After more than two years of planning and fundraising, the city of Rock Island is planning to launch its $8.5-million Rebuild Downtown project on Monday, April 8. According to Public Works director Mike Bartels, the hope is to finish the multi-layered reconstruction and streetscaping work by the end of this year. At its meeting Monday, […]
A massive project to reshape downtown Rock Island got the final green light Monday night from the Rock Island City Council. Construction should start on some of this work next month now that the council approved a bid of almost $9 million. Rock Island’s Valley Construction submitted the low bid of the three delivered to […]
The leaders of the five largest cities in the region touted progress and new projects Friday morning in the Mayors Breakfast Forum, presented by the Quad Cities Chamber at the Rhythm City Casino Event Center. Many projects revolve around QC downtowns and the riverfront, including a major unveiling scheduled Saturday, Feb. 10 at Moline’s Mercado […]