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Walcott Truckers Jamboree app launches for 48th annual event
WALCOTT, Iowa – A new app is available for the upcoming 48th Annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree celebration in this community. The app is free to download and can be downloaded on either the Apple App store or the Google Play…
‘Economic instability’ spurs jobless rate increase in QC
The unemployment rate in the Quad Cities region is up to 6.2%, and the total…

More production employees called back by John Deere
John Deere announced today that nearly 50 additional employees will return to work this month…

Open Bay will be ‘designed around people’
Wendy and Chris Hermann are getting ready to make their longtime dream come true by…

Dress for Success Quad Cities to host community open house
Dress for Success Quad Cities will host a public open house from 9 a.m. to…

Special needs expert to present QC workshop for Thrivent
Thrivent Financial Advisors Thomas Brooke and Lillie Huhndorf, based in Davenport, will host an educational…

Orion Bancorp. hosts 135th annual meeting
ORION, Illinois – Orion Bancorporation, Inc., the parent company of BankORION and Bridge Community Bank,…

Birthwork Foundation awarded $150K grant by TCI
The Birthwork Foundation is one of 10 nonprofits in Iowa and Colorado to share in…

The Eddy will host grand opening celebration on Friday
A new event venue in the Village of East Davenport will get its official welcome…

Food Truck Fridays start this week in LeClaire
LECLAIRE, Iowa – The Food Trucks Fridays event starts Friday, April 10, in this community.…

Gold, silver prices send coin shops on ‘exciting ride’
Neil Edwards loves his coins. On March 15, the Davenport man came to the 88th…

Black Hawk College EMS program earns national accreditation
Black Hawk College announced this week that its Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Professions – Paramedic…

Great Southern, Greenlight partner on family financial app
Great Southern Bank has announced a partnership with Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc. to better serve…

LeClaire Shop Hop will be Saturday
LECLAIRE, Iowa – The third annual LeClaire Shop Hop will be 10 a.m. to 4…

Illinois Manufacturers’ annual Makers Madness enters Final 4 round
As voting opens in the final round of the 2026 “Makers Madness” contest, just four…

Iowa unemployment holds at 3.4% in January as labor force participation rises
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 3.4% in January, while the state added…





