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Black Hawk gets grant for new GED, welding program
Adults who are taking Black Hawk College classes to learn English or earn their high school diploma or GED soon will be able to simultaneously enroll in welding classes thanks to a new grant. The Illinois Community College Board (ICCB)…
Dress for Success names new executive director
Dress for Success Quad Cities has a new executive director at its helm. Mikael Gibson…
Women get help from YWCA, Modern Woodmen, Royal Neighbors
A century-old partnership between three Rock Island community organizations is helping support a YWCA Quad…
NRC renews Constellation’s licenses for Clinton and Dresden
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved license renewals for two of Constellation’s Illinois nuclear…
Mendenhall honored again for early childhood care
It’s been a banner year for Marcy Mendenhall with the latest accolade honoring SAL Community…
Passenger rail advocates watch Pritzker ink transit reform
Quad Cities passenger rail advocates joined Gov. JB Pritzker for the signing today, Dec. 16,…
QC Foundation awards $300k to boost affordable housing efforts
A “perfect storm” of problems and economics have created a massive affordable housing shortage in…
EM’s H.C. Duke & Son considering various expansion plans
A longtime Quad Cities ice cream machine manufacturer is weighing its options for an expansion…
Bears, QC foundation give $50,000 to feed QC hungry
River Bend Food Bank is feeding hungry Quad Citians with the help of a $25,000…
UnityPoint Health names Jenni Friedly as next COO
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – UnityPoint Health has selected Jenni Friedly as its new chief…
Disability awareness coalition helps combat food insecurity
People with disabilities across the Quad Cities recently united through the Quad City Disability Awareness…
Gilda’s Club sees surge in demand as Iowa cancer rates rise
Cancer Support Community Iowa & NW Illinois at Gilda’s Club is calling for community donations…
Illinois unemployment steady in September, IDES said
Illinois’ September jobs remained nearly unchanged over August, while year-over-year growth continued with the state…
Nestlé Purina helps local small animal, vet assistant program
ELDRIDGE – Hayden Burmeister, 17, and Kelsie Hilsenbeck, 16, love their classes at the Regional…
“Jury of Her Peers’ screens Dec. 16 at The Last Picture House
A film inspired by an Iowa true-crime case will screen on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at…
Davenport wine cellar, Clinton salon awarded SBA loans
A beauty salon in Clinton, Iowa, and the Grape Life Wine Lounge and Cellar in…
