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Durbin, Harkin pledge support of Thomson housng Gitmo detainees
ARTICLE: Two Democratic senators and two congressmen Saturday pledged their support to turn the mostly unused Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson, Ill., into a federal prison that also would house some terrorist detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Nov 21, 2009 | 3:05 pm | Loading…
Safe-T Rider program changing behaviors, study says
ARTICLE: A behavioral study of the Safe-T Rider program showed that it reduced unsafe behaviors on escalators by children.
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:50 pm | Loading…
Safe-T Rider program changing behaviors, study says
ARTICLE: A behavioral study of the Safe-T Rider program showed that it reduced unsafe behaviors on escalators by children.
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:50 pm | Loading…
Deere drops suit against ex-manager
ARTICLE: Deere & Co. has dropped a federal lawsuit it filed against a former sales branch manager who left the company to work for one of its competitors.
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Kone Christmas tree waiting out the weather
ARTICLE: Mother Nature is keeping Kone from putting up its traditional Christmas tree as early as it would like, but the tree’s a beauty and it won’t be long now.
Nov 18, 2009 | 9:45 pm | Loading…
Time magazine's ‘Invention of the Year’ uses Alcoa aluminum
ARTICLE: Alcoa Davenport Works is accepting some credit for NASA’s Ares 1 rocket landing Time magazine’s 2009 Invention of the Year honors.
Nov 18, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Q-C airport passenger count slips in October
ARTICLE: The Quad-City International Airport saw a 5 percent drop in passenger numbers in October, and is on track to be down 4 to 5 percent for the year, the airport’s aviation director said Tuesday.
Nov 18, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Q-C airport expenditures up for fiscal ’09
ARTICLE: A rough winter and salary increase commitments with its unions led to a 5.4 percent increase in operating costs last year at Quad-City International Airport, according to an audit presented Tuesday.
Nov 18, 2009 | 1:00 am | Loading…
Deere withdraws bill for trial costs in retiree case
ARTICLE: A group of Deere & Co. retirees has been released from a nearly $200,000 bill associated with Deere’s legal defense of changes in its health-care benefits after Deere agreed to withdraw the bill.
Nov 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Deere withdraws trial costs in retiree case
ARTICLE: A group of Deere & Co. retirees no longer face nearly $200,000 in costs associated with Deere’s defense of its health benefits changes after the company withdrew its bill of costs, according to court documents.
Nov 16, 2009 | 11:50 am | Loading…
Lee Enterprises posts 4Q profit
ARTICLE: Deep cost-cutting measures and lower newsprint costs helped Lee Enterprises post a small fourth quarter profit.
Nov 13, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Alcoa salutes employees for improvement projects
ARTICLE: With a U.S. Army colonel as a special guest and military regalia all around, Alcoa Davenport Works celebrated the muscle and might of its own work force Thursday.
Nov 13, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Lee Enterprises posts 4Q profit
ARTICLE: Davenport publisher Lee Enterprises, Inc., recorded diluted earnings per common share of 4 cents for its fourth quarter ended Sept. 27, the company announced this morning.
Nov 12, 2009 | 9:00 am | Loading…
Generations honors older workers
ARTICLE: After 40 years at Bettendorf's Ross' Restaurant, Jean Eis tried retirement for six months before she walked into her neighborhood Hy-Vee store and asked "Would you give an old lady a job?"
Nov 10, 2009 | 7:00 pm | Loading…
Green Chevrolet Chrysler completes Keady buyout
ARTICLE: The auto dealer business got a little greener in the Iowa Quad-Cities with the arrival of Green Buick GMC in Davenport. The dealership, a sister store of Green Chevrolet Chrysler in East Moline, replaces John Keady General Motors Superstore. The name change became effective with the compl…
Nov 10, 2009 | 6:10 pm | Loading…
After farm crisis, Deere benefits changed
ARTICLE: It was not until after the agriculture economy went sour in the 1980s that Deere & Co. employees got their first indication the company might reduce their benefits, testimony in U.S. District Court in Davenport revealed Monday.
Sep 29, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Manager outlines benefit changes as class-action trial against Deere & Co. finishes first week
ARTICLE: The idea of eliminating retiree health care first was discussed as early as 1998 by Deere & Co.'s compensation committee, a retired Deere compensation manager testified Friday.
Sep 25, 2009 | 11:00 pm | Loading…
Compensation manager testifies in Deere retirees' lawsuit
ARTICLE: Amid the agricultural sector's economic crisis of the 1980s, Deere & Co. began to promote the concept of its "total compensation package" to employees as the company slowly decreased its compensation costs, a retired compensation manager testified Thursday.
Sep 24, 2009 | 10:45 pm | Loading…
Members Choice to merge with Ascentra
ARTICLE: Two Iowa Quad-City area credit unions announced Wednesday that they will merge their operations early next year - expanding their market reach across the region.
Sep 23, 2009 | 11:40 am | Loading…
Sides spar as Deere benefits trial opens
ARTICLE: Deere & Co. retirees testified Monday that they considered their former workplace more like a family and that they worked their entire careers believing Deere would always take care of them - providing health care benefits into retirement.
Sep 21, 2009 | 1:05 pm | Loading…
Deere retirees’ dispute heads to trial today
ARTICLE: They are still proud to say - as many Deere & Co. retirees do - that they bleed green and always will.
Sep 21, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Passenger numbers dip in August
ARTICLE: Despite a 3 percent decline in passenger numbers in August, the Quad-City International Airport is holding its own, aviation director Bruce Carter said Tuesday.
Sep 15, 2009 | 7:30 pm | Loading…
Deere lays off 367 at Harvester Works
ARTICLE: Deere & Co. announced Thursday that 367 production workers at Harvester Works will be placed on indefinite layoff as part of the company's ongoing strategy to match production levels with reduced demand for its equipment.
Sep 10, 2009 | 3:15 pm | Loading…
Hilltop advocates to learn Main Street approach
ARTICLE: Supporters of Davenport's Hilltop Campus Village are invited to a training session to learn how they can be part of efforts to revitalize the city's central district.
Sep 09, 2009 | 1:05 am | Loading…
Struggles, gains of labor celebrated in the Q-C
ARTICLE: From the sidelines, the annual East Moline Labor Day parade was about celebrating workers, enjoying a day off from work and, of course, grabbing candy. But for the hundreds of men and women taking part in the annual parade, it was a day for union pride and celebrating labor's efforts on t…
Sep 08, 2009 | 2:15 am | Loading…
Manpower forecasts slow hiring in Q-C
ARTICLE: Staffing company Manpower's latest outlook survey is predicting that Quad-City employers will hire at an unsteady pace during the fourth quarter.
Sep 08, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…
2 Davenport teens arrested after police pursuit, crash
ARTICLE: Two Davenport teenagers are facing multiple charges after leading police in pursuit early Monday and crashing into a woman driving to work at the intersection of Kimberly Road and Welcome Way.
Sep 07, 2009 | 2:25 pm | Loading…
Air quality summit to be held in Moline
ARTICLE: Bi-State Regional Commission will unveil a new clean air partnership for the region at a summit where it will teach best practices for those wanting to do their part.
Sep 06, 2009 | 7:35 pm | Loading…
McGuire’s undergoes total makeover — from name to menu
ARTICLE: The new owners of McGuire's have plans for a new name and a new Italian menu, but no Irish pub - they already have one of those across town.
Sep 06, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Topeka turns to Q-C for development ideas
ARTICLE: Dozens of Topeka, Kan., community leaders made the Quad-Cities their classroom this week, learning about the region's redevelopment successes - particularly along its riverfronts.
Sep 03, 2009 | 7:40 pm | Loading…
Deere board approves new plant in Russia
ARTICLE: Deere & Co. will expand its footprint in Russia with a new manufacturing and parts center near Moscow, the equipment maker said Monday.
Aug 31, 2009 | 9:15 am | Loading…
Battle plan: Q-C employers gear up to fight flu on 2 fronts
ARTICLE: As concern over the H1N1 virus intensifies, Quad-City employers are hoping a dose of prevention now protects their workers and workplaces from any serious outbreaks in the future.
Aug 30, 2009 | 3:30 am | Loading…
Pieces of Q-C First puzzle fall into place
ARTICLE: With the newly formed Quad-Cities First taking shape, chamber members got a closer look Friday at the details and the unknowns of how the new organization will operate.
Aug 29, 2009 | 4:00 am | Loading…
Deere retirees get update on class action suit
ARTICLE: With their dispute with Deere & Co. over health benefits headed to trial, Deere retirees were asked Thursday to dig a little deeper for the legal defense fund.
Aug 28, 2009 | 1:00 am | Loading…
Rock Island offers grants for District retailers
ARTICLE: When the sun goes down, The Rock Island Arts and Entertainment District comes alive, but city leaders hope a new grant program will awaken the downtown in the daytime.
Aug 27, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…
Deere, UAW open contract negotiations
ARTICLE: Deere & Co. has begun negotiations with the United Auto Workers on a new contract that will cover about 9,500 employees represented by UAW.
Aug 25, 2009 | 12:15 pm | Loading…
Graze employees await final paycheck
ARTICLE: Three weeks after the Graze abruptly closed its doors in Davenport, some of the restaurant's employees are growing uneasy waiting for their final paychecks.
Aug 24, 2009 | 7:40 pm | Loading…
Camo flavor captures Q-C interest
ARTICLE: Whitey's Ice Cream's newest flavor - Sgt. Camo - is winning over the taste buds and hearts of Quad-City customers.
Aug 23, 2009 | 4:00 am | Loading…
Taste of success: Whitey's snags top prizes at state fair
ARTICLE: Awards and honors are nothing new for Whitey's Ice Cream, but a recent sweep at the Illinois State Fair has the company's owners melting with excitement.
Aug 23, 2009 | 4:00 am | Loading…
Overtime Sports reopens under new ownership
ARTICLE: After a brief shutdown, Overtime Sports Pub in Bettendorf is back in the game under new ownership.
Aug 21, 2009 | 10:00 pm | Loading…
Q-C First model OK'd by development group
ARTICLE: In its final action, the membership of the Quad-City Development Group voted unanimously to support a new public-private partnership to take over the area's economic development marketing and sales, chamber leaders said Friday.
Aug 21, 2009 | 9:50 pm | Loading…
Deere retirees to get update on lawsuit
ARTICLE: Deere & Co. retirees embroiled in a lawsuit over a change in their benefits will be updated on the situation next week at a round of town hall meetings.
Aug 21, 2009 | 12:55 am | Loading…
Q-C dealers react to deadline for 'Cash for Clunkers'
ARTICLE: Quad-City car dealers expect a last-minute rush this weekend now that the end is in sight for the 'Cash for Clunkers' program.
Aug 20, 2009 | 7:05 pm | Loading…
Deere earnings drop 27 percent in 3Q
ARTICLE: Deere & Co. expects to end the year in profitable territory despite what it predicts will be the largest "single-year sales decline in at least 50 years."
Aug 19, 2009 | 8:50 am | Loading…
Quad-City International Airport runway project advances
ARTICLE: A major runway rehabilitation project at the Quad-City International Airport took another step forward Tuesday with the approval of bids for concrete work and new airfield instrumentation.
Aug 18, 2009 | 5:40 pm | Loading…
Q-C International sets new passenger traffic benchmark
ARTICLE: The Quad-City International Airport announced today that July's passenger traffic has set a new all-time high for any month in the history of the airport.
Aug 18, 2009 | 11:45 am | Loading…
Ruhl agents get sneak peek at Web site
ARTICLE: A big undertaking deserves a big entrance, which is why Ruhl & Ruhl Realtors turned to the big screen Monday to unveil its future Web page.
Aug 17, 2009 | 7:00 pm | Loading…
Touney named QCT executive editor
ARTICLE: Jan Touney was named executive editor of the Quad-City Times as part of a newsroom management restructuring announced Monday.
Aug 17, 2009 | 1:55 pm | Loading…
Illinois wins Tug Fest
ARTICLE: PORT BYRON, Ill. - In the latest chapter of the 23rd annual Tug Fest across the Mississippi River, Port Byron, Ill., is blazing proud after claiming a fourth-straight victory in Saturday's battle of the rope against rival river town LeClaire, Iowa.
Aug 15, 2009 | 4:45 pm | Loading…
Disasters bring influx of clients to Iowa Small Business Development Center
ARTICLE: As natural disasters ravaged Iowa last year, businesses of all types and sizes needed assistance to get back on their feet.
Aug 09, 2009 | 7:10 pm | Loading…
