DES MOINES, IOWA (June 28, 2023) — The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has released its second-quarter Economic Outlook Survey (EOS) for 2023. The report measures member expectations for sales, capital spending, and employment for the next six months. If the index measures above fifty, sentiment is positive. The second-quarter survey's overall economic outlook index is 64.17, an increase of 4.45 from the 2023 first-quarter report.

OTTUMWA, IOWA (June 28, 2023) — Main Street Ottumwa will host the first of their brand-new summer movie screening series called Dive-In Movies with the classic film Jaws at The Beach Ottumwa on July 1, starting at 7:30PM.

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (June 27, 2023) — Emerson College awarded approximately 1,058 undergraduate degrees during the 143nd Commencement at Agganis Arena in Boston, MA on Sunday, May 14, 2023.

Anania Williams of Davenport, Iowa (52803), received a BFA in Musical Theatre.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 27, 2023) — The Rock Island Arsenal Museum will re-open Thursday, June 29, 2023, after being closed for more than three years. There will be an official ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:30AM to mark the occasion and to celebrate the return of the installation and greater Quad-Cities landmark of military history and heritage of the region. The museum originally opened on July 4, 1905, and is the second-oldest museum in the US Army.