Mallarie Zimmer was raised in Arkansas, not far from Memphis, and watched her artist mother try to find balance in her life. "I grew up watching her struggle juggling her career, her family, and her creativity," Zimmer said.
• The Chiropractic Learning Resource Center (CLRC) planned for construction on the Palmer College of Chiropractic campus will now include state-of-the-art outpatient clinic facilities, college officials have announced.
In 1985, Chris Larson purchased the Lincoln school building at 2125 Seventh Avenue in Rock Island. "I bought the school just to keep it from being demolished," Larson said. "I had absolutely no use for it at that time.
• St. Ambrose University has formally launched a $12.4-million capital campaign to build a state-of-the-art center for health-sciences education at the Genesis Medical Center West Central Park campus in Davenport.
• The Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau (QCCVB) is starting the second season of bike rentals at its downtown Davenport, 102 South Harrison, and downtown Moline, 2021 River Drive, offices/visitor centers.
• Left Bank Art League has announced the grand opening of its newly acquired art gallery at 1629 Second Avenue in The District of Rock Island. The league shares the space with MidCoast Gallery West. On April 1, the gallery will be the site for special activities to commemorate the opening as well as the league's presence in the city's cultural plan.
There are no exact directions. There are probably no directions at all. The only things that I am able to recommend at this moment are a sense of humor; an ability to see the ridiculous and the absurd dimensions of things; an ability to laugh about others as well as about ourselves; a sense of irony and of everything that invites parody in this world.
• At its annual meeting last week, the Quad City Development Group launched a new marketing campaign and theme for the Quad Cities. The "Engineered for Success" regional theme is meant to "attract high-wage, high-value business investments," according to a press release.
• Bridgepoint Education, a higher-education company based in Poway, California, has announced that it is acquiring The Franciscan University of the Prairies of Clinton, Iowa. The agreement, which is expected to close by mid-March, has been approved by the university's board of trustees and Bridgepoint's board of directors.

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When it opened for business in fall 2000, the 203-acre Eastern Iowa Industrial Center was meant as a catalyst for economic growth - able to attract large-scale industrial companies who had in the past not even considered the Quad Cities.

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