DES MOINES, IOWA (March 3, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced that $20 million in Manufacturing 4.0 Workforce Innovation grants have been awarded to 46 companies in Iowa.

WAVERLY, IOWA (March 3, 2022) — Rachel Green, of DeWitt, Iowa, was one of more than thirty Wartburg College students and recent graduates honored at the annual Iowa College Media Association ceremony held virtually on Thursday, February 17.

Green earned second place for Best Video Promo or PSA and third place in Best Video Newscast in the television division.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 3, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds today signed HF2416 into law protecting girls’ sports programs at all school levels, including high-school and collegiate levels in Iowa. The bill allows participation in sports based upon the biological sex listed on the athlete’s birth certificate.

CORALVILLE, IOWA (March 3, 2022) — IntelliSee, an AI-powered risk mitigation platform, was named Overall Winner at the eighth annual Excellence in Product Innovation Awards presented by the National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA). The announcement was made at NSCA’s 24th Annual Business and Leadership Conference in Irving, Texas, on February 23.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 3, 2022) — The Iowa Business Council (IBC) released its annual, nonpartisan review of the state’s economic competitiveness. Known as Iowa’s Competitive Dashboard, the report measures the state’s standing nationally in five categories: economic growth; workforce and education; governance; health and wellness; and demographics and diversity.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 3, 2022) — Longtime Davenport artist Cathy Bolkcom will be exhibiting her latest paintings at an art reception and sale at the new West Davenport Arts Council gallery wall at Metropolitan community Church in Davenport on Saturday, March 5, 1-4PM.

CARLINVILLE, ILLINOIS (March 2, 2022) — Demetrius Singleton of Hampton, Illinois, was named to the Blackburn College Dean's List for the fall 2021 semester. Students named to the Dean's list must earn a grade-point average of 3.6 or higher for the semester.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 2, 2022) — Attorney General Tom Miller has joined a nationwide investigation into TikTok for providing and promoting its social-media platform to children and young adults while use is associated with physical- and mental-health harms. Attorneys-general nationwide are examining whether the company violated state consumer-protection laws that put the public at risk.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 2, 2022) — For parents, the decision on whether to allow their son to play football is a difficult one weighing very real risks with very real rewards. There are the social pressures to join in on America's favorite sport — and also the concerns about how concussions may impact their child's future. And then there is weighing how football can help form their child's character.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (March 2, 2022) — The Quad City Storm defeated the Vermillion County Bobcats 7-1 at the TaxSlayer Center on March 1. The win clinched the organization’s first-ever President’s Cup play-off berth. Play-off game-dates will be announced in early April and tickets can be purchased at that time at QuadCityStorm.com and the TaxSlayer Center box office.

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