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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 6,400 jobs and its labor force participation rate climbed to 67.9%, according to data released by Iowa Workforce Development Wednesday, April 8. The U.S. unemployment…

CVS closing two of its QC stores

CVS Pharmacy will close two of its Quad Cities locations, including one store in Moline…

CVS Moline

Go Red celebrates 20 years of saving women’s lives

Hundreds of people will be decked out in red on Friday, Oct. 27, as they…

Go Red American Heart Association

Be bewitched by Geneseo Witches Weekend, Scarecrow Row

GENESEO, Illinois — “Double, double, toil and trouble,” Geneseo businesses will kick off the Halloween…

Geneseo Witches Weekend

Augustana named among top colleges for economic diversity

Augustana College is among the top 21% of U.S. schools on the New York Times’…

Augustana College

Help Rock Island decide how to allocate $1 million grant funds

The City of Rock Island is asking residents for feedback on how best to allocate…

DeWitt Career Advancement Center ready to explore futures

Three years to the date after boarding a school bus for a trip to a…

career advancement center

Griffin’s Floorcrafters marks 75 years with Wednesday events

Griffin’s Floorcrafters will host a 75-year anniversary celebration at its downtown Moline showroom at 4…

Halloween parties top Capitol Theatre’s growing program

The Capitol Theatre is working to entice Quad Citians to take a new look at…

Iowa residents can apply soon for LIHEAP assistance

The Iowa Utilities Board is encouraging Iowa electric and natural gas customers struggling to pay…

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Enrollment for 2024 ACA health coverage approaches in Iowa

DES MOINES – Open enrollment for Iowans purchasing or changing their Affordable Care Act individual…

Medicare coverage plans

Corn Belt Ports celebrate $2B investment, drives future growth

The fledgling Corn Belt Ports located in the heart of the grain belt are celebrating…

Corn Belt Ports

Iowa community colleges awarded grants to expand CDL training

Ten community colleges across Iowa, including Eastern Iowa Community College, are receiving state grants to…

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Bettendorf celebrates new roundabouts, ‘gateway’ reopening

A persistent rain failed to dampen community pride Wednesday evening, Oct. 18, when the City…

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Six new members to join Augustana’s Board of Trustees

Six new members were elected on Friday, Oct. 6, to join Augustana College’s Board of…

Augustana College trustees

HNI Corp. named a Best Company to Work For by U.S. News

MUSCATINE, Iowa – HNI Corporation announced this week it has been named to the U.S.…

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