DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 17, 2025) — The Hilltop Campus Village gathered a steering committee on January 9, 2025, to talk about the process, the time frame, and the survey for their neighborhood master planning project. Key members of the public representing the City, neighborhood stakeholders, property owners, and residents were invited.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (January 8, 2025) — On December 18, 2024, the Senate passed legislation including authorization for the ONSHORE Act (Opportunities for Non-developed Sites to Have Opportunities to be Rehabilitated for Economic Development). The bill establishes the Critical Supply Chain Site Development program, which, once funded, will provide competitive grants to communities like the Quad Cities to invest in new shovel-ready sites.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 19, 2024) — Tonight looks to be a high migration night for Iowa and the Upper Mississippi River. River Action will turn off the bridge lights on the arches of the Centennial bridge, September 19, through the duration of the fall migration.

Citizens are urged to turn off any unnecessary lighting, as well, to help our feathered friends find their way and reduce collisions.

An estimated 382 million birds will migrate through the upper Midwest tonight.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 4, 2024)  — FEMA is opening a Disaster Recovery Center on Thursday, September 5, in Scott County, to provide one-on-one help to people affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding this spring.

Recovery specialists from FEMA and the US Small Business Administration will provide information on available services, explain assistance programs and help survivors complete or check the status of their applications.