Economy

Moline residents can help plan the future of one of their busiest streets. On Thursday the city will hold a Public Workshop on ways to "improve the safety, appearance, and function of Avenue of the Cities."

If the Quad Cities is going to win hundreds of federal jobs, it's going to have to work very hard. On Monday,  the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it's received 136 "expressions of interest" from 35 states for two programs scheduled to leave the Washington D.C. area next year.

Ameren Illinois will bring its anti-scam, public education program to Galesburg Wednesday. 

When two agencies of the US Department of Agriculture move out of the Washington DC area next year, they might come to the Quad Cities. The chamber of commerce has applied to host the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the Economic Research Service, with a total of more than 600 jobs.

A department store chain based in the Quad Cities is mourning the loss of one of its leaders. Von Maur co-chairman Richard von Maur died Saturday - he was 86 years old. 

More Sears and Kmart stores are going to close soon. Monday the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and released a list of 142 stores that'll hold liquidation sales beginning immediately, and then close.

A company based in Clinton that makes plastic shrink wrap for the packaging industry, has chosen a new leader. Friday Clysar announced the promotion of Vicki Larson to president.

The state has decided to help boost business and industrial expansion in the Quad Cities and western Illinois. Wednesday, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity approved enterprise zones for the Illinois Quad Cities and for Henry County.

The Salvation Army has moved its Family Services office to a new location. Over the summer, the Quad Cities chapter found places for its homeless clients to live. And it closed the downtown Davenport emergency shelter. It's now working to prevent homelessness by helping families stay in their apartments and homes.