MOLINE â For at least six months, officials in Moline have been pursuing the possibility of bringing a University of Illinois school of engineering to riverfront land that will become available as the old I-74 bridge is demolished.
The city already has a college of engineering just a mile away â at Western Illinois University s Quad-Cities riverfront campus. But Mayor Stephanie Acri recently accused WIU officials of broken promises, including low enrollment numbers that have hurt Moline s economy.
Early last month, Acri said she spoke with Guiyou Huang, the new president of WIU and, I informed the president that Moline could not afford any more time to wait.
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By Robert Kennedy
Jan 14, 2021 3:33 AM
IOLA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) â The Iola Car Show is giving the green light for this yearâs three-day event after last yearâs cancellation.
The car show was one of many events put on hold in 2020 due to the pandemic.
âOur show is a very important piece of central Wisconsin and thereâs just a tremendous amount of people that rely on the success of our show,â Iola Car Show executive director Joe Opperman said.
A year without the Iola Car Show doesnât just impact the organization. Opperman tells FOX 11 the car show typically gives direct funding to about 130 groups.
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