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As in-person meetings slowly begin to replace virtual options, colleagues are looking to get reacquainted with each other. There’s no better way to rebuild rapport and camaraderie than with a fun teambuilding activity, and these four Eastern Iowa cities are ready to show your attendees a fun time while they bond during a teambuilding activity.  Below, we highlight diverse teambuilding options in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Dubuque and the Quad Cities. 

Thousands of runners who braved the scorching heat early Saturday, July 24 for the Bix 7 race got a glimpse of the heart of the Hilltop Campus Village (HCV) in Davenport. Though they likely did not stop then for a stirring jolt of coffee or admire some of the area’s striking architecture, Scott Tunnicliff and Molly Molly Otting Carlson will start as new HCV executive director on Aug. 2. Otting Carlson certainly hope they’ll be back soon to take in all the area has to offer. Tunnicliff – an avuncular, dedicated 66-year-old economic development leader – recently retired as the first HCV...

Where the buffalo roam: world’s longest wildlife bridge could cross the Mississippi Kari Paul © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Alan Rogers/AP Between Iowa and Illinois, spanning the only stretch of the Mississippi River that flows from east to west, sits an exhausted 55-year-old cement bridge. Each day 42,000 cars drive across the ageing structure, which is slated to be torn down and replaced. But when Chad Pregracke looks at the bridge, he has a different vision entirely – not an old overpass to be demolished, but a home for the buffalo to roam. The conservationi...

Updated: 9:45 PM CDT June 6, 2021 DAVENPORT, Iowa — The German American Heritage Center and Museum in Davenport says, "willkommen" (Welcome)! to the Quad Cities Museum week. The GAHC will be offering free admission to its permanent and travelling exhibits all week long.  Quad Cities Museum Week is a partnership between Visit Quad Cities and local museums. “We're back and ready for visitors. This year, 14 museums are participating in Quad Cities Museum Week as we celebrate science, art, history, and discovery,” says Charlotte Doehler-Morrison, Vice President Marketing & ...