Elevate Illinois aims to raise state’s image
As its inaugural year draws to a close, an organization launched in January to elevate downstate Illinois’ battered image is working to rewrite the...
DBO awards new improvement grants
Four Downtown Bettendorf businesses will share in more than $30,000 awarded through the new Façade Improvement and Commercial Interior Improvement grants by the Downtown...
IowaWORKS resumes in-person Career Planning
IowaWorks has announced the return of in-person Career Planning in Muscatine, Clinton, Maquoketa and Monticello. IowaWORKS team members provide a range of employment resources...
Union workers to vote on latest Deere contract offer, includes minor changes
Some 10,000 striking UAW workers are voting Wednesday on a Deere & Co. contract proposal that their union leaders have characterized as the company’s...
Russell taps second generation as new president
Caitlin Russell has moved into the role of president at Russell Construction & Development, a company founded nearly four decades ago by her father...
QCR Holdings announces acquisition of Guaranty Federal Bancshares
QCR Holdings, a multi-bank holding company that serves the Cedar Rapids and the Quad Cities, will acquire Guaranty Federal Bancshares and merge Guaranty Bank...
RuhlHomes.com tops RealTrends rankings
For the third year in a row, RuhlHomes.com has been named one of the leading real estate websites in the nation by the real...
Vote this week as Deere, UAW reach third tentative agreement
Deere & Co. and the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America have reached their third tentative agreement, according to a...
KENT earns President’s “E” Award for Exports
Muscatine-based Kent Corporation has been awarded the 2021 President’s “E” Award for Exports by the U.S. Department of Commerce during a ceremony in Washington,...
Scott VanDeWoestyne honored for his work with the City of Davenport
Scott VanDeWoestyne, talent and inclusion administrator for the City of Davenport, was honored for his work in helping develop the city’s new Davenport Strengths...