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Radio company pulls plug on Geneseo station
By Times staff
Regional Radio Group said Friday that WGEN Newstalk 1500 in Geneseo, Ill., is merging its local news and high school sports programming into sister station WJRE Hogg Country 102.5.
Bagolitas: A $1.5M home-based business
By Erin Tiesman
NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa — When Janice Baldes wanted to recycle some scrap fabric leftover from a kitchen project, she didn’t know it would become a successful business venture.
Vendors, suppliers learn about Genesis
By Times staff
Genesis Health System will meet with local vendors and suppliers at the next DavenportOne Chamber’s “A Chance to Meet…” program May 20 at DHCU Community Credit Union, 1900 52nd Ave., Moline.
Illinois ethanol plant announces corn bid
By Times staff
Consolidated Grain & Barge has begun posting basis bids for corn delivery at Patriot Renewable Fuels LLC, near Annawan, Ill., which is scheduled to open later this summer, according to Patriot’s CEO/Chairman Gene Griffith.
Shive-Hattery earns top design ranking
By Times staff
For the 25th consecutive year, Shive-Hattery has been ranked among the nation’s top 500 design firms by Engineering News Record, a national construction industry magazine.
Drake outlines Q-C masters program
By Times staff
Drake University, Des Moines, will offer the master of public administration program at the Quad-Cities Graduate Study Center, 639 38th St., Rock Island. An informational meeting on the program will be 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the center.
Q-C loses direct flight to Vegas
By Jennifer DeWitt
The Quad-City International Airport has been dealt a blow with the loss of its direct Las Vegas service on AirTran Airways.
Q-C RE/MAX offices achieve ranking
By Times staff
Two Quad-City area RE/MAX brokerages have been ranked among the 700 most productive residential brokerages in the nation for 2007, according to the 2008 Power Broker Report by Real Estate Magazine.
HNI continues dividend streak
By Times staff
HNI Corp.’s board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of 21.5 cents per share on its common stock, the Muscatine-based furniture maker announced Tuesday.
Hamilton Technical College stays on the cutting edge of technology
By Susan Anderson
Hamilton Technical College has been providing technical training in the Quad-Cities since 1969. A family-owned proprietary business founded by Charles Hamilton Jr., the college is going strong at its 53rd Street campus in Davenport.
Lift Systems to open its new headquarters
By Doug Schorpp
Lift Systems Inc. will open its new international headquarters later this month at 1505 7th St., East Moline.
Carpenters hold apprentice contest
By Times Staff
Area apprentices will show their carpentry and floor-covering skills
DavenportOne seeks nominations
By Times Staff
The DavenportOne Chamber of Commerce now is accepting nominations for its Small Business of the Year Award.
YOUR MONEY: Balancing risk and return
By Chuck Jaffe
“I’d rather lose nothing and get to where I feel I can invest again than be in the market right now.”
FOCUS ON THE 15: Investing, spending public readily adjust to economy
By Jim Victor
Free enterprise economies adjust. Supply and demand, the very core of economic balances, adjusts. Prices, consumers and suppliers adjust. And that constantly adjusting reality that can occur when freedom is in enterprise was quite visible last week, helping to guide investor decisions.
Feds pledge $1.3B for new FutureGen concept
By Mike Riopell
SPRINGFIELD — The federal government Wednesday announced plans to offer companies $1.3 billion toward building FutureGen-style power plants across the country, taking another step away from building a single, massive project in Mattoon.
First Midwest joins Dow Jones index
By Times staff
First Midwest Bank has been added to the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index.
FRO plans updates for Deere retirees
By Jennifer DeWitt
A group of Deere & Co. retirees embroiled in a dispute with their former employer over benefit changes has announced a series of meetings to update fellow retirees of their progress.
