28 Feb 2006

St. Ambrose Students Build Houses Over Spring Break

By Joe Collins
• More than 20 students from St. Ambrose University will spend their spring breaks in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Martinsville, Virginia, building houses through Habitat for Humanity's Collegiate Challenge program.
21 Feb 2006

Davenport Church Goes Geothermal

By Joe Collins
• The Unitarian Church, located on Eastern Avenue at East Kimberly Road in Davenport, is in the process of converting its building's heat and air-conditioning systems to run on geothermal energy. Geothermal uses heat from the earth to replace natural gas for heating during the winter.
14 Feb 2006

Riverfront WIU Campus Receives Planning Grant

By Joe Collins
• A $2.4-million grant from the State of Illinois will allow Western Illinois University to finish planning the expansion of its Quad Cities campus on property donated by Deere & Company along River Drive in Moline.
07 Feb 2006

Iowa Legislature Approves Veterans Benefits

By Joe Collins
• The Iowa legislature has approved a $3-million package of benefits that provides home-buyer assistance and hardship grants to military veterans and their families. The legislation includes $2 million in additional funding for the Guard & Reserve Homebuyer Benefit program.
31 Jan 2006

Genesis, University of Iowa Form New Partnership

By Joe Collins
• Parents of premature and sick babies born at Genesis Medical Center in Davenport will be served by a new partnership between Genesis and the University of Iowa. Board-certified neonatologists from the faculty of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Iowa Roy J.
24 Jan 2006

Local Teacher Recognized as a Disney Teacher Award Nominee

By Joe Collins
• Stacey Houk, an art teacher at Eisenhower Elementary in Davenport, has been recognized for her creativity and success in the classroom as a Disney Teacher Award nominee. As the next step in the process, she is now submitting an application to be considered for Disney Teacher of the Year.
17 Jan 2006

Iowa, Illinois Get Average Grades for Emergency Medicine

By Joe Collins
• The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) in its National Report Card on the State of Emergency Medicine gave Iowa an overall C-plus grade, ranking it 19th in the nation for its support of the state's emergency-medical-care system.
10 Jan 2006

Director of Putnam Takes New Position in Washington

By Joe Collins
• Christopher J. Reich, director and CEO of the Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre, has resigned to accept a position with the Institute of Museum & Library Sciences (IMLS) in Washington, D.C. Reich was appointed director of the Putnam in May of 1996, and under his tenure, the Putnam completed the V.
03 Jan 2006

Trinity Receives Iowa Recognition for Performance Excellence Award

By Joe Collins
• Trinity's three campuses have been named recipients of an Iowa Recognition for Performance Excellence award. The recognition - which comes from the Executive Council of the Iowa Recognition for Performance Excellence, the office of Iowa Governor Thomas J.
27 Dec 2005

New Metal Heat Treat Plant to Come to Davenport

By Joe Collins
• The new MMS Thermal Processing business in Davenport was awarded a $500,000 short-term float loan from the Iowa Economic Development Board and nearly $200,000 in tax benefits from the High Quality Jobs Creation program.

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