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Iowa businesses can get 90% off costs to Retrain & Retain
IowaWORKS Mississippi Valley now is accepting applications for Retrain & Retain (R&R) Grants that offer up to 90% reimbursement for workforce training programs to eligible Iowa businesses. That program was created in 2023. Businesses in Eastern Iowa – including in…
Construction may reroute UnityPoint SouthPark Pointe entrance
Road construction on 16th Street in Moline may reroute patients to a different entrance for…
Mississippi River conference to focus on ‘Building Community’
River Action is bringing Mississippi River stakeholders together again on Oct. 18 and 19 for…

Hispanic Chamber to host networking mixer Oct. 19
The Greater Quad Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce invites the community to chat, grow and…

Junkin’ Market Days set for Oct. 20-21
The Junkin’ Market Days indoor shopping event will be held at The Bend XPO in…

Scott Kizer named UnityPoint Health president and CEO
Scott Kizer will be the new president and CEO of UnityPoint Health, the network of…
Fareway raises almost $113K to help children’s hospital
Fareway Stores, Inc., with stores across the Quad Cities region, has teamed with the Iowa…

UnityPoint names Denten as chief nursing officer
UnityPoint Health – Trinity has named Jane Denten as its new chief nursing officer. Ms.…
UnityPoint, Presbyterian Healthcare no longer partnering
UnityPoint Health and Presbyterian Healthcare Services are no longer pursuing a partnership to form a…
Gilda’s Club needs volunteers for Saturday Oct. 14 NoogieFest
Gilda’s Club is hosting its free communitywide Halloween event called NoogieFest on Saturday, Oct. 14,…

Muscatine’s Pearl City Vintage Market is Saturday
The Greater Muscatine Chamber of Commerce & Industry again will host the third annual Pearl…

Hauberg, German American Heritage Center hosting Oktoberfest
Hauberg Estate and the German American Heritage Center will host the third annual Oktoberfest Quad…

Fall Fest offers chance to help guide Moline Riverfront Master Plan
Renew Moline and the City of Moline are offering Quad Citians a chance to help…

Moline, union reach 3-year labor agreement
The City of Moline has reached a three-year labor agreement with the American Federation of…

‘Gather for the Cure’ event will be Oct. 14
The third annual Gather for the Cure – an event to highlight breast cancer awareness…

Black Hawk College postpones ribbon cutting
A community ribbon-cutting ceremony planned this weekend at Black Hawk College in Moline has been…
