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Iowa businesses can get 90% off costs to Retrain & Retain
IowaWORKS Mississippi Valley now is accepting applications for Retrain & Retain (R&R) Grants that offer up to 90% reimbursement for workforce training programs to eligible Iowa businesses. That program was created in 2023. Businesses in Eastern Iowa – including in…
Former MSA leader honored with lifetime achievement award
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin (ACEC WI) recently awarded MSA Professional Services,…
Help decorate National Cemetery for Memorial Day
Volunteers are needed to place U.S. flags at the headstones of fallen service members at…
Crossroads hosts Secure Shred Day in Muscatine
MUSCATINE, Iowa — Crossroads will host its fourth annual Residential Secure Shred Day from 11…
Figge Art Museum covered in ‘a dream of light’
The lights are on. And a lot of people are taking longer looks at the…
Royal Neighbors celebrates 130 years and ‘power of service’
Wendy Ridenhour loves her job with Royal Neighbors of America in Rock Island. As a…
Boys & Girls Club raises $85K for ‘the kiddos’
The Boys & Girls Club of the Mississippi Valley painted the town red last week…
Per Mar honored by security dealer magazine
Per Mar Security, a leading provider of total security solutions based in Davenport, has been…
First class of John Deere Scholars at the University of Iowa honored
Quad Cities community, business and education leaders recently helped celebrate the inaugural 20-member class of…
Public invited to weigh in on Rock Island Downtown Library planning May 21
The Rock Island Public Library will hold a public input session from 4:30-6 p.m. Wednesday,…
CIRCA ’21 delivers “All That Jazz” in long-awaited “Chicago” debut
Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse is presenting the legendary Kander & Ebb musical “Chicago,” one of…
Downtown Davenport to host Lemonade Sip N’ Shop
The Downtown Davenport Partnership will host a Lemonade Sip N’ Shop event from 10 a.m.…
Eight products advance in ‘Coolest Thing Made in Iowa’ contest
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) and MidWestOne Bank announced Thursday, May 15,…
New bank branch, HQ will be ‘coolest building’ in area
Quad City Bank & Trust and its parent company, QCR Holdings, Inc., have found the…
Illinois payroll jobs hit monthly record as unemployment steadies
Nonfarm payrolls in Illinois increased by 4,100, or 0.1%, over the month to reach a…
Ahrens named leader of Davenport Schools Foundation
The Davenport Schools Foundation has hired an experienced government and nonprofit leader as its new…
