Davenport dreams big for West End business corridor

Commercial DREAM targets Rockingham Road businesses

By: Jennifer DeWitt|July 21, 2026

|8 min read

Davenport economic development leaders Susanne Knutsen, left, and Samantha Johnson, pose by Duncalf Chiropractic, which underwent an exterior transformation thanks to a Commercial DREAM grant. CREDIT JENNIFER DEWITT

Where Davenport’s west enders may see a shuttered and hulking Hy-Vee grocery store along with other tired — some vacant — commercial buildings, the city’s Economic Development Manager Susanne Knutsen sees opportunities.

In fact, the city’s Community and Economic Development (CED) team along with Davenport’s elected leaders are laser focused right now on improving the west end and…

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Davenport dreams big for West End business corridor

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