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Moline Regional Community Foundation awards nonprofits $379k
The Moline Regional Community Foundation announced it has awarded $379,000 to 52 local nonprofit organizations. “Moline Regional Community Foundation is grateful for the many nonprofit organizations providing critical services to our six-county region,” said Victoria Rodgers, the foundation’s finance and…
Real connections, real change: Empowering Abilities in action
This summer marks 35 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law –…
Families gain long-term tax relief under One Big Beautiful Bill
Families have plenty to celebrate as the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) introduces several favorable…
Made in Iowa: How a Second-Generation Family Manufacturer is Shaping the Future of Industrial Safety
In the heart of the Midwest, Grace Technologies is proving that innovation, engineering, and manufacturing…
New EM BIG program eyes business growth, revitalization
The City of East Moline has launched a new Business Improvement Grant (BIG) Program to…
QC Rehabilitation Institute names Stubbs as CEO
Shannon Stubbs has been appointed as chief executive officer of The Quad Cities Rehabilitation Institute…
Apply for energy assistance program beginning Oct. 1
Funds are available to assist income-eligible households with natural gas, propane and/or electric bills as…
First Central to host Grilling for Charity event
DEWITT, Iowa – First Central State Bank will continue its tradition of Grilling for Charity…
Entrepreneurs Summit leader: ‘We can grow together’
Catherine Tran knows this is an era when many immigrants feel uncertainty and fear when…
RI celebrates talents, generosity of 2025 Citizens of the Year
A “serial volunteer,” the executive director of the Rock Island Downtown Alliance, a restaurant known…
Doris & Victor Day Foundation awards $800K to QC, RI nonprofits
The Doris & Victor Day Foundation has awarded $800,000 in grants to 58 nonprofit organizations…
Downtown RI Grand Prix street karting race blasts off Aug. 30-31
The prestigious 30th Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest karting street race, will…
RI County Democrats hosting 56th Salute to Labor Picnic
The Rock Island County Democratic Party’s 56th Annual “Salute to Labor Picnic” will be from…
MLK Center invites Community to Soul of the City 2025
The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center will present Soul of the City 2025, a…
Vibrant coffeehouses prepare for next chapter, new owners
Three years and hundreds of thousands of cups of coffee after launching the first of…
Hand in Hand to expand People with Purpose dayhab program
Hand in Hand will be opening an additional People with Purpose day-habilitation program on Monday,…
