Trendy LeClaire rehab taking ‘Root’

LeCLAIRE – Work is well underway to transform a familiar and long-abandoned building on the downtown riverfront into a trendy retail space for four businesses.

Long-time LeClaire residents and investors Rodney and Kimberly Collier have purchased the 127-year-old building at 423 N. Cody Road and are moving quickly to make eye-popping improvements to the site. Over the years, the building has housed businesses offering general goods,…