Tag: Quad Cities
Quad Cities unemployment rate drops to 3.8%; adds 8,600 jobs in July
The jobless rate for the Quad Cities metropolitan area dropped in July, with the region’s unemployment rate declining from 5.3% in July 2021 to...
Illinois Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit set for Aug. 30
The Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit (IES) is hosting its annual regional summit on Tuesday, Aug. 30, at the TaxSlayer Center, Moline.
The summit, which will run...
Manufacturing pumps $6B into Illinois Quad Cities economy each year
Manufacturing is a key pillar of Illinois’ economy. And manufacturing in the Illinois Quad Cities region – which pumps $6 billion into the region’s...
Quad Cities jobless rate drop second largest in state
Unemployment in the Quad Cities region stood at 3.8% for May – down from the 5.3% in a year-over-year comparison. That’s the second largest...
QuadCities.com website launches new app
QuadCities.com – which bills itself as the Quad Cities “site for positive news” – recently launched its new app for iOS and Android.
The new software application...
Quad Cities Museum Week– a museum for everyone
Visit Quad Cities and the area’s museums are teaming up again to bring Quad Cities Museum Week from June 5-12, 2022.
Throughout the region, museums...
New piano project uses music to bring people together
A colorful piano sits in front of the Quad Cities Waterfront Convention Center in Bettendorf.
A closer look at the piano reveals it was painted...
Mayor ZIPs all over Bettendorf on 52722 Day
It wasn’t easy keeping up with Bettendorf Mayor Bob Gallagher on Friday, May 27, as the city celebrated its long-awaited 52722 ZIP code day.
From...
Skip-A-Long awarded $2M in federal funding
Skip-A-Long Family and Community Services, Moline, has been awarded nearly $2 million in federal funding for its Early Head Start programs, U.S. Rep. Cheri...
QC Marathon reaches 25th anniversary milepost
BETTENDORF – A new bridge. A new course. A new logo.
The TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon celebrated its 25th anniversary by making everything old...