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Area newspapers will end Monday print editions
Three area newspapers will soon end their Monday print editions. Those Monday print editions will end the week of Nov. 3 for the Quad-City Times, The Dispatch-Argus and The Muscatine Journal. The electronic editions – or e-editions – of those…
Visit QC earns re-accreditation from destination marketing group
Visit Quad Cities, the region’s official Destination Marketing Organization (DMO), was awarded a renewal of…

Lee Enterprises board adds two digital pioneers
A pair of media executives considered to be pioneers in digital technology, consumer marketing and…

Ralston retiring as Iowa ABI president after two decades
After nearly two decades of leading the charge at the Iowa Association of Business and…

JDC still launching careers, boosting Deere and QC
The John Deere Classic has an exciting heritage of helping launch the PGA Tour careers…

Fields named new president, COO at KENT Corp.
MUSCATINE, Iowa – Kevin Fields, a longtime KENT Corp. senior executive and board member, has…

Oertel Metal growing, looking for room to expand
Oertel Metal Works in northern Davenport is “bursting at the seams” with growth, and will…

GOPEDS race – ‘This is bringing us all together’
Five-year-old Oliver Holman just finished the big race. He had a big medal with a…

Modern Woodmen on Forbes’ Best Life Insurance Companies list
Modern Woodmen of America, made the list of The World’s Best Life Insurance Companies 2024,…

QC students can receive free backpacks from Verizon
To help ease the financial burden for families heading into another school year, Verizon Wireless…

Iowa 80 Truckers Jamboree attracts 53,000 people
WALCOTT, Iowa – The 45th anniversary Walcott Truckers Jamboree brought in more than 53,000 people,…

U-Haul offers free storage to local storm victims
In the wake of the severe storms Monday night, July 15, that struck parts of…

Genesis Medical Center, Aledo earns Lilypad Award honors
ALEDO, Illinois – Genesis Medical Center, Aledo has been recognized as one of the top…

Rock Island County-owned farmland awarded 5-STAR conservation rating
Through the efforts of the Rock Island County Board and farmer Mike Breiby, the land…

‘Bettendorf Americana’ event slated for Aug. 1-3
The second annual “Bettendorf Americana” celebration has been set for Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 1-3,…

Hearing set for proposed Iowa American rate hike in Des Moines
A public hearing has been set for Iowa American Water Company’s proposed water rate increase.…





