ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 10, 2025) — YWCA Quad Cities is excited to announce the launch of free financial literacy classes, open to anyone in the community.

In partnership with EmPeople Credit Union, the YWCA will host a one-hour financial basics course designed to help participants strengthen their money management skills. Classes will be offered four times a month, at no cost to attendees.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 10) Taste the best the Quad Cities has to offer as Common Chord invites you to join them to sample flavorful food & drinks made right here in the Quad Cities, turning downtown Davenport into Flavortown!

The third annual QC Flavor Fest takes place on Thursday evening, October 2,

5-8PM, at Common Chord, 129 North Main Street, Davenport.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (September 10, 2025) Mediacom Communications is offering $60,000 in scholarship support for high-school seniors planning to obtain further education. The scholarship program is in its 25th consecutive year, and Mediacom’s investment will award $1,000 World Class Scholarships to sixty high-school seniors.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (September 10, 2025) — Join WQPT for a PBS Kids party on Saturday, October 11, at Western Illinois University-QC in Moline, Illinois. This free event features PBS Kids costume characters, games, activities, music, art, and more. Event registration is required.

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA (September 10, 2025) — Kaylynn Huot of Muscatine, Iowa, a fisheries and wildlife major in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, is among a record 739 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students selected to join the University Honors Program this fall. The cohort is 15% larger than the previous record class in 2019.

STORM LAKE, IOWA (September 10, 2025) — Alyssa Schindler, from Bettendorf, Iowa, was named to Buena Vista University's Summer 2025 Dean's List. The Dean's List recognizes students achieving a 3.5 grade-point average or higher for the term.

About Buena Vista University

Buena Vista University (BVU), founded in 1891, is dedicated to unlocking every student's greatest potential.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 10, 2025) — The National Federation of Independent Business 

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 10, 2025) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) has announced Friends of the Family and Iowa Legal Aid as winners of its second annual Innovation in Homelessness Pitch Competition. The event took place at the HousingIowa Conference in Cedar Rapids last week, awarding a total of nearly $200,000 to groundbreaking initiatives that otherwise may not have been possible.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 10, 2025) — In a time when many brands are focused on cutting costs, Happy Joe’s continues to invest in what matters most: lifting up others.

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