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Davenport wine cellar, Clinton salon awarded SBA loans
A beauty salon in Clinton, Iowa, and the Grape Life Wine Lounge and Cellar in Davenport were among the 22 businesses that were awarded nearly $18 million in U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans in Iowa in November. The SBA…
Lane Evans Memorial Highway aims to keep his legacy alive
More than 10 years after Lane Evans’ death and some two decades after Parkinson’s Disease…

QCBJ announces the 2025 Forty Under 40 honorees
For a fourth consecutive year, the Quad Cities Regional Business Journal is proud to celebrate…

Hilltop Campus Village gets ready for Bix 7 week
The Hilltop Campus Village (HCV) in Davenport is getting into the party mood this week…

Casino Queen Marquette to become Bally’s Marquette
MARQUETTE, Iowa – The Casino Queen Marquette will be renamed Bally’s Marquette as part of…

Hoffmann pushes for recapitalization of Lee Enterprises
A family equity company based in Florida is supporting a recapitalization plan for the Davenport-based…

U-Haul Equipment now available at State Food Mart
U-Haul Co. of Iowa, Inc. recently announced that State Food Mart signed on as a…

QC nonprofits bracing for federal cuts
On June 30, I had the honor of co-hosting a Nonprofit Legislative Roundtable with…

Bix 7 race: Get ready for week of ‘energy and electricity’
Michelle Juehring wants people to know this about the upcoming Quad-City Times Bix 7 road…

Davenport city administrator to resign for health reasons
The city of Davenport has started the search for a new city administrator — again.…

EICC workforce survey roadmap to stronger economy
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is looking to get schooled by area employers and companies as it…

Donations can help MercyOne Genesis pack the bus
Quad Citians are being asked to help MercyOne Genesis as it collects donations of school…

Illinois June payroll jobs hit record as jobless rate falls
Nonfarm Illinois payrolls reached a record high in June, up +9,400 jobs to 6.175 million,…

Floatzilla 2025 ready to row in new events Aug. 15-16
Floatzilla, the Quad Cities annual paddle event, returns next month with a brand new Floatzilla-PALOOZA…

Rejuvenate Housing opens doors to 4th Davenport project
For the fourth time in as many years, Rejuvenate Housing has rescued a once abandoned…

Von Maur’s Dry Goods subsidiary growing its footprint
Dry Goods, a young women’s fashion retailer, is expanding its reach this year with four…





