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Des Moines Register Its a bird, its a plane, its a 535 square-foot steel and concrete modular structure. On a cloudy Thursday in Waukee, a massive crane gently transferred a fully constructed drive-thru from a semi-truck trailer to its foundation at 1025 S.E. Laurel St.  The pre-fabricated building will be home to the first of what is planned to be a chain of Hyper Energy Bars, a coffee and energy drink retailer. The concept started in the Des Moines metro as a food truck in September 2020...

By Sue Danielson Feb 9, 2021 (Moline, IL) -- A Quad Cities-based pharmacy startup plans to add up to 300-jobs. DivvyDOSE has been growing its medication delivery service. UnitedHealth Group bought the company last fall. DivvyDose is headquartered in Moline, and plans to move front-end operations into two floors of Mississippi Plaza, downtown Davenport. The company will keep packaging and logistical operations at its facility John Deere Road in Moline. DIvvyDose has more than 300 employ...

February 1, 2021 MOLINE, IL -- The Western Illinois University Quad Cities Core Values Awards have been an annual tradition since 2010 to recognize the contributions of individuals from the University community in the Quad Cities. The 2020 awards were chosen by the Quad Cities Core Values Selection Committee. The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated announcing the winners virtually, but a nameplate for each recipient will be installed on the award board on the third floor of the Quad Cities C...

Deere sues Iowa competitors Kinze, Ag Leader for infringing patent on high-speed planter Friday, January 8, 2021 11:21 AM Des Moines Register: Deere & Co. is trying to block two Iowa manufacturers from selling competing products that allow farmers to sow their fields faster. The Quad Cities-based agricultural giant filed patent infringement lawsuits against Williamsburg-based Kinze Manufacturing and Ames-based Ag Leader in U.S. District Court on Dec. 4, alleging that the competitor...