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Study: The arts spur local economy, create jobs
Supporting the arts is economic development. The arts create jobs, bring in money, and attract people and visitors. The arts make a community strong.
Those...
Deere reports $2.370 billion in 2Q net income
Deere & Co. again lowered its full-year outlook for net income as demand for its green machines further softens and farmers face economic pressures...
QC audience hears status report on commercial real estate market
The commercial real estate market in the Quad Cities offers great opportunities with much of it headed in a positive direction. But it is...
Iron Tee Golf opens; new facility will ‘make memories’
Charlie Saddoris stopped by the new Iron Tee Golf entertainment facility late Tuesday, May 14, to see what all the fuss was about.
After playing...
New hotel to add ‘synergy’ to Bettendorf’s growing Plex area
A new 86-room hotel will help bring “synergy” to the many businesses and sporting features springing up in The Plex area of northern Bettendorf.
That’s...
Moline riverfront: Planners close in on final plan for river area
When it comes to improving the Moline riverfront, many residents want:
More restaurants and other places to eat.
Places for “community use,” such as...
Hy-Vee closing; new grocery store in works?
With Hy-Vee about to close its longtime west Davenport store on Rockingham Road, city officials say they need to look for a replacement grocery...
New dentist office opens in The Plex neighborhood
Dr. Marianna Beattie says her new dental office – Bettendorf Family Dental – is going to be a mix of old tradition and new...
‘Unsung hero’ students prepare for careers
Every local student has a story about why they want to be in a job apprenticeship program with an area employer.
For Drew Wise of...
Mural, mural on the wall: Public views artwork finalists
Some of the proposed murals showed birds and boys in flight. Others showed butterflies, hawks, flowers and elephants. All showed lots of color and...
Moline OK’s $6.8M deal with Bush to build 32 apartments
The City of Moline and Renew Moline have entered into a final agreement with Bush Construction to create 32 market-rate apartments at the former...
Teens abuzz about Tri-City Electric career fair and Place2Be
The air was abuzz and the atmosphere electric at the first career day in the new YWCA Quad Cities in Rock Island where The...
Council to vote on advancing $800M Davenport data center
The Davenport City Council is expected Wednesday to support a State of Iowa grant application for an $800 million high-tech data center construction project...
Time to bloom: Volunteers help with BBBS Plant Sale
Kylie Wise pointed out some of the volunteers unloading and sorting plants Tuesday morning, May 7, in Davenport, doing their part for the 35th...
St. Ambrose, Mount Mercy consider ‘strategic combination’
“We are better together.”
That’s the word from Todd Olson, president of Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, as that school and St. Ambrose University...
Moline Riverside Riverslide ready for ‘super busy’ summer
Taylor Wages was busy getting several big and small jobs done on Friday, May 4, for the opening later this month of Moline’s updated...
Road Trip Iowa highlights LeClaire, its businesses, people
LECLAIRE – Many of the businesses, people and places of this community were featured on an Iowa PBS TV show on Wednesday, May 1....
QC Farmers’ Market’s 3rd season opens Saturday in Rock Island
QC Farmers’ Market leaders say they are excited to return to Rock Island’s Schwiebert Riverfront Park on Saturday, May 4, for a third season...
‘Industrial marvel’ tank returns to Arsenal
Lucas Voss remembers when a World War I-era tank arrived in his work area at the Rock Island Arsenal for restoration work a few...
Immigrants called QC’s ‘best kept secret’
Niyera Ninette remembers coming to the United States from Tanzania about 15 years ago and getting her first job. That job was at a...