MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 18, 2019) — IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union (IHMVCU) is hosting a free, open-to-the-public Community Shred Day on Saturday, October 26, 9AM–12PM at its headquarters, 2500 River Drive in Moline.

Quad Citians are invited to bring personal documents, up to three boxes, for secure, onsite shredding. A mobile shred unit will be on hand to destroy documents on site. Items with staples and paperclips can also be shredded.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 16, 2019) — October is National Cyber Security month and State Treasurer Michael L Fitzgerald is urging Iowans to be vigilant with their personal information online. "Over the years, we have seen many unclaimed-property scams," Fitzgerald warned. "As cyber-criminals become more sophisticated, unclaimed-property solicitations have also become more sophisticated.

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (October 10, 2019) — Rock Island County has been issued a tentative property assessment-equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue.

LENEXA, KANSAS (October 8, 2019) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored six Iowa top performers in the freight industry with its annual SmartWay Excellence Awards today at the 2019 American Trucking Association’s Management Conference and Exhibition in San Diego, California. Awardees are shippers, carriers, and logistics-providers that excel at saving fuel and shrinking their emissions footprints.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 7, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces the appointment of Scott County Auditor Roxanna Moritz to his new 14-member, bipartisan Auditors’ Working Group. The group will work with Sec Pate’s office to assist in the administration of elections and sharing of best practices.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 7, 2019) — Heart of America Group’s newest hotel and restaurant will open in the historic Fifth Avenue building in downtown Moline, Illinois. The Fifth Avenue Syndicate Bistro and Bar will open on Tuesday, October 15, and the Axis Hotel will open on Thursday, October 17. The Axis Hotel is part of the Tapestry Col

WASHINGTON DC (October 7, 2019) — The US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program (Partnership Program). The NOFO includes $396 million in grant funding.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 2, 2019) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) announced that a total of 20 lenders have earned IFA’s 2020 Preferred Lender designation. IFA Preferred Lenders serve as ambassadors for Iowa home-buyers seeking assistance with the home-ownership-process and are expertly trained in IFA mortgage and down-payment assistance-programs.

WASHINGTON DC (October 1, 2019) — Democratic presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) has called for giving a $3,000 per person ($6,000 per couple) refundable tax-credit for most middle- and working-class Americans through her 

WASHINGTON DC (September 30, 2019) — Having just enacted a continuing resolution last week to extend current government funding through November 21, policymakers must now work toward the enactment of more-permanent funding before the Thanksgiving break.

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