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Level 2 Risk Of Severe Weather For Quad Cities
(Davenport, IA) -- There is a level 2 risk of isolated severe storms from 1-9pm today for the Quad Cities area. The highest risk is along, and east of the Mississippi. The primary threats from the storms look to be hail and damaging winds. There is a very low tornado...
Young QC banker honored in national magazine
An executive from Northwest Bank & Trust Company is among this year’s 40 Under 40: Community Bank Leaders, in Independent Banker magazine, the award-winning monthly publication of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA). The sixth-annual award recognizes community bank innovators, collaborators, educators, strategists, advisors, and civic servants and...
Quad Cities Tenants Group Pushes For Rent Withholding Ordinance
(Davenport, IA) -- A group of tenants is lobbying the city of Davenport to take action against deteriorating living conditions in many city apartments. They say there's a better option for motivating neglectful landlords into making repairs. Gavin Gassmann with the Quad Cities Tenant Alliance tells WQAD News 8 that...
Raising awareness of important senior services available in Rock Island County
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) -The Rock Island County Senior Center, a service of Project NOW, is a county-wide community focal point for seniors and an Aging and Disability Resource Center that offers a variety of services for persons aged 60 and over and anyone over 18 with a disability. This...
Taste of Ethiopia in Davenport closing for business
DAVENPORT, Iowa — A beloved downtown Davenport restaurant is closing down, but several of their signature dishes will be preserved for future diners to enjoy. According to a Facebook post, Taste of Ethiopia will close it doors at the end of June. Owners Genet and George Moraetes said that they'll be retiring and want to spend more time with family.
John Deere to lay off 120+ employees at its Seeding and Cylinder operations
MOLINE, Ill. — John Deere is laying off more than 120 employees at its Seeding and Cylinder operations plant in Moline. The company confirmed with News 8 that the employees, all production workers, will be placed on indefinite layoff effective June 28. Employees were informed of the layoffs on Wednesday, June 5.
Quad Cities Tenant Alliance calling for passage of new rental ordinance
DAVENPORT, Iowa — A Davenport community group is proposing an ordinance excusing tenants from paying rent if the City decides a house or apartment is unsafe to live in. The Quad Cities Tenant Alliance is suggesting that city leaders adopt a rent abatement ordinance. "If there is a situation...
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