FAYETTE, IOWA (April 19, 2021) Alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends of Upper Iowa University (UIU) will once again have the opportunity to make a positive impact in the lives of future UIU students during the annual Celebrate UIU Days Thursday, April 22-Friday, April 23.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (April 19, 2021) — The following students graduated from Mount Mercy in February.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME

Muscatine, IA

Lisa Irwin

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 19, 2021) What is fake news? How can you recognize it? How is it spread and how has it influenced events? These topics and more will be discussed by local media leaders during a virtual panel discussion event on Tuesday, May 4, 6:30PM, on Zoom.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (April 19, 2021) — The following students graduated Mount Mercy University in December 2020.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME

Bettendorf, IA

Jenna Duncan

Clinton, IA

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 16, 2021) — Iowa’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent from the revised February rate of 3.7 percent. The state’s jobless rate was 2.9 percent one year ago. The US unemployment rate fell to 6.0 percent in March.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 16, 2021) — Taking inspiration from famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma’s recent impromptu performance during his COVID-19 vaccination observation period, Genesis Health System and the Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) are collaborating expand the QCSO’s Vaccine Variations initiative to the Genesis Mass Vaccination Clinic.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 16, 2021) Quad Cities schools want to make sure students have access to promising employment tracks. Two upcoming events will present exciting options for students to explore.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 15, 2021) — The number of initial unemployment claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, April 4, and Saturday, April 10, was 5,279, a decrease of 846 from last week’s adjusted numbers.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 14, 2021) The RIA Federal Credit Union will hold a ribbon-cutting for its new location at 11AM, Friday, April 23, 2021, at 4460 16th St, Moline, Illinois. The pandemic hasn’t gone away, but the community is prepared to attend public events safely and with confidence.

WASHINGTON DC (April 14, 2021) — Over the past four decades, the United States has lost nearly half of its midsize farms in the Midwest, according to a new 

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