Economy

New Hyatt Will Anchor Former Factory Site Project

WVIK, Quad Cities NPR | By Michelle O'Neill

Published April 19, 2017 at 4:37 PM CDT

Computer drawing of a large room with tables, chairs, and large windows with the new, I-74 bridge in the background

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Lounge on the 9th floor of the new Hyatt will feature views of the Mississippi River.

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Computer drawing of the exterior of the Hyatt hotel

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Computer rendering of Hyatt exterior with sunset in the background

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Map of site plan with streets, buildings, and parks

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Site plan for phase one

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Computer rendering of four-story apartment complex with the river in the background

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"The Haus" - 88 apartments to be builts as part of phase one

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The Bend on the Mighty Mississippi

Developers and East Moline officials will break ground Thursday on a project they hope will attract lots of people, restaurants, stores, and money. Thirteen years after CNH closed the old International Harvester combine factory, construction of The Bend on the Mighty Mississippi will officially begin.

The $80 million development includes a nine-story Hyatt hotel and more than 80 apartments, says project manager, Mike VanDeHeede, from Great River Property.

Thursday's groundbreaking will be held at 3:00 P.M. The 130-acre construction site is located north of River Drive and 12th Avenue, and east of 55th Street. It's land the Moline Plow Company sold to Farmall in 1927.