Economy

Amazon has chosen the Quad Cities to build a new fulfillment center. On Wednesday local leaders announced it'll be located in north Davenport, along Interstate 80, in the Eastern Iowa Industrial Center.

Two hundred new high school graduates were honored Tuesday night. Ranging in age from teenagers to their 50's and 60's, they earned diplomas through the High School Equivalency Program hosted by the Eastern Iowa Community Colleges.

The cost of water for residents of the Iowa Quad Cities and Clinton will go up, but not right away.

Thanks to the pandemic, the TaxSlayer Center in Moline was able to complete some major renovation and improvement projects that would not have been possible without the 15-month shutdown.

The leader of an effort to revitalize an old neighborhood in Davenport will retire this week.

Unemployment fell during May in the Quad Cities, from 14 per cent a year ago when the pandemic was starting, to five per cent last month.

A man from New Windsor, IL testified Wednesday about challenges farmers have faced over the last three years.

Another sign of recovery from the pandemic - passenger traffic at the Quad Cities International Airport has nearly doubled since the beginning of the year.

Although the Mississippi River might seem to be abnormally low, it's still far from breaking any records.

John Deere is celebrating the anniversary of one of its most versatile products.