On the same day the Davenport West High School and Bettendorf High School football teams face off on the field, a celebration will happen along the riverfront where the two cities team up. On Friday, Sept. 1st at 10 a.m., the West Falcons and Bettendorf Bulldogs from their respective welding departments will reveal bike racks […]
Illinois J.B. Pritzker has nominated a Quad Cities leader to serve on the Illinois Workforce Innovation Board. Christine Caves will serve as a Member of the Illinois Workforce Innovation Board, pending confirmation by the Illinois Senate. Caves is Vice President of Business & Economic Growth for the QC Chamber, focusing on business attraction, business retention […]
There’s lots of room for improvement in downtown Rock Island, and that’s why there’s lots going on to address those needs, in a partnership between the public and private sectors. Eleven months after the City Council approved it, a new downtown Special Service Area (SSA) has taken effect, levying a new tax on those property […]
Fourteen years after one of the most important moments in the life of Kyle Carter and his wife Mo, at the Capitol Theatre, the Downtown Davenport Partnership executive director was ecstatic to be back on that same stage Wednesday. Carter had his engagement photos taken on the Capitol stage in 2009. He was one of […]
A long-awaited Amazon fulfillment center in northwest Davenport will employ 1,000 people when it opens this August. Hourly wages start at $16 per hour and the e-commerce behemoth expects to start hiring this summer for the 640,000-square-foot plant off I-80 and Northwest Boulevard. “As part of our role as an economic development organization, the Quad […]