Behind The Business

I talked with Kyle Carter from Downtown Davenport Partnership, which is a division of the Chamber of Commerce. They focus on leadership and advocacy for downtown economic development. They do everything from recruitment & retention to festivals & flower baskets. Kyl...

Joe Schilling from Saint Giuseppe's Pizza in East Moline.  They've halted business at their Coal Valley location and brought their close knit team/family into one location for the time being. Joe's got a strong family lineage steeped in pizza...

From disinfecting keys & wearing rubber gloves...to meeting customers & part suppliers at the door...Brian Gramenz from Shawn's Auto Service is doing everything he can to keep Quad Citizens safe during the COVID-19 shut down. In this Behind the Business, Brian talked about the original owner, Shawn, who was his stepdad. Shawn ...

Abby Rock says, no...don't bring your girl along to have her pick out her engagement/wedding ring. And her reasoning is simple! When will you ever get a chance to completely knock her socks off? Take complete advantage of the element of surprise...

I talked with Elizabeth Round, the marketing director at Village Home Stores. They started out in Cambridge, but Geneseo, Il is where they call home. Appliance sales & service, lighting, flooring, wall tile, kitchen cabinets & counter tops...prett...

Knight Chiropractic & Functional Health has opened in Leclaire, Ia. Dr Zachary Knight graduated from Palmer in February of 2019. He opened his practice on April 1st. Bad timing to say the least...but he stays very optimistic about business. Cu...

I talked with Adam Roethler (pronounced "rattler" inexplicably) from American Family Insurance.  Or as I call him..."The Insurance King". Adam had a pretty busy morning with the hail storm that rolled through the QCA last night.  I'm glad he took the time to chat with me about the new world we live in...

Tracy Zaehringer is the office manager at Beattie Family Dental in Davenport. They are currently only seeing emergency patients that are currently patients at Beattie.  They always take precautions...masks, gowns, etc...but now they have all but shut their doors to keep their patients and employees safe...

The lawnmower invented by Edwin Budding in 1830 was revolutionary in it’s time. The blades rotated in a rolling fashion instead of parallel with the grass like today. As it became more popular…companies sought to improve on the design...

I talked with Jeanelle Westrom, the owner of Davenport Guns in Davenport. She talked about how growing up with her dad & grandpa as gun lovers and parts manufacturers and how that fueled her love of guns. By the way 65% of the guns sold this month were to 1st time gun buyers...s...