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Moline residents help ‘shape the future’ of city Some Moline residents want better parks. Others want more housing, businesses, electric vehicle charging stations and SouthPark Mall turned into an indoor

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05.03.2026 19:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Black Business Expo: ‘People are excited we are here’ Some vendors were selling cakes, cookies and brownies. Others were selling candles in the shape of cakes, cookies and cinnamon rolls. And other vendors

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02.03.2026 20:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Arconic milestone: $175M project to create jobs, casting complex A $175 million expansion project at Arconic Davenport Works will create more jobs, expand aluminum ingot casting capacity, reduce reliance on foreign

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02.03.2026 20:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Bettendorf mayor: ‘Great things happening here’ Bettendorf is moving forward with “big, cool” construction projects, more growth, more businesses and plans to improve the quality of life in the city.

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26.02.2026 18:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Mexican eatery hopes to be ‘hot spot’ in East Moline There’s a sign near the front door of the Taquizas Los Jarochos Mexican restaurant in East Moline that reads: “When you’re here, you’re family.” The new

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24.02.2026 19:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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New Alan’s House will help ‘kids be kids again’ When Nicole Sodawasser helped celebrate the new Alan’s House youth group home her thoughts went to a bare-footed boy she helped a few years ago. The

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20.02.2026 17:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Home Show gets people in ‘mood to build’ Bob Howard was on a mission at the Quad Cities Builders and Remodelers (QCBR) Association’s 49th annual Home Show at the Bend XPO in East Moline. The area

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16.02.2026 19:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Scott Co. supervisors reject plans for energy plant on farmland A proposed $400 million energy plant that would have been placed on prime Scott County farmland has been rejected – for the moment. The Scott County Board

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13.02.2026 15:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Supervisors get set to vote on power plant project Plans to build a $400 million natural gas-fired peaking energy station in rural Scott County are getting closer to reality, or could face another delay.

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10.02.2026 20:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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New Whitey’s brings ‘more energy’ to Bettendorf Ice cream fans have another place to get their favorite frozen treats. The ninth Whitey’s Ice Cream store is open for business at 3491 Forest Grove Drive,

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06.02.2026 16:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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QC residents learn options for Centennial Bridge A plan to replace or repair the aging Centennial Bridge could be finalized by the end of the year, according to an Illinois Department of Transportation

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29.01.2026 18:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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FAME chapter looks to train next generation of workers Keith Pearl is facing stressful days thinking about the workforce needs of his company – Smith Filter Corp. in Moline. Smith Filter, in business since

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28.01.2026 19:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Lawmakers discuss property taxes, workforce, homeless problem Iowa lawmakers gave their views on property taxes, helping the state’s workforce and tackling the homeless problem during the 2026 Legislative Event

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23.01.2026 17:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Dave & Buster’s brings ‘eatery-tainment’ to Davenport The new Dave & Buster’s in Davenport is more than an all-in-one entertainment destination that combines a restaurant, sports bar and arcade games.

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20.01.2026 18:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sweet dreams: QC welcomes back Chocolate Manor The owners of the Chocolate Manor in downtown Davenport hope people are in the mood for chocolates, candied apricots, caramels, toffee and many other

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14.01.2026 18:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Flip’s Pancake House turns to Rock Island to expand Madison Witherspoon was busy serving up a plate of pancakes to customers during her first day on the job Friday, Jan. 9. That job is at the new Flip’s

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12.01.2026 19:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘Muscatine momentum’ builds with MUSCO Sports Center MUSCATINE, Iowa – The new $7.5 million MUSCO Sports Center here isn't just a place to host sporting events. And it’s not just Iowa’s largest inflatable

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09.01.2026 16:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘We’re giving hope’ – 500 food boxes donated to families RIVERDALE, Iowa – Dennis Butler says he loves helping people and the community, which he proved late Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 17,  as he kept very busy

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18.12.2025 19:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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QC Foundation awards $300k to boost affordable housing efforts A “perfect storm” of problems and economics have created a massive affordable housing shortage in the Quad Cities. Soon, a $300,000 grant will help tackle

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16.12.2025 19:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Nestlé Purina helps local small animal, vet assistant program ELDRIDGE – Hayden Burmeister, 17, and Kelsie Hilsenbeck, 16, love their classes at the Regional Innovation Center (RIC) in the North Scott Community

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15.12.2025 18:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Expanded Moline school will honor Ontiveros’ legacy Chris Ontiveros was remembering his father Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 9. He remembered how his late father – business and community leader  Robert “Bob”

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10.12.2025 18:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Holiday events help attract shoppers to QC area stores As holiday shoppers visited  Aunt Hattie’s Fanciful Emporium Unique Gift Shop in downtown LeClaire on Saturday, Dec. 6, many of them stopped for a moment

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08.12.2025 19:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘It’s finally here’ – New Casey’s store opens in East Moline After years of dreaming and planning, a new Casey’s General Store is open for business in East Moline. The convenience store, located at 4206 7th St.,

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05.12.2025 18:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Winners Circle reception highlights ‘amazing people’ in QC Kai Swanson loved the 2025 Winners Circle reception Wednesday night, Dec. 3, held at the Figge Art Museum in downtown Davenport. Mr. Swanson, the special

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04.12.2025 20:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Davenport puts 4 new electric buses on the road Angela Lacy said the new city buses in Davenport are already a big hit with the riders. “They like it. It’s nice and clean. … It’s a smoother ride. And

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03.12.2025 19:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Black Friday: Day a ‘success’ for many QC businesses For some local businesses, the holiday shopping season started strong as shoppers came out in force on “Black Friday” and spent big money. For others, the

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01.12.2025 18:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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QC businesses hope for a big day on Small Business Saturday Small businesses in the Quad Cities region need help in a big way. That’s the message from many local business owners, their employees and advocates who

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25.11.2025 19:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Food program brings in 64,063 pounds of fruits, veggies Every head of lettuce helps. So does every tomato, potato, green pepper, onion and watermelon. That was the message delivered by the organizers behind a

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24.11.2025 19:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Blue Flight – QC group to send local officers to D.C. Greg Keller wants local police officers to know they are appreciated for their hard work, sacrifices and putting their lives on the line to keep

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20.11.2025 20:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Renewable natural gas unit is ‘milestone’ for QC community Kathy Morris looked at the new facility at the Scott County Landfill that is now turning harmful  landfill gas into a clean, useful energy – renewable

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20.11.2025 20:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0