18 Mar 2021

Downtown Davenport Partnership Introduces Bix Block Parties During Quad-City Times Bix 7 Weekend, Alternating Currents Dates Announced

By Erin Platt

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 18, 2021) — Quad-City Times Bix7 festivities draw one of the largest crowds to the Quad Cities annually, and now the Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP) is introducing a new event model to capture its thousands of attendees to immerse them in the downtown experience July 23-24.

18 Mar 2021

Iowa Workforce Development Reports Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 7-13 March 2021

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 18, 2021) — The number of initial unemployment claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, March 7, and Saturday, March 13, was 5,973, an increase of 791 from last week’s adjusted numbers.

18 Mar 2021

Monmouth College Emeritus Professor Ken McMillan: US Economy "is Basically Sound"

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (March 18, 2021) — For a third of a century, Monmouth Rotarians have engaged in a friendly competition to forecast the year's US economy.

18 Mar 2021

Quad Cities Region Ranked N° 6 in Country for Total Economic Development Projects Along Mississippi River Corridor

By Erin Platt

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 18, 2021) — Recent investment in the six counties represented by the Quad Cities metro region has been recognized by Site Selection Magazine as part of its 2020 Governor’s Cup Awards. The economic-development publication annually ranks metropolitan and micropolitan areas by number of projects per capita and total number of projects.

18 Mar 2021

Local Students Named to Dean's List at Palmer College of Chiropractic's Main Campus

By Christine Beaudry

DAVENPORT, IOWA (03/17/2021) — The following students were named to the fall 2020 trimester Dean's List at Palmer College of Chiropractic's Main campus in Davenport, Iowa:

Erin Lagone of Muscatine, IA

Mahsa Etesam of Davenport, IA

Connor Ginder of Davenport, IA

18 Mar 2021

National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB): Legislation Fixes Iowa’s Unreasonable Inheritance Tax

By Emily Carlson

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 17, 2021) — The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), Iowa’s leading small-business organization, thanks the Senate for passing SF576 this afternoon with bipartisan support.

18 Mar 2021

Locals Among More Than 70 University of Iowa Student-Athletes Named to Winter Academic All-Big Ten Team

By Rick Klatt

IOWA CITY, IOWA (March 18, 2021) — Seventy-three University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2020-21 Big Ten Winter Academic All-Conference team. The list includes student-athletes from men's basketball (4), women's basketball (9), men's gymnastics (6), women's gymnastics (11), men's swimming and diving (15), women's swimming and diving (15), and wrestling (13).

18 Mar 2021

Applications Now Open for the Quality Pre-Apprenticeship Program Expansion Grant

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 18, 2021) — Iowa Workforce Development announced applications are now open for the Quality Pre-Apprenticeship Program Expansion grant, a funding opportunity that will support the expansion of Quality Pre-Apprenticeship programs.

17 Mar 2021

New Metro DC Contract Escalates Business at KONE’s QC Factory

By Erin Platt

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 17, 2021) — In a case of patience and persistence, KONE Corporation has landed a major contract to provide 130 new energy-efficient escalators across the Washington DC region.

16 Mar 2021

Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) Partners with United Way’s African American Leadership Society for Upcoming Masterworks Performance

By Caitlin Bishop

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 16, 2021) — The Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) has partnered with United Way’s African American Leadership Society (AALS) for Masterworks VI: For America.

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