28 Feb 2007

Defining Pro-Business News

By Administrator

Reader issue #622 Welcome to the first official Reader "Business Issue." While we are keenly aware of our own 13-year record of covering business issues important to the community, it's no secret that the Reader is often (especially among our Davenport-based critics and competitors) dismissed as "anti-business" or "anti-growth" "againsters."

So if our coverage is "anti-business," what would "pro-business" coverage look like?

28 Feb 2007

A Renewed Entrepreneurial Spirit

By Administrator

Don Henry wants to be judged on jobs.

As the director of the Northwest Region Entrepreneurship Center, the only criterion that matters, he said, is the number of new jobs his organization helps create. Even though the State of Illinois provides the bulk of his budget, Henry isn't bogged down by odious regulations or reporting requirements.

28 Feb 2007

The Taxing Question

By Administrator

When discussing business climate, the one issue that affects companies across the board is taxation. And however you cut that issue, Iowa has a better business climate than Illinois.

28 Feb 2007

Accentuate the Incremental

By Administrator

As much progress as each of the Quad Cities has made toward a vibrant downtown, it seems slower than anticipated or promised.

28 Feb 2007

How Do We Judge the Economy?

By Administrator

How do we know how well our local economy is faring? We're bombarded with anecdotes - this business closing, this restaurant opening, quarterly earnings from Deere - but how do those translate into a bigger picture?

21 Feb 2007

What Shakespeare Can Teach Business: Juliet Goodfriend, February 22 at St. Ambrose University

By Administrator

Juliet Goodfriend The "real" world can teach you about marketing, or annual reports, or human resources. The real world can't teach you much about literature, or philosophy, or art.

Juliet Goodfriend thinks that higher education and corporations put too much value on those real-world skills, and not nearly enough emphasis on the liberal arts. In her words, there's too much focus on "professional training at the loss of real education."

14 Feb 2007

Best of the Quad Cities: Introduction, Hall of Fame, & Major Awards

By Jeff Ignatius & Mike Schulz


Reader issue #620 You might notice something different in the River Cities' Reader Best of the Quad Cities poll this year: For the first time, we're offering "staff picks" for certain categories.

This doesn't mean that we're invalidating our readers' choices. Rather, we're offering individual picks based on our experience, as a way to broaden the conversation a little. Sometimes the best things in our community are popular; other times, they need a little push to get the recognition they deserve.

14 Feb 2007

Best of the Quad Cities: Food & Drink

By Jeff Ignatius & Mike Schulz

Restaurant that opened in 2006

1. Fields of Pizza

2. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers

3. Portabella's Italian Bistro

 

14 Feb 2007

Best of the Quad Cities: Business

By Shawn Eldridge

Alternative-health-care provider

1. Palmer Clinics

2. Harvey Jack Chiropractic

3. Genesis Continuing Care

 

Fitness club

1. YMCA

2. Gold's Gym

3. Ultimate Fitness

 

Flower shop

1. Flowerama

2. Hy-Vee

3. K'nees

 

Place to buy cool home accessories/furnishings

1. American Furniture

2. Pier 1 Imports

14 Feb 2007

Best of the Quad Cities: Civics & Media

By Jeff Ignatius & Mike Schulz

Community-service organization

1. American Red Cross

2. YMCA

3. United Way

 

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