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Modern Woodmen puts its name on Modesto ballpark in California  

A storied ballpark in California’s Central Valley will become the second U.S. baseball park to bear the Modern Woodmen of America name. In a news release Tuesday, April 28, the Rock Island-based Modern Woodmen said it now is the official…

Mercado 2024 offering traditional market fare, special treats

Mercado on Fifth will celebrate Salsa Under the Stars on Moline’s Fifth Avenue this Friday,…

Mercado on fifth market

Be Downtown celebration is Saturday, June 1

Bettendorf’s Be Downtown celebration is set for 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 1.…

QC Pride Alliance hosts 2024 Quad Cities Pride Festival

The Quad Cities Pride Alliance will host the 2024 Quad Cities Pride Festival Friday, May…

Quad Cities Pride Alliance

QC Cultural Trust unveils plan to elevate arts, culture

After quietly working behind the scenes to improve the vitality of the regional arts and…

Moline partners with JA to sponsor City Hall at JA BizTown

Moline is partnering with Junior Achievement of the Heartland to sponsor a City Hall storefront…

1,000-plus Iowans attend ‘Stop the Scammers’ roadshows

More than 1,000 Iowa seniors are now equipped with information to help them avoid financial…

QC sees April unemployment rate rise, jobs decline

The Quad Cities is one of just four metropolitan statistical areas (MSA) to record job…

IDES jobless jobs

ARA report shows ‘growing rental industry’

An updated report from the American Rental Association (ARA) indicates that the U.S. equipment rental…

American Rental Association ara

Iowa’s EV charging infrastructure growing slowly 

A devoted environmentalist, Mike Carberry purchased a Chevy Bolt last year and he’s now among…

MetroLink grant

Vintage Iron gym honors ‘golden era’ of bodybuilding

Isaac Daniels of Moline had a big day on Saturday, May 25. At 2 p.m.…

Memorial Day message: ‘They were people just like us’

The nation’s fallen heroes were remembered and honored at many Memorial Day services across the…

EICC honors long-time faculty and staff for contributions

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) recently honored six current and former staff and faculty members…

Emeritus Awards EICC

Downtown RI YWCA ready for its closeup

The new 64,000-square-foot YWCA Quad Cities in downtown Rock Island has been five years in…

It’s difficult to find reliable young talent, MRA survey says

The latest Hot Topic Survey by MRA shows demonstrating a strong work ethic and reliability…

AI MRA artificial intelligence young talent employment law survey MRA

Women of Influence: ‘Superheroes in disguise’ are honored

A group of local women was honored for helping the community, helping people and being…