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Downtown Rock Island gets set for $8.7M in improvements

By: Dave Thompson|April 16, 2024
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    • Rock Island Mayor Mike Thoms welcomes guests to a ground-breaking ceremony on Monday, April 15, for the $8.7 million Rebuild Downtown Rock Island project. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    An $8.7 million plan to rebuild parts of downtown Rock Island will spur economic development, attract more businesses and more customers, and transform downtown into a destination for people looking for recreation and fun events. And it could all happen by the end of this year.

    Those are the hopes of Rock Island city and business leaders who helped kick off the

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