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Five Main Street Iowa businesses awarded state grants

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Five small businesses – all located in Main Street Iowa districts – can move forward with expansion projects after winning in the state’s 2025 Open 4 Business contest held here Monday, Aug. 4.  A combined $80,000 in…

CCDA Spring 2022 grant applications available

Grant applications for the Spring 2022 grant round are available beginning Wednesday, Jan. 12, both…

Bettendorf ramps up I-80/Middle interchange talk

A long-simmering goal for the City of Bettendorf has a chance to move off the…

Illinois legislative investigator post empty again

Illinois is once again without the services of the top state investigator nominally charged with…

ACA health insurance deadline five days away

Iowans and Illinoisans have just five days to apply for Affordable Care Act Health Insurance.  If…

Worker shortage continues; businesses search for answers

Across the Quad Cities and beyond, more workers are needed and many businesses still are…

Iowa offers grants for sports tourism marketing

The Enhance Iowa Board will be accepting applications for the new Sports Tourism program beginning…

YWCA announces Champions of Change finalists

The YWCA Quad Cities and the YES SHE CAN Series have announced the finalists for…

WIU’S famous bulldog now a bobblehead

MACOMB/MOLINE – It’s a grand day for Col. Rock IV (aka Ray) as his sweet…

Event focuses on gender gap in manufacturing industry

Many regional business leaders have a problem: How can businesses better recruit and retain women…

Icestravaganza to light up downtown Davenport Jan. 14-16

A menagerie of icy animals will be on display Friday-Sunday, Jan. 14-16, in downtown Davenport,…

Augie to host talk on ‘College Behind Bars’

Augustana College, Rock Island, will host a panel discussion on Jan. 17 on the documentary…

Illinois’ Democratic-drawn remap survives court challenge

A three-judge federal court panel has unanimously upheld the latest Democratic-drawn Illinois state legislative map.…

Q-C Farm Show plowing in for a big return

Thousands of visitors are expected to attend the return of the Quad Cities Farm Show…

QC Chamber forum to focus on workforce shortages

Where have all the people gone? That’s one of the key questions to be reviewed…

Deere worker investigation ends, no criminal charges filed

No criminal charges will be filed for an incident surrounding a United Auto Workers union…