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Tyler Green
Estimator/Project Manager | Crawford Company AGE: 38 Home: Illinois City Education: Rock Island High School; United States Marine Corps Family: Nicole Green (wife); sons Jackson and Brandon; and daughter Paisley. Hometown (childhood): Rock Island First job? Whitey’s Ice Cream, Rock…
Hilltop Campus awarded $20,000 grant for master plan
Davenport’s Hilltop Campus Village (HCV) will take another significant step forward in its revitalization efforts…

Blackhawk Bank awards grant to Prairie Crossroads
A newly opened mercantile store in Viola, Illinois, that offers a touch of the past…

Blessing Tree to illuminate Bettendorf’s Be the Light Park
The Blessing Tree cancer support tradition will continue for the 26th year starting Dec. 3…

Augustana’s youth program Kaleidoscope moving to the Figge
Kaleidoscope, Augustana College Art Department’s children’s art program, will soon be moving to the Figge…

Iowa extends deadline for Last-Dollar Scholarship
Due to a state change, current Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) students and those beginning…

Davenport offers Veterans Tribute banners
The City of Davenport is offering an initiative to honor the men and women who…

Von Maur opens doors of first store in Pennsylvania
Davenport-based Von Maur Department Stores expanded its growing footprint into Pennsylvania with the opening of…

Holmes Murphy earns Best Place to Work recognition
Holmes Murphy, with an office in Davenport, once again has been recognized as one of…

Enjoy Botanical Center Winter lights in bloom beginning Nov. 21
The gardens of the Quad City Botanical Center will be bedecked with holiday lights beginning…

YouthHope gets new executive director
Esther Joy King has been named the new executive director of the YouthHope Christian ministry…

Augustana receives $1.2M grant for math and science educators
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Augustana College a research and development grant to…

Books & Meows to open Friday, Nov. 15
The long wait is almost over. A nonprofit that will combine books and cats is…

Moline community foundation celebrates 2024 grant winners
The Moline Regional Community Foundation celebrated the recipients of its 2024 Make a Difference Grants…

IJF Operation Connect-A-Vet helps Illinois vets get support
With one call, Illinois Joining Forces (IJF) empowers friends and family to link veterans to…

Former Rock Island city manager to fill vacant alderman seat
Mayor Mike Thoms nominated Randy Tweet to fill the position of Third Ward alderman recently…
