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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…
Happy Joe’s, Sacco climb top industry Movers & Shakers list
Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream is continuing its national and international expansion and ongoing…
Head to the Hauberg for night of plants, paths and pizza April 11
Native plant lovers and anyone who wants to learn more about them can spend an…
IDOT public meeting on Centennial Bridge set for April 17
The future of the Centennial Bridge spanning Rock Island and Davenport will soon take center…
Brakes Plus celebrates one opening; gets set for another store
Brakes Plus loves doing business in the Quad Cities. The full-service mechanical shop loves the…
February QC jobless rate falls; IDES reports job losses
The February over-the-year unemployment rate was down in 11 Illinois metro areas, including the Quad…
IEDA awards $40k in grants to grow rural Iowa economy
The State of Iowa awarded a total of $40,000 in grants aimed at driving more…
SCORE announces free webinars for April
SCORE Central Region will offer a lineup of free Small Business Webinars in April to…
Birdies for Charity tees up the 2025 JDC’s ‘philanthropic force’
After carding another record-breaking year in 2024, the John Deere Classic Birdies for Charity program…
‘New beginning’ – Work starts on two Habitat homes in QC
The future owner of a home that will be built near downtown Moline next year…
New Hispanic Chamber director meets the community
Jesse Noriega got an official welcome as the new executive director of the Greater Quad…
Mel Foster Insurance honored as ‘Circle of Excellence Agency’
Western National Insurance Group has named Davenport-based Mel Foster Insurance as one of the Group’s…
Iowa Donor Network promotes organ and tissue donation in April
Each April, the Iowa Donor Network (IDN) observes National Donate Life Month which highlights the…
Davenport mayor predicts new park will be ‘beacon of Midwest’
A large sign in downtown Davenport near the Mississippi River reads “Envision a revitalized riverfront.…
QC leaders share challenges, strategies to root out poverty
With poverty, homelessness and eviction on the rise in the Quad Cities, regional leaders joined…
Home Rule vote fails in East Moline
The voters of East Moline have spoken. There will be no “Home Rule” in this…
