For the new Davenport police headquarters, building green is a simple matter of economics. "Saving money was the main motivation," said Charles Heston, a project manager in the city's Community & Economic Development Department.

Among its features, the under-construction building will be heated with geothermal energy; some lighting will be automatically adjusted based on daylight; other lighting will be controlled by occupancy censors; and a "green roof" with soil and plants will prevent rainwater from running off into storm sewers and provide additional insulation.

There are three significant positions to be filled in Davenport's economic development in the near-future: City Director for Economic and Community Director, Director for DavenportOne, and Director for Quad Cities Development Group.

Talk about the opportunity of a lifetime! Here is a chance to enact real change in Davenport, considered by some to be the flagship of the Quad Cities. Those who will influence our new hires will either see the path or they won't - the path being to hire individuals with genuine leadership skills that are foundationally inclusive, versus the exclusive policy that has dominated economic development in Davenport for so long.

Matching those things sounds like a recipe for disaster. But for the Figge Art Museum, it could pay big dividends, particularly as a way to combat the perception that the institution is elitist.

This summer, in conjunction with its Artists Advisory Council (AAC), the Figge will host sculptures made from refuse and assembled by local artists with assistance from high-school classes.

WQPT, the Quad Cities' PBS station, has announced that "Ready to Lead in Literacy," a series of public-service announcements produced and directed by Lora Adams and edited by Paul Magnuson, has won a prestigious CINE Golden Eagle award. Magnuson and Brad Mosier videotaped the project, with Dick Oberg shooting the still photography. This is WQPT's second CINE. The CINE Golden Eagle awards, distinguishing excellence in professional and amateur works, are recognized as symbols of the highest production standards in filmmaking and videography. The award was founded in 1957. CINE conducts two competitions each year, and the current one began in August 2006.