03 Jan 2006

Trinity Receives Iowa Recognition for Performance Excellence Award

By Joe Collins
• Trinity's three campuses have been named recipients of an Iowa Recognition for Performance Excellence award. The recognition - which comes from the Executive Council of the Iowa Recognition for Performance Excellence, the office of Iowa Governor Thomas J.
03 Jan 2006

Demolition by Neglect

By Jeff Ignatius
The six houses on Fifth and Ripley streets - just north of the county jail and elevated railroad tracks - aren't much to look at. A glance suggests they should be torn down. Among other things, peeled paint, broken and boarded-up windows, graffiti, and missing gutters tell a story of long-term neglect.
27 Dec 2005

New Metal Heat Treat Plant to Come to Davenport

By Joe Collins
• The new MMS Thermal Processing business in Davenport was awarded a $500,000 short-term float loan from the Iowa Economic Development Board and nearly $200,000 in tax benefits from the High Quality Jobs Creation program.
20 Dec 2005

Trinity Opens Clinic at Hy-Vee

By Joe Collins
• Trinity Work Fitness opened its first Trinity MedXpress on Thursday, December 15, at the Hy-Vee store located at 2351 West Locust Street in Davenport. The clinic is the first of its kind in the area, not only treating a patient's symptoms, but also focusing on education and prevention with Hy-Vee's pharmacists and a registered dietitian.
20 Dec 2005

Taking Control of Downtown

By Jeff Ignatius
Karl "Joe" Nissen certainly sounds frustrated. "It's really an uphill battle," he said of making improvements in East Moline's downtown area, with "20 percent of the people doing 80 percent of the work. ... It's like trying to push a rope up a hill.
13 Dec 2005

Local Teacher Recognized for Innovation

By Joe Collins
• Danielle Spaete, a Science teacher at Pleasant Valley High School, is being rewarded for her classrom's innovative methods and strategies. Spaete has been named a state finalist for the 2005 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics & Science Teaching (PAEMST), the nation's highest honor for K-12 teachers in these fields.
06 Dec 2005

Open House to Discuss Transit Options

By Joe Collins
• The Cities of Bettendorf and Davenport, together with the Bi-State Regional Commission (BSRC), are conducting two open houses for the Iowa Quad Cities Transit Alternatives Analysis. The open houses will provide citizens an opportunity to identify potential solutions for transportation problems using enhanced transit services.
06 Dec 2005

Land-Use Deadlock

By Kathleen McCarthy
Municipalities enjoying growth tend toward comprehensive, pro-active land-use planning that prioritizes sustainability, capitalizing on geographic strengths and uniqueness, and employing land-use policies and ordinances that advocate harmony of use for a strong sense of place.
29 Nov 2005

Quad City Health Initiative Wins Award

By Joe Collins
• The Quad City Health Initiative (QCHI) was recently awarded the 2005 Iowa Dietetic Association Gem Award for its work on wellness through its Wellness Warriors team. The award is given to individuals or groups in the private, public, or business community who have made significant contributions to the profession of dietetics in Iowa.
29 Nov 2005

Visual Espresso: Inspired Exhibit Full of Energy and Dialogue

By Steve Banks
Quad City Arts in Rock Island currently has the most inspired artistic pairing I've witnessed in quite some time. Thaddeus Erdahl's and Susan Mart's work forms an exhilarating one-two punch. Their uses of subtle colors and their shaping of forms within their chosen media generate an energetic call-and-response between their works and throughout the gallery.

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