26 Oct 2020

Downtown Davenport Partnership Presents Downtown Master Plan to Davenport City Council During October 27 Work Session

By Erin Platt

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 26, 2020) — The Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP), an affiliate of the Quad Cities Chamber, will present a proposed strategic master plan to the Davenport City Council during a public work session at 4PM, Tuesday, October 27. After reviewing the draft master-plan documents, the plan will be added to upcoming city-council agendas for further public input.

26 Oct 2020

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Partners with Iowa Company to Protect Election Cybersecurity

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 26, 2020) — Pratum, a cybersecurity firm based in Ankeny, is assisting the Secretary of State’s Office and all 99 counties to protect elections by helping with several initiatives aimed at securing the vote and preparing election officials.

26 Oct 2020

Quad City Arts to Launch Collection of Online Educational Materials 10/28

By Margot Day

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 26, 2020) — Quad City Arts will launch its collection of online educational materials, called the Visiting Artist Series Educational Resources, this Wednesday.

26 Oct 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds Announces $5 Million in Empower Rural Iowa Broadband Grants as Part of Rural Iowa Initiative

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 26, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced

26 Oct 2020

The Good Kind of Payback: The Gene and Arlene Vincent Family Scholarship

By Quad Cities Community Foundation

 

Gene and Arlene Vincent

BETTENDORF, IOWA (October 26, 2020) — Every dollar awarded through the endowment funds and scholarships set up by Gene and Arlene Vincent through the Quad Cities Community Foundation has deep meaning for their family. The couple has two funds at the Community Foundation — the Vincent Family Scholarship, set up in 2019, and the Gene B and Arlene J Vincent Endowment, established earlier this year.

26 Oct 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds Announces COVID-19 County Fairs Relief Program

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 26, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) has announced the launch of the new Iowa County Fairs Relief Program. The program will provide short-term relief to eligible county and district fairs for the purpose of continuing or resuming operations in the context of the public health emergency.

23 Oct 2020

US Department of Labor Notifies Iowa Workforce Development That, Due to Economic Recovery, State Extended Benefits Program Will End October 31, 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 23, 2020) — Due to Iowa's economic recovery, the US Department of Labor has notified Iowa that it has "triggered off" of the unemployment Extended Benefits (EB) program, making Iowans no longer eligible for the program. This means Iowa's insured unemployment rate has averaged below 5% for the last 13 weeks. 

23 Oct 2020

Upper Iowa University Receives $134,000 to Improve Internet Connectivity for Students

By Karl Easttorp

FAYETTE, IOWA (October 23, 2020) — Upper Iowa University (UIU) is among 43 Iowa colleges and universities awarded nearly $4.4 million to increase internet connectivity for students in the 2020-21 school year.

23 Oct 2020

Free Non-Violence Training and Planning Responses Regarding Any Failure to Accept Election Results

By Richard D Hendricks

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 23, 2020) — One Human Family QCA (OHF) will offer two non-violence trainings and scenario discussions on Zoom in advance of the November 3 elections: Monday, October 26, 7PM, and Tuesday, October 27, 2PM. 

22 Oct 2020

Iowa Workforce Development Reports Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 11 – 17 October 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 22, 2020) — The number of initial claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, October 11, and Saturday, October 17, was 4,662. There were 4,019 initial claims by individuals who work and live in Iowa, and 643 claims by individuals who work in Iowa and live in another state. The number of continuing weekly unemployment claims was 41,967, a decrease of 4,442 from the previous week.

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