Blue Spruce example of what community development can do

By: Kenda Burrows|April 14, 2023

|5 min read

Brandon Carleton, owner of Blue Spruce General Store, talks about the $90,000 Davenport small business loan he needed to open his busy restaurant, bakery and micro-grocer at 217 E. Second St. CREDIT KENDA BURROWS

Brandon Carleton’s Blue Spruce General Store in downtown Davenport is thriving and growing after just six months in operation.

On Thursday, April 13, the bread-baking hobbyist turned entrepreneur opened the doors of his restaurant, bakery and micro-grocer in downtown Davenport — at 217 E. Second St. — to celebrate National Community Development Week and say thanks for a $90,000 city loan that came at a critical…

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Blue Spruce example of what community development can do

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