07 Mar 2005

Patient Money

By Jeff Ignatius
When it opened for business in fall 2000, the 203-acre Eastern Iowa Industrial Center was meant as a catalyst for economic growth - able to attract large-scale industrial companies who had in the past not even considered the Quad Cities.
07 Mar 2005

NewVentures Center Open for Business

By Jeff Ignatius
While DavenportOne is a partner in the old-school Eastern Iowa Industrial Center, trying to lure large industrial businesses to create high-paying jobs in volume, it's also working at the new-economy end of the spectrum, trying to help startup businesses in high-tech fields get from the idea stage to market.
01 Mar 2005

Soil Treatment to Begin on Future Park in Sylvan Slough

By Joe Collins
• Work will begin soon on the Rock Island side of the Sylvan Slough Trailhead. Instead of the traditional "dig and haul" cleanup method of excavating contaminated soil and depositing it in a hazardous-waste landfill, the City of Rock Island has hired EnviroNET Inc.
01 Mar 2005

Music Meets Visual Art in "Fantastic Fiddles"

By Administrator
Although Steven Sinner is best known as an artist - making turned wooden vessels airbrushed in gold and silver acrylic paint - he also loves music, playing bass clarinet in the Black Hawk Community College Band and the Bettendorf Park Band.
01 Mar 2005

World Premiere Highlights Symphony's March Concert

By Administrator
Amidst the Symphony in Bloom activities taking place this weekend, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) is also offering the world premiere of British composer Andrew Carter's "Three Nonsensical Songs." This piece was commissioned in honor of Ezra Mozart Hartman as a memorial gift from Karen Hartman Getz, Tom Getz, and the Moline Foundation.
22 Feb 2005

Davenport Schools Hold "State of Our Schools" Sessions

By Administrator
• Officials from the Davenport Community Schools will hold a series of "State of Our Schools" sessions in the upcoming weeks to provide information on the district's new Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (or CSIP) and the district's current advocacy positions for this year's legislative session.
22 Feb 2005

Best of the Quad Cities 2004: Introduction, Hall of Fame, and Major Awards

By No Author
Welcome to the Best of the Quad Cities 2004! Nearly a decade old ... and growing. The River Cities' Reader Best of the Quad Cities poll is now in its ninth year, and reader response continues to get better.
22 Feb 2005

Best of the Quad Cities 2004: Food

By No Author
Restaurant opened in 2004 1. Centro 2. Granite City 3. Crave Best Restaurant Opened in 2004With its distinctive, New York-style pizzas baked in coal-fired ovens and made-from-scratch Italian dishes with meticulously chosen ingredients, it's little wonder that Centro won readers' hearts in 2004.
22 Feb 2005

Best of the Quad Cities 2004: Business

By No Author
Alternative health-care provider 1. Dr. Dennis Hagemann, Hagemann Chiropractic Center 2. Palmer College of Chiropractic & Palmer Chiropractic Clinics 3. Deere Road Chiropractic Ltd. 3.
22 Feb 2005

Best of the Quad Cities 2004: Civics and Media

By No Author
Community service organization 1. United Way of the Quad Cities Area 2. Gilda's Club Quad Cities 3. American Red Cross of the Quad Cities Area Best Community-Service Organization

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