25 Sep 2018

18% of Americans Would Be OK With Insurance Companies Accessing Their DNA When Determining Policy

By Mike Brown

This morning, LendEDU published the results of our study of 1,000 Americans to find out how consumers felt about the rapidly increasing trend of insurance companies using personal data to determine risk before issuing a policy.

Check out the full results here: https://lendedu.com/blog/insurance-companies-using-data-survey/

A few key findings included:

25 Sep 2018

Celebrate 20 Years of College Savings with College Savings Iowa

By readMedia Newswire

State Treasurer Fitzgerald encourages Iowans to join the celebration with over $20,000 in giveaways

25 Sep 2018

MRA Event Coming to the Quad Cities “Workplace Planning for 2019 & Beyond: Aligning Workforce Strategy with Reality!”

By Kathy Riley

The Midwest’s projected long-term population growth and net migration rates are not going to come close to meeting the hiring needs of employers. Businesses are challenged with how to manage their human capital to support their long-range business strategy. What’s the answer for dealing with the worsening workforce talent shortage?

25 Sep 2018

Join Gilda’s Club & NormaLeah for a Ladies’ Night Out – Thursday, September 27

By Stevie Lorenz

September 25, 2018 (Davenport, Iowa) – Calling all Quad City divas! Diamonds & Divas, the popular ladies’ night out event, is back! Join Gilda’s Club Quad Cities and NormaLeah Ovarian Cancer Initiative on Thursday, September 27 at Jumer’s Casino & Hotel for a night filled with pampering stations, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, chocolate fountain and a whole lot of fun!

24 Sep 2018

The Black Box Theatre brings "The War of the Worlds" to life in October

By Lora Adams

MOLINE, ILLINOIS – The Black Box Theatre located in downtown Moline will present the original script of Orson Welles infamous “War of the Worlds: The 1938 radio script,” by Howard E. Koch and based on the novel by H.G. Wells. The production will open October 11 and run through October 21.

24 Sep 2018

33rd Annual Student Hunger Drive

By Jennifer Schroder -River Bend foodbank

33rd Annual Student Hunger Drive Students from 17 Area High Schools Work to End Hunger in their Community DAVENPORT, IOWA– For the past 33 years, students from area high schools have joined River Bend Foodbank in the fight to end hunger in the Quad Cities. This year, students from 17 area high schools will participate in the Drive, which will engage them in meeting this community need, while introducing them to service and philanthropy.

24 Sep 2018

Call for Entry - 2019 MIDCOAST FINE ARTS

By Midcoast fine Arts

24 Sep 2018

Putnam to open Literary Heroines exhibit Oct. 13

By Kevin Smith

New exhibit honors iconic women of fiction and their fashion

DAVENPORT, Iowa (Sept. 24, 2018) — The Putnam’s newest exhibit, showcasing the fashions, interests and lives of some of literature’s most impactful female characters, has gotten a boost from Humanities Iowa.

20 Sep 2018

YOUTH ENSEMBLES GIVE BACK WITH CLOTHING DRIVE

By Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Community can mean a lot of things to different people. To the members of the Quad City Symphony Youth Ensembles (QCSYE), it means sharing with others who are in need.

20 Sep 2018

Iowa has one of lowest rates of LGBTQ Discrimination in the Workplace

By Nina Krstovic

My team analyzed the gender identity and sexual orientation complaints of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over a 4-year span to reveal which states see the least cases of LGBTQ discrimination. 

Key findings: 

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