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A student participates in a recent welding competition hosted by Eastern Iowa Community Colleges.

EICC’s Clinton campus gets $1 million for career learning

CLINTON, Iowa – Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) will receive a $1 million state grant to expand career academy opportunities for high school students and strengthen career-connected learning.  The funding, awarded through Iowa’s Career Academy Incentive Fund, will modernize learning…

Riane Leib

JDC to offer pair of Open Championship exemptions in 2024

The John Deere Classic will offer two exemptions to the 2024 Open Championship on July…

John Deere Classic logo exemptions Folds of Honor Coach Bluder commit PGA JDC Firecracker Run Best Charitable Impact PGA Tour

Genesis Aledo hospital celebrates national rural health care honors

ALEDO, Illinois – Genesis Medical Center here marked National Rural Health Day recently by receiving…

Genesis Medical Center, Aledo rural healthcare :Lilypad Awards

Warner to retire as Davenport city attorney  

Tom Warner, the City of Davenport’s longtime corporation counsel, will retire effective Jan. 2, 2024,…

Tri-City Electric Co. named a Top 50 Electrical Contractor

Tri-City Electric Co., Davenport, has been ranked as the 32nd largest electrical contractor in the…

Life is Beautiful concert to benefit NAMI is Nov. 25

Enjoy a night of music and help raise money for the National Alliance on Mental…

NAMI life is beautiful

Shop small for a chance to win big this weekend

That Dam Shopping Trip, a bi-state shopping tour of downtown Rock Island and Davenport small…

shop small business

Last Picture House: ‘Soft opening’ today; grand opening Dec. 9

The Last Picture House, a boutique cinema and cocktail lounge at 325 E. Second St.…

Last Picture House cinema

Tradition continues: McCarthy-Bush sponsors YMCA Turkey Trot

McCarthy-Bush Corporation will be the title sponsor of the YMCA’s Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day…

YWCA Turkey Trot McCarthy Bush

Illinois jobless rate goes up to 4.6%

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced last week that the state’s unemployment rate…

Moline CDC to offer workshops to help improve older homes

The Moline Community Development Corporation (CDC) is pleased to announce a partnership with the Butterworth…

Iowans can weigh in on state’s broadband plans

Iowans now have a chance to comment on that state’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment…

UPDATED: Merritt appointed interim city administrator in Davenport

Davenport Mayor Mike Matson announced Friday, Nov. 17, the appointment of Mallory Merritt as the…

Stalcup named Waste Commission of Scott Co. executive director

The Waste Commission of Scott County announced Thursday, Nov. 16, that Bryce Stalcup has been…

Quad City Arts’ Festival of Trees unwraps another season 

A tradition that began with a two-day event held in a single room returns this…

Ascentra announced 2024 scholarship program

Ascentra Credit Union, headquartered in downtown Bettendorf, announced that next year it will award $15,000…