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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, La Chaine Simpson, 1896, lithograph, courtesy Deere & Company

Grant Wood, Fall Plowing, 1931, oil on canvas, courtesy Deere & Company

Deere Art at the Figge

The Quad Cities is well-known as the home of John Deere, but what's not well-known is that it's also the home of the company's extensive art collection. That could change starting this weekend, when the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa opens its new exhibit, "Global Currents: The John Deere Art Collection."

April 22, 2010 –

"Global Currents: The John Deere Art Collection" opens at 10 am Saturday (4/24/10) at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa. More information is available at figgeart.org

In addition, admission will be free for Deere employees, their families, retirees until the exhibit ends on October 24th.

Quad City Development Group History

Over the last 50 years, the Quad City Development Group unified the community and strengthened the local economy. That's according to two past presidents of the organization. This month, it was replaced by a new organization called, "Quad Cities First," and the Illinois and Iowa Quad City chambers of commerce. In the first of a two-part series, Michelle O'Neill talks with former President, Dick Weeks, about the development group's role in the 1960s, '70s, and early '80s.

September 29, 2009 –

After the farm crisis of the 1980s hit the country, the Quad City Development Group started exploring ways to diversify the local economy. That work and many other responsibilities now belong to the Illinois and Iowa Quad City chambers of commerce, and a new organization called, "Quad Cities First." In the second part of our series on the history of the development group, Michelle O'Neill talks with former President, John Gardner.

September 30, 2009 –

Being "green" in Rock Island means some public works employees are learning how to re-build 100 year old equipment, use 25-year-old software and keep track of the Rock River. Michelle O'Neill reports.

June 29 –

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