McCleary Excavating Co. Inc. keeps growing A special store in Blue Grass: Just Because Iowa 80 just keeps growing and growing Bypassing Blue Grass: Will businesses suffer? Walcott's Burt Chiropractic Clinic takes on a new role Utilities plan upgrades in phone, water, energy Casino proves Bettendorf magnet LeClaire ex-landmark remembered Odd Little Gallery moves to LeClaire Garden focus of Grasshopper's TIF district help cities attract new business Rock Island dilemma: How to spend `extra' revenue Dolls add to Dove's Nest gifts Service industries continue to grow Union agenda for 2000: Elect friends of labor Some always will take a gamble A Q-C banking dichotomy: Big, little will survive Quad-Cities positioned well for the future How soon will plastic replace paper money? Farming is not just growing food Maybe we don't need as many farmers Farm dilemma: Should we be fooling Mother Nature? This year key to river's future use Rail transport has future in 21st century Q-C marketed as tourist destination Regional rail hub on track Effort to return passenger service still on track Cross-training helps produce team players Even established companies take to the Internet Workers will be retrained several times in career Continuing education geared toward retraining Little businesses can make a big difference Manufacturing will remain viable in Q-C Technology, communication keys to new jobs Q-C Development Group backs area as a whole Bawden Printing sustains growth Weaving baskets as a livelihood Bank mirrors Eldridge expansion Easy' money leaves many indebted to their future Change the byword for '00 grads `Save our Rock' main goal at Arsenal Move to service industries will continue

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