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Former Dispatch building may reopen as apartments next year

By: Dave Thompson|July 9, 2025
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    • The former Moline Dispatch newspaper building in downtown Moline is “on track” to become a 40-unit apartment building in a few months, according to a City of Moline official. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    The former Moline Dispatch newspaper building at 1720 5th Ave., Moline, is closer to getting a new life as a 40-unit apartment building. Those apartments could be ready for tenants next year.

    The Moline City Council approved a resolution centering on the downtown building transformation project on Tuesday, July 8, during its committee of the whole meeting. That resolution…

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