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Stretch Zone celebrates re-grand opening in Bettendorf
Nate Borgstadt loves helping people get to a better quality of life. The Moline man helps them by stretching them to increase their range of motion and making them feel much better. “We’ve had war veterans come in here and…
LeClaire approves grant funding for new Fareway
Plans for a new Fareway grocery store in LeClaire moved forward Monday night, May 2.…
90 Ideas: Be humble, have passion, eat your veggies
Area business and community leaders on Thursday, April 21, shared their views, experiences and lessons…
Mayor: ‘Fareway is perfect fit’ for LeClaire
A crowd of about 25 LeClaire residents broke out in a round of applause as…
New Fareway store in works for LeClaire
LeClaire is a step closer to landing a new full-service grocery store. Fareway Stores, a…
Homestead goal: Make art accessible and approachable
DEWITT, Iowa – Sharon Larson calls herself a “baby artist.” That is, she has spent…
Combine Grill off to fast start in Davenport
These are busy days for Jeff Harrop. On a hectic Wednesday afternoon last month at…
Aging population, market drive growth in Quad Cities senior living options
This piece was originally published in QCBJ’s Senior Living section. Senior living is a booming…
Free hams: ‘Phenomenal’ event helps area families
The free hams didn’t last long. Most were gone in an hour. Hy-Vee workers joined…
Summit goal: Prepare St. Ambrose students for jobs of future
A group of more than 100 business and education leaders gathered Thursday, April 7, to…
St. Ambrose names business college after VanBruwaene
A Quad Cities woman who had a “charge-any-mountain” spirit has given St. Ambrose University, in…
2022 Bix 7 race will add new team competition
This summer’s seven-mile road race through Davenport will be returning stronger than ever, be a…
Augustana receives $40M gift – largest in school history
When Murry Gerber was a young man, he rode his bicycle 180 miles from his…
Mercado on Fifth boosts local minority-owned businesses with new grants
A food vendor will receive money to buy an electric griddle. A boxing academy will…
Passion economy: ‘We have found our niche’
When the pandemic hit, many businesses took a big, disastrous hit. But this era hasn’t…
Taste of East Moline set to help community
A new event is in the works to help raise money for East Moline programs…