DES MOINES, IOWA (June 28, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced 

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 28, 2022) — The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has released its second-quarter Economic Outlook Survey for 2022. 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 63.88. The results project confidence for the eighth quarter in a row.

MOLINE, ILINOIS (June 28, 2022) — Gilda’s Club is hosting a FREE educational workshop entitled “Why Do Yoga? Benefits of Yoga Workshop” for anyone impacted by cancer on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, from 12:00-1:00PM at Gilda’s Club Quad Cities Moline Clubhouse located at 600 John Deere Road, Suite 101, Moline, Illinois, 61265, and via Zoom.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 27, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) have announced $16.5 million in grant-funding for the following four projects through Destination Iowa. The $100 million program, announced in April, invests in transformational attractions that will bolster the quality of life in Iowa communities and attract visitors and new residents.

MUSCATINE, IOWA (June 27, 2022) — Ballet Des Moines will bring its full company of professional dancers to six locations this summer, sharing world-class arts and education programming directly with Iowans across the state.

PLATTEVILLE, WISCONSIN (June 27, 2022) — The University of Wisconsin-Platteville announces its Dean's List, honoring those full-time students who earned high honors in the spring 2022 semester.

Students from this area on the Dean's List include:

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, MAJOR, CAMPUS

Bettendorf, IA

Mitchell Franich, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Claudia Johnson, Elementary Education, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

PLATTEVILLE, WISCONSIN (June 27, 2022) — The University of Wisconsin-Platteville announced its Chancellor's List, honoring those with perfect 4.0 grade-point averages for the spring 2022 semester.

Students from this area who earned the 4.0 grade-point average include:

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, MAJOR, CAMPUS

Cordova, IL

Aleck Reece, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Davenport, IA

ROLLA, MISSOURI (June 27, 2022) — Missouri University of Science and Technology announces the names of students who made the honor list for the Spring 2022 semester.

HOMETOWN, STATE; ZIP CODE, NAME, MAJOR, CLASS YEAR

Bettendorf, Iowa

52722, Evan Crawford, engineering management, senior

To be included on the honor list, students must have carried a minimum of twelve hours and had grade-point averages of 3.2 or above out of a possible 4.0.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (June 27, 2022) — The lessons from Supreme Court's Dobbs decision on abortion will be something that one Monmouth College professor predicts he "will be teaching for decades to come."

BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA (June 24, 2022) — Local students earned degrees from Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minn., during the 2021-2022 school year.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, DEGREE

Bettendorf, IA

Gannen Hank, bachelor of science degree in business administration

Davenport, IA

Erin Sollars, bachelor of science degree in biology

Erin Sollars, bachelor of science degree in medical laboratory science

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