02 Oct 2024

Junior Achievement of the Heartland Ribbon-Cutting October 14

By Deanna Jensen-Valliere

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 2, 2024) — Junior Achievement of the Heartland will host a ribbon-cutting to celebrate their new JA Inspiration Center on Tuesday, October 15, 12:05PM. The new facility is located at 6600 44th Avenue, Suite 3, Moline, Illinois. The actual ribbon-cutting will take place at 12:05PM. Students from Franklin and Grant Elementary Schools in Muscatine, Iowa, will be at JA BizTown on this day.

02 Oct 2024

Visit Quad Cities Brings Major League Fishing Event to the Mississippi River

By Lindsey Row MBA

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 2, 2024) — Visit Quad Cities will host the 

02 Oct 2024

Gov Kim Reynolds Honored as 2024 Public Official of the Year

By Mason Mauro

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 2, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds was recently named a 2024 Public Official of the Year by Governing Magazine.

01 Oct 2024

Janis Mars Wunderlich’s Exhibit of Sculptures, Paintings on Display in Monmouth College's Everett Gallery Through October 25

By Barry McNamara

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 1, 2024) — Monmouth College professor Janis Mars Wunderlich has had her award-winning art featured at shows around the nation, but no travel is required to see her latest exhibit.

01 Oct 2024

Iowa Business Council (IBC) Projects Positive Six-Month Economic Outlook

By Iowa Business Council

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 1, 2024) — The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has released its third-quarter Economic Outlook Survey (EOS) for 2024. The report measures IBC member expectations for sales, capital spending and employment for the next six months. If the index measures above fifty, sentiment is positive. The survey's overall economic outlook index is 56.67, an increase of 1.41 points from the previous quarter, but down by more than three points from the historical average of 60.38.

01 Oct 2024

Iowa's Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin: Meet the Finalists

By Kevin Hall

CLIVE, IOWA (October 1, 2024) — The annual competition for the title of Io

01 Oct 2024

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Demands Proof from ActBlue Over Concerns of Illegal Donations that May Influence Elections

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 1, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is co-leading a nineteen-state coalition in a letter to ActBlue, one of the nation’s largest political campaign fundraising platforms, demanding proof of its donation-verification systems amid concerns of illegal donating.

01 Oct 2024

Alumni and Families to Celebrate Augustana's Homecoming and Family Weekend

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 1, 2024) — Thousands will gather on campus this weekend, October 4-6, for Augustana’s Homecoming and Family Weekend. Special reunions are planned for classes with graduation years ending with four and nine.

01 Oct 2024

Get Screened, Get Educated: Fifty and Better Health Fair Returns to Des Moines University Clinic

By Denise Lamphier

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 1, 2024) — Mark your calendar for the Fifty and Better Health Fair on Saturday, November 9, 2024, 8AM-12PM, at Des Moines University Clinic's Olsen Center, 3200 Grand Ave.

01 Oct 2024

Single-Game Tickets on Sale Today for 2024-2025 Storm Hockey Season

By Brian Rothenberger

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 1, 2024) — The wait is over. Single-game tickets for the 2024-2025 Quad City Storm season go on sale today at 10AM. Storm hockey returns to Vibrant Arena at The MARK this month for Opening Night presented by Purina, Saturday, October 19.

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