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UnityPoint advisory councils formed to shape patient experience

UnityPoint Health has launched the Patient and Family Advisory Councils (PFACs) as an additional way to bring the voices of patients, families and caregivers directly into its care teams.  The new councils are designed to ensure healthcare experiences are shaped…

Dam Tacos to open Friday, May 5

A new taco restaurant and bar is opening in downtown Davenport, just in time for…

Dam Tacos

$1.5M in repair funds available for low-income QC homeowners

Residents in the Illinois Quad Cities soon will be able to apply for more than…

Chipotle plans new restaurant in Davenport

A Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant will soon be built on a Davenport site that was…

Lilker joins IMEG, expands QC firm’s New York footprint

Lilker Associates Consulting Engineers of Manhattan has joined IMEG less than a month after the…

Construction set to begin on The Landing in Bettendorf

The City of Bettendorf has announced  that General Constructors, Inc. (GCI) of Bettendorf has been…

American Power Systems rolls out new RPM alternators line

American Power Systems, Inc. (APS) has developed a new series of lower turn-on RPM alternators…

WIU, Augustana sign agreement for sport management program

Western Illinois University and Augustana College have signed an agreement that will give Augustana students…

Western Illinois University

WIU hosts Supply Chain Management conference Friday

About 40% of jobs in the U.S. are related to supply chains, according to a…

United Way’s Day of Caring is May 18

United Way Quad Cities is rounding up more than 1,000 volunteers for the annual Spring…

(from left) Jonathan Schmidt, Tony Harland and Madalynn Baez work in a garden box outside the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Rock Island on Thursday, Sept. 15, during United Way Quad Cities’ Day of Caring events.

Grow Clinton to host Diversity, Equity and Inclusion session May 10

CLINTON, Iowa – Grow Clinton is partnering with Iowa State University Extension for a Diversity,…

UnityPoint offers dementia prevention program in Muscatine

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Learn more about dementia prevention through a free community presentation “Social Isolation…

RI County 4-H members and alumni receive scholarships

The Rock Island Rotary Club, in partnership with the Rock Island County Extension and 4-H…

Flooding river crests in QC; waters begin to drop

The flooding Mississippi River in Davenport hits its crest midday Monday, May 1, and at…

flooding

Genesis Medical Center receives Iowa Donor Network award

The Iowa Donor Network (IDN) has announced that Genesis Medical Center, Davenport, received the Iowa…

WIU employees honored for service

The Western Illinois University Office of Human Resources recently honored its Distinguished Service and Community…