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Leadership Iowa announces 2025-26 participants, community hosts

DES MOINES, Iowa — Forty leaders from across Iowa have been selected to participate in the 2025-26 Leadership Iowa program, the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) Foundation recently announced. The program, Iowa’s premier issues-awareness initiative, has engaged more…

R.A. Jones celebrates 120 years of helping customers

The R.A. Jones company at 807 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, has plenty to celebrate these…

ROTC program to continue at Western Illinois University

Western Illinois University will retain its Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program after the U.S.…

Get peek at new Davenport Junior Theatre Kimberly Campus

Two days before Davenport Junior Theatre hosts its first theater and dance classes at its…

Augustana College to celebrate 150-year history Sept. 21

Augustana College will celebrate 150 years since its relocation to Rock Island with a celebration…

‘Masters of Illusion’ coming to the Adler Nov. 5

Masters of Illusion, the hit CW television series and America’s largest touring magic show, is…

Iowa Treasurer Smith unveils new statewide ISave 529 Contest

DES MOINES – In honor of September being observed as College Savings Month, Iowa State…

WIU recognized as affordable among Illinois universities

Western Illinois University (WIU) with campuses in Macomb and Moline, has been ranked among Illinois’…

WIU Affordable Degree Guide

Riverine Walk program digs into Tapestry Farms

River Action will host a Riverine Walk on Saturday, Sept. 6, featuring Tapestry Farms, focusing…

Deere acquires GUSS, strengthens autonomy portfolio

John Deere has acquired GUSS Automation, LLC, a globally recognized leader in supervised high-value crop…

Cinnamon rolls to drinks: New Bakehouse is open for business

The new Bakehouse in East Moline is more than a bakery that serves a lot…

Deere announces trio of key leadership changes

John Deere is preparing to make key leadership changes to help advance its Smart Industrial…

Heismeyer is the new CEO of Landus Cooperative

Eric Heismeyer, a veteran agribusiness leader, is the new chief executive officer of Landus, Iowa’s…

Landus Farm Cooperative

Kraft Heinz plans a spinoff into two independent companies

The Kraft Heinz Co. – which boasts two large food production plants employing hundreds of…

QC Labor Day Parade honors unions, workers, community

Quintin Waterman was looking to the future and remembering the past Monday morning, Sept. 1,…

RI Community Foundation awards $102,250 in grants

The Rock Island Community Foundation has awarded $102,250 in grants to 55 nonprofit organizations that…

Rock Island Community Foundation grant awards