DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 28, 2025) — The Quad Cities Chamber is hosting a Student Success Symposium April 29, 2025, 9:30AM-1:45PM, at the RiverCenter, Davenport. The Symposium will host 110 students from nine high schools from throughout the Quad Cities.

PELLA, IOWA (April 28, 2025) — Central College President Mark Putnam announced the public launch of "A World of Good." The $50 million initiative aims to generate unprecedented support for scholarships and endowments for student experiences, academic innovation, community partnerships, and long-term sustainability.

The campaign also emphasizes service to others, encouraging volunteerism as a core part of its mission.

JOHNSTON, IOWA (April 28, 2025) — The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA), alongside more than twenty other state corn organizations and the National Corn Growers Association, is formally calling on Ford Motor Company to reinstate its production of Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) and reengage in advancing renewable-fuel technologies that support rural America.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 28, 2025)  Governor Kim Reynolds and Senate Republicans are announcing a compromise for an overall budget of $9.417 billion for Fiscal Year 2026. These targets include the education funding agreement from earlier in session.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (April 28, 2025) — Gregg Hancock State Farm will host a ribbon cutting to celebrate their new location on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 1PM.

The new office is located at 6798 Friendship Path in Bettendorf, IA (near TBK Bank Sports Complex).

Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed guests, and valued members of our Quad Cities community,

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 25, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds has signed the following bills into law:

SF 574: A bill for an act relating to retention of fees for public improvement contracts.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 25, 2025) — When senior engineering majors Noelle Faulk of Elmhurst, Illinois, and Jonah Hutton of Bluffs, Illinois, began their journey into renewable energy, they had no idea their vision would one day power a room on campus and possibly inspire the next wave of sustainability projects at Monmouth College.

LEBANON, ILLINOIS (April 25, 2025) — Kyra Taylor of Davenport, Iowa, participated in McKendree University's twelfth annual Academic Excellence Celebration (AEC) on Thursday, April 24.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 25, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Bird today co-led a letter asking the Trump Administration’s EPA to issue a new “Waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”) rule that gives States control over their land and protects Iowa farmers, landowners, and builders from federal overreach.

DECATUR, ILLINOIS (April 25, 2025) — On March 27, 2025, Decatur Trades and Labor Assembly announced the distribution of $12,000 to 21 recipients of the 2025 Michael E Shampine Memorial Scholarship.

The scholarship was open to affiliate union members and their immediate family who plan to enroll in higher education, vocational trade schools, or apprentice programs.

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