Blue Spruce example of what community development can do

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    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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