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Most Influential Leader Herrell conjures QC wins

Cheerleader, collaborator, visionary, sorcerer and alchemist. That’s how fellow Quad Cities leaders describe Visit Quad Cities President and CEO Dave Herrell, QCBJ readers’ choice for 2025’s Most Influential Leader. Fans also point to an impressive number of impactful wins the…

Black Hawk offers free PC Optimization on Saturday 

Black Hawk College is hosting a free PC Optimization Day from 9-11 a.m., Saturday, Dec.…

student services Board of trustees Black Hawk College

Filipino pianists to perform a free Christmas concert, “Echoes from Home,” at the Butterworth Center Dec. 18.

A Christmas concert featuring Filipino professional pianists will be held Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, at…

Butterworth Center Deere-Wiman

Registration open for RI Rotary Reindeer Ramble 5K

Get ready to lace up your sneakers and get into the holiday spirit at the…

Circa ’21 hosts “Santa Claus: The Musical” through Dec. 21.

Santa Claus is heading to Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, not just in spirit, but on…

Kraft Heinz to invest $60 million in its Muscatine plant

MUSCATINE, Iowa — Kraft Heinz is investing $60 million to modernize its local plant and…

Kraft Heinz Muscatine

Michelle Juehring named race director of year

Quad City-Times Bix 7 Director Michelle Juehring has been named the MarathonFoto/Road Race Management Race…

Meyocks launches independent marketing research arm

Meyocks, an Iowa-based leading branding and marketing agency, recently announced the launch of its Meyocks…

Meyocks Logo Rearch + Insights

ARA honors 2025 Rental Hall of Fame inductees

Two rental industry leaders have been selected as the newest inductees into the Rental Hall…

Free Cooking series returns to UnityPoint in January

UnityPoint Health will offer its free, interactive cooking series, “Cooking with Heart,” starting in January…

Unity Point Cooking with Heart

WIU launches fully online Information Systems degree

Western Illinois University’s School of Computer Sciences will offer a fully online Bachelor of Science…

Made Market returns Dec. 5, 6 for holiday shopping extravaganza

Made Market  will return this weekend at The Bend XPO, 922 Mississippi Parkway, East Moline, …

River Action opens nominations for the 2026 Eddy Awards

River Action is accepting nominations for the 26th Annual Eddy Awards, which celebrate exceptional contributions…

ITC Midwest donates $20,000 to River Bend Food Bank

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa  — ITC Midwest recently donated $20,000 to the River Bend Food Bank…

Black Friday: Day a ‘success’ for many QC businesses 

For some local businesses, the holiday shopping season started strong as shoppers came out in…

Thomson prison cited by OSHA after staff drug exposures

THOMSON, Illinois – A federal government agency has issued citations following drug exposure incidents at…