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05/19/2013, 11:23 am
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all ...
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05/18/2013, 12:50 pm
When it comes to buying a new TV, most people look for the biggest TV in their price range. While ...
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05/17/2013, 9:29 pm
Dear Mr. Berko: I bought 100 shares of Verizon in October 2008 for my individual retirement account because I had ...
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05/17/2013, 9:21 pm
Ascentra will hold a ribbon-cutting at 4:30 p.m. Monday at the credit union's newest branch at 2339 53rd Ave., ...
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05/17/2013, 9:20 pm
Sivyer Steel has moved its Moline operation to Bettendorf as part of plans for the new Interstate 74 bridge. ...
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05/17/2013, 6:10 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Encouraging news about the U.S. economy extended the stock market's rally Friday. Small-company stocks rose ...
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05/17/2013, 5:11 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Encouraging news about the U.S. economy extended the stock market's rally Friday. Small-company stocks rose ...
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05/17/2013, 11:11 am Press release submitted by Genesis Health System. DAVENPORT -- Genesis nurse Tosha Allen, MSN, RN, CEN has been awarded ...
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05/16/2013, 9:21 pm
With guest room renovations completed, the staff at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center in Rock Island now are ...
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05/15/2013, 7:19 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Investors nudged the stock market to all-time highs Wednesday despite a handful of disappointing economic reports. ...
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05/15/2013, 5:58 pm
PARIS (AP) — The eurozone is now in its longest ever recession — a stubborn slump that has surpassed ...
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05/15/2013, 5:55 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sharp drops in fuel and food costs reduced a measure of U.S. wholesale prices in April by ...
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05/15/2013, 5:54 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. manufacturers cut back on production in April, as auto companies cranked out fewer cars, factories ...
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05/15/2013, 5:23 pm
MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - Deere & Co. said on Wednesday that bad weather and weak economies will hinder sales growth ...
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05/15/2013, 3:02 pm
Press release submitted by Ascentra BETTENDORF – To commemorate the completion of their newest state-of-the-art branch at 2339 ...
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05/16/2013, 12:48 am
Net income attributable to Deere & Company was $1.084 billion, or $2.76 per share, for the second quarter ended April ...
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05/14/2013, 6:42 pm
Here are some comments I have heard recently from team members frustrated with their teams. Maybe you can relate ...
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05/14/2013, 5:26 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market marched back into record territory Tuesday as investors seized on the latest ...
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05/14/2013, 2:08 pm
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, ...
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05/14/2013, 11:58 am
NEW YORK (AP) — The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign ...
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05/14/2013, 11:30 am
SAUGET, Ill. (AP) — FedEx Corp. is building a $23.5 million ground distribution facility in southwestern Illinois that will ...
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Today is Monday, May 20, the 140th day of 2013. There are 225 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A petition is being circulated asking the city council to order awell bored in Market Square. It would be a great accommodation to the public.
1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 p.m. on May 18 the Mississippi River flooded its banks atRock Island and destroyed the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber Co. and damagedRock Island Arsenal power plant. Total loss is estimated at $100,000.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of Sough Rock Island Township are circulating apetition favoring the annexation of that area to the City of Rock Island.
1938 -- 75 years ago: A group of state members of the National Grandmothers Clubmeeting in Rock Island are making plans to petition for the observance of a NationalGrandmothers Day.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere and Co. reported today that its U.S. and Canadian sales forthe first half of the 1963 fiscal year set an all time record of $323,716.628.
1988 -- 25 years ago: William G. Lawrence, first administrative director, has retired fromPECO Enterprises, Inc. Prior to his service at PECO, Mr. Lawrence was the civilianpersonnel officer at the Rock Island Arsenal.
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