Dave Thompson's stories
R.A. Jones celebrates 120 years of helping customers
The R.A. Jones company at 807 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, has plenty to celebrate these days. It is celebrating its 120th anniversary, recently had an office remodel, and the Davenport facility is also celebrating being designated the North America Customer…
Davenport is good ‘place to do business,’ mayor says
Davenport is a “riverfront gem” that is attracting more businesses, more jobs, is getting national…
New NAMI leader works to expand reach, impact of group
Mark Mathews used to be a police officer in the 1990s in Colorado. One night,…
Medi-Weightloss opens first Iowa office in Davenport
Local radio personality Mark Manuel is a big fan of Medi-Weightloss, a physician-supervised weight loss…
Kent gives historic Muscatine building a ‘new burst of life’
MUSCATINE, Iowa – Angie Lewis looked over the former McKee Button Co. building near the…
Tariffs to AI: Business leaders discuss state of economy
Quad Cities business leaders gave their views on tariffs, the role of artificial intelligence (AI)…
Renovation project nears completion at Friendship Manor
Colleen DeMay toured apartment D202 in the Friendship Manor Continuing Care Retirement Community in Rock…
‘Lead with grit’
Some women want others to “fail forward” and not be afraid to take chances. Others…
Emerson Place alley will ‘shine each night’
Many alleys are an afterthought for a community. They get little attention and few people…
The Landing opens, brings ‘wow’ factor to community
Bettendorf’s new aquatic center – The YMCA Water Park at The Landing – opened last…
‘Don’t forget their stories’
Military veterans – such as the late John Regan Jr. and Henry Langrehr – were…
QC celebrates 30 years of river rides on Channel Cat
The idea of a Mississippi River ferryboat service began more than three decades ago with…
Restored building becomes ‘jewel’ of DeWitt
DEWITT, Iowa – Diane Geffers looked over apartment 104 in the new Iowa Mutual Lofts…
New business has passion for yarns, ‘cozy creations’
Jessica Davis loves the world of crocheting. She also loves just about anything to do…
‘It’s really a beautiful place’
Ved Pal said he couldn’t be happier. The area businessman pointed out some of the…
Figge Art Museum covered in ‘a dream of light’
The lights are on. And a lot of people are taking longer looks at the…
