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Kading Properties seeks Iowa cities with workforce housing needs
As communities across Iowa scramble to expand their housing stock – particularly options for working families – Iowa-born Kading Properties is recruiting those with an interest in collaborating on new workforce housing options. The Urbandale-based development, construction and property management…
Scott County Board moves forward on Medic EMS plan
Scott County is moving forward with a plan to take Medic EMS under its wing…
Riverbend Signworks: Helping businesses tell their story
The creations made by Riverbend Signworks of Bettendorf can be seen in thousands of buildings,…
In pandemic, shuttered CASI helps 4,000 get vaccinated
CASI enters its 50th year still struggling to overcome the long-term challenges created when the…
Environmental report delays CP railroad merger decision
The three smallest Mississippi River communities in the Iowa Quad Cities area received a bit…
Davenport Citizens Academy applications being accepted
The Davenport Citizens Academy – the city’s 10-week program designed to better connect citizens to…
Honkamp’s Thomas takes on CEO post
DUBUQUE, Iowa — Honkamp, P.C. has announced that Katie Thomas, the company’s president, has now…
Illinois unemployment rate was steady; but higher than national average
Illinois’ jobless rate remained unchanged at 4.7% in December and payroll was nearly unchanged from…
Career reboot, family draw MRA’s Mitch Thomas back to QC
For Mitch Thomas, it was the chance to join one of the nation’s largest employer…
50th anniversary will shine spotlight on one-of-a-kind CASI
“I had no idea.” That’s the reaction of many first-time visitors to the Center for…
Quad Cities lawmakers talk jobs, trains, education, childcare
The Quad Cities bi-state legislative team’s agenda for growing the Quad Cities is starting to…
Freshman Quad Cities lawmaker to introduce bill limiting train lengths
Former Bettendorf Alderman Scott Webster, now a freshman Iowa state senator on the transportation committee,…
Eagle festival showcases LeClaire, ‘magnificent birds’
LECLAIRE – A new festival brought crowds of people to this community to celebrate eagles,…
Rock Island names Robert Graff as new fire chief
Rock Island soon will have a new fire department chief. Assistant Fire Chief Robert Graff…
Free, at-home colon cancer screening kits available
UnityPoint Health and Gilda’s Club Quad Cities are offering free at-home colon cancer screening kits…
WIU welcomes more than 140 international students
The Western Illinois University (WIU) Global Studies program welcomed more than 140 international students from…