It’s a win for businesses in the three downtowns involved – Bettendorf, Davenport and Rock Island – as the brightly painted windows in a variety of holiday motifs bring people out to vote for their favorite design, and in the process, discover new shops and restaurants. It’s a win for the artists, who are compensated...
Small businesses are the heart of our downtown, giving us a unique personality that keeps people coming back. The Downtown Bettendorf Organization (DBO) supports these small businesses through grant programs that spark additional investment and growth. Last year, the DBO launched a Façade Improvement and Commercial Interior Improvement Grant Program in partnership with the City...
Downtown Bettendorf experienced a period of limited growth for many years due to the impending construction of the new Interstate 74 bridge. At first, it was anticipated the bridge construction could take as long as 10 years and the threat of eminent domain discouraged investment in our urban core. Who would want to run a...
The owner of one of the oldest Bettendorf businesses says he’s seeing a lot of his hopes coming true. Don Keller has a front row seat to downtown’s growth explosion. The store his parents founded, K & K Hardware, more than 80 years ago serves as a vital anchor to the area’s burgeoning home improvement...
In some ways Verde—a new upscale Mexican restaurant in Bettendorf—mirrors the transformation happening downtown. Bright, bold colors grace the quaint interior and complement a menu not afraid to try something different. “We wanted to bring something new and unique to the area,” Verde’s manager Bri Choitz said. The same can be said of an area...
Four Downtown Bettendorf businesses will share in more than $30,000 awarded through the new Façade Improvement and Commercial Interior Improvement grants by the Downtown Bettendorf Organization (DBO). DBO announced these grant recipients and projects: Façade Improvement Grants Tango Salon, 836 State St.; Leeann Themas, business and property owner; new façade work including milling headers, filling...
