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Regional housing markets show strong price growth in 2025

Home prices in the regional market continue to outpace national trends, with some local metropolitan areas seeing annual appreciation rates more than triple the U.S. average, according to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) report. The 2025 fourth-quarter Housing Price…

‘We can improve lives,’ new EICC interim chancellor says

“We are doing great things here.” That’s the word from Liang Chee Wee, the newly…

Worker information meeting set for Sivyer Steel employees

IowaWORKS, in partnership with Sivyer Steel and the United Steelworkers, will host an information meeting…

37th Student Hunger Drive kicks off Oct. 2 at Spotlight Theater

After last year’s event raised a record 817,038 meals, the Student Hunger Drive is back.…

Chamber report ‘cautiously optimistic’ about QC economic future

The Quad Cities continued to record slightly lower inflation than the national average as its…

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Better Health Foundation goal to improve community health

Quad Citians who need more or better health services could soon get some help. That’s…

Career Expo: Event highlights jobs, adventures, robots

Hundreds of students and recent graduates were searching for that perfect job on Wednesday, Sept.…

$111K Looser-Flake grant growing Mercer County creative arts

More than $111,000 has been distributed through the Mercer County-based Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation and it…

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Bettendorf Police urge public to join them in Pink Patch Project

Throughout October, Bettendorf Police are adding a touch of pink to their blue uniforms and…

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QC to share $848K in Illinois grants to attack housing blight

Moline, Rock Island and Kewanee will receive a combined $848,000 in Rebuild Illinois funds to…

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QC praised for its help with ‘Great American’ bicycle trail

Matthew Timion loves to ride his bicycle. He rides it just about everywhere, and his…

Earliest Moline settlers come to life at historic Riverside Cemetery

Echoes from Moline’s past as seen through the eyes of the leaders who built the…

Echoes from Riverside Moline

EICC prepares to name new interim chancellor

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is expected to have a new interim chancellor soon. The EICC…

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Trio of ‘remarkable’ women named Girls on Fire by Lead(h)er

Lead(h)er marked its seventh anniversary with a “dazzling” Birthday Party celebration and the 2023 Girl…

Lead(h)er Girl on Fire

Davenport awarded $2.7M for riverfront rail safety improvements

The Federal Railroad Administration has announced a $2.7 million grant to the City of Davenport…

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Muscatine and Iowa’s first 3D-printed home needs to be rebuilt

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The first-in-the-state 3D-printed home that is under construction in this community just…