale in Bettendorf

Plans for a new water park, an ice rink and a transformed Life Fitness Center…

New owner of North Scott Press ‘bullish’ on community newspapers

“The smalltown community newspaper industry is dead.” Businessman J. Louis “Louie” Mullen has heard that…

New bakery survives tragedy, gets ready to open

The journey to open a gluten-free bakery in the Hilltop Campus Village neighborhood of Davenport…

Show your pride Quad Cities, vote for I-74 Bridge award

The Quad Cities’ new Interstate 74 Bridge is already a hit among Quad Citians who…

Day of Caring volunteer: ‘Good to help people who need our support’

They painted. They cleaned walls. They fixed up garden boxes. And they did a dozen…

(from left) Jonathan Schmidt, Tony Harland and Madalynn Baez work in a garden box outside the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Rock Island on Thursday, Sept. 15, during United Way Quad Cities’ Day of Caring events.

United Way kicks off campaign with ‘seed money’ surprise

Noah Seys got a big surprise Wednesday night, Sept. 14, when he was handed a…

Egypt rocks as Happy Joe’s readies for big birthday bash

Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream’s flavor is becoming increasingly international now that the brand…

Ignore rumors, Happy Joe’s growing at record pace

Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream CEO Tom Sacco gets ready to enter his second…

Deere-Wiman House to celebrate 150th with porch party

On the heels of the Moline 150 downtown birthday bash, the Deere-Wiman House – once…

Feds told: Train merger is ‘clear, present danger’ to people

Federal regulators received a clear message Tuesday night, Sept. 13, in Davenport – a proposed…

$577K granted to 34 nonprofits by Quad Cities Community Foundation

For the 34 nonprofits that will share in more than half a million dollars in…

Quad Cities Community Foundation student scholarships Teens for Tomorrow