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Local teachers complete Iowa STEM externship programs

Five Quad Cities area teachers are among 86 educators across Iowa who participated in the 2025 Iowa STEM Teacher Externships Program this summer.  The program offers teachers hands-on, STEM-related work experiences at various local workplaces to enrich their classroom instruction…

Sandy Hook remembrance ceremony is Thursday

Moms Demand Action Quad Cities, Metropolitan Community Church of the Quad Cities, One Human Family…

sandy hook

QC pays tribute to O’Brien: tireless public servant, advocate

As Moline leaders and the Quad Cities community prepare to lay to rest Moline Alderman…

O'Brien public servant city council

QC Airport joins Hidden Disabilities Program

The Quad Cities International Airport has adopted the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower to support and raise…

Mel Foster Co. agent awarded Rookie of the Year

Leanna Trees of Mel Foster Co. Inc., Bettendorf, was presented with the Rookie of the…

Leanna Trees Mel Foster Co.

Bettendorf Transit adds stop at new Vera French

The City of Bettendorf’s Transit Division has adjusted some of its routes to add a…

Q&A with Jeremy Thomas: President excited by BHC’s possibilities

Six months after coming to the Quad Cities by way of Oklahoma and Texas, Black…

Jeremy Thomas BHC Black Hawk college

Iowa-based Honkamp, P.C. adds top St. Louis firm

Honkamp, P.C., a Top 10 Midwest CPA and business advisory group, announced that one of…

QC invited to Wreaths Across America event on Arsenal

The program has been set for the Wreaths Across America celebration at the Rock Island…

Two Davenport businesses to get a share of $15.57M in SBA loans

A nail salon and a restaurant, both in Davenport, are among 36 recipients of U.S.…

loans Small business Administration Iowa SBA Muscatine Scott

Iowa law firms of Dickinson and Bradshaw announce merger

The Des Moines-based law firms of Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C. and Bradshaw, Fowler,…

Federal Point apartments could be done in February

The new Federal Point apartment complex in Davenport is in its final construction phases. It…

JDC scores its eighth PGA Tour Most Engaged Community award

The John Deere Classic was honored with the PGA Tour’s “Most Engaged Community” award, marking…

Augustana College tabs new assistant VP of marketing, brand

Experienced marketing professional Jill Johnson will be Augustana College’s new assistant vice president of marketing…

Augustana College mentorship program Palmer College of Chiropratctic dual degree

Common Chord, River Bend strike up new effort to feed QC hungry

A pair of Quad Cities nonprofits, Common Chord and River Bend Food Bank, are joining…

common chord musicians for nutrition

GreenState beats lending goal to narrow racial homeownership gap

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa — Many Iowans are enjoying this holiday season in a new home,…

Green State Credit Union H.O.M.E mortgage gap