01 Feb 2005

Iowa Traffic Fatalities Lowest Since 1945

By Joe Collins
• The Iowa Department of Transportation reports that Iowans have achieved a major milestone in highway safety, with preliminary data indicating 380 fatalities occurring in 2004. This is the lowest number of fatalities since 1945.
01 Feb 2005

Return of the Rock Island Riverfront

By Jeff Ignatius
Re-development of abandoned industrial sites is, by now, old hat. But what might be happening in the coming years in Rock Island is something fresh. What's unusual is that the Quad City Industrial Center isn't abandoned at all.
01 Feb 2005

That Funky Bead Business

By Jill Walsh
Leigh Funk loves glass beads. I could tell from her appropriately named Web site (http://www.funky-beads.com), a kind of glass-bead heaven that features photos of Funk's original designs, including sea creatures, food & drink, animals, holiday themes, and whimsical pieces.
25 Jan 2005

Putnam to Receive Grant for Interactive Exhibit

By Joe Collins
• The Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre will receive $4,000 in grant funding from Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area to design and install a new interactive program in the museum's Black Earth/Big River exhibit hall.
25 Jan 2005

Smoke-Free Bars Cater to a Different Audience

By John Perreault
Two sports bars in the Quad Cities are catering specifically to non-smokers, giving people the opportunity to eat and drink without the smoke that clogs most taverns. "My friend is a smoker, so it is funny to watch him squirm while we sit and have a drink because he knows he has to wait to have a cigarette," said Jay Keim, a resident of Rock Island and a customer at 3rd & 22.
18 Jan 2005

Quad Cities Airport Smashes Year-End Record

By Joe Collins
• The Quad City International Airport has announced that 2004 set a new annual enplanement record of 442,737 passengers, an increase of 34,968 passengers over 2003. December 2004 was the 11th month in a row with a new monthly enplanement record.
18 Jan 2005

Davenport Lofts Just the Beginning of Alexander Company's Downtown-Housing Efforts

By Administrator
It's impossible to ignore the industrial history of the apartments in the Crescent Macaroni & Cracker Company and the Waterloo Mills buildings, on the east side of Iowa Street between Fourth and Fifth streets near downtown Davenport.
11 Jan 2005

Bureau Asks QC Residents to "Be a Tourist in Your Own Backyard"

By Administrator
• The Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau is encouraging people to take advantage of events, attractions, restaurants, stores, and hotels/motels in the Quad Cities area. The agency has scheduled the "Be a Tourist in Your Own Backyard" promotion for the weekend of January 14 to 17, asking residents to take a mini-vacation in the Quad Cities.
11 Jan 2005

Sound and Vision

By Jeff Ignatius
On Saturday, Phil Dingeldein will serve as director of photography for a three-minute film, in what is the culmination of a Project Greenlight-like contest run by the Iowa Motion Picture Association. Three scripts and three directors were chosen, and over the course of an afternoon, all three will be filmed as part of a seminar in Des Moines.
04 Jan 2005

AirTran Adds New Orlando Flights at Quad City International Airport

By Joe Collins
• AirTran Airways announced that it will enhance nonstop service between Quad City International Airport and Orlando International Airport. The new nonstop flights will begin March 9. All flights will be aboard the largest aircraft serving the Quad Cities airport, a Boeing 717 aircraft, with approximately 100 coach seats and 12 business-class seats available.

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