BETTENDORF, IOWA (November 20, 2024) — The 2025 Federal Legislative Agenda highlights the Quad Cities Chamber’s national policy priorities, and serves as the benchmark against which the Chamber will evaluate federal proposals in the year ahead.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 20, 2024) — Join us for our official launch party December 4, 9AM-5PM, of our new Social Innovation Hub, Gift-Shop, and Café! We will be launching our brand-new café; débuting our New Social Innovation Hub Documentary; and our Gift-Shop will be open to shop all of our naturally-handmade products by women survivors of violence. We will have free samples of our brand-new coffee that is made by women survivors in Colombia.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 18, 2024) — Children in need are being blessed this Christmas season through the Samaritan’s Purse project, 

BETTENDORF, IOWA (November 16, 2024) — Celebrate the official opening of Arts Alley, 1719 2nd Ave, in downtown Rock Island on Wednesday, November 20, 3:30-5PM. The unveiling reveals the more than $500,000 in improvements to the outdoor event space, which include large-scale murals, decorative lighting, retail vendor stalls and more.

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3:30PM Event Starts

BETTENDORF, IOWA (November 16, 2024) — The Quad Cities Community Foundation has announced the launch of two cohort-based programs that will support the growth and development of local non-profits. Beginning in January 2025, nearly 100 non-profit professionals and volunteers — made up of teams from dozens of non-profits—will participate in the programs, gaining valuable knowledge and creating networks that will support the development of non-profits across the region.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (November 7, 2024) The holiday season is upon us and Downtown Davenport Partnership, Rock Island Downtown Alliance, and Downtown Bettendorf Organization are excited to announce Deck the Downtowns, presented by TBK Bank, a series of jolly holiday promotions encouraging people to eat, drink, shop, and be merry downtown November 21, 2024–January 1, 2025.

HOLIDAY DISPLAY CHALLENGE

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (November 7, 2024) — The nomination deadline for the Best Development Awards, coordinated by 1000 Friends of Iowa, is November 15, 2024.

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 6, 2024) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) Board of Directors have awarded a total of $554,596 to a total of ten Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) providers in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Davenport, Iowa City, and Waterloo.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 28, 2024) — Fully Free’s quarterly meeting is next Thursday, November 7, Grace City Church (1925 5th Avenue) in Rock Island. Doors open for lunch at 11:30AM. Come hear from the Chicago-based Campaign to End Permanent Punishments  we will be celebrating growth and casting vision for next year!

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 30, 2024) — The Iowa Business Council (IBC) will hold a Vision to Vitality forum with Eastern Iowa area business leaders on Tuesday, November 19, 9–10:30AM, at the Eastern Iowa Community College Urban Campus. The forum will be co-hosted by John Deere, KENT Corporation, and HNI Corporation.

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