COMING SOON: Davenport

Hy-Vee is repurposing the former Gordmans and Guitar Center building on Elmore Avenue in Davenport. However, that doesn't mean a new grocery store is going there. Hy-Vee is not sharing any details just yet, but say they are in the initial phases of renovating the building and to stay tuned.

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Salon and Studios is opening its third location in the Quad Cities at the intersection of Utica Ridge Road and Crow Creek Road. According to their website, they "provide individual licensed beauty and wellness professionals the opportunity to operate their business in a quality environment." 

Inside each location are a number of rooms that anyone can lease - from massage therapists to hair stylists. The new location - 4610 Utica Ridge Road, Davenport - is leasing now and is expected to be open in June 2022. 

Salon and Studios' other locations are 2225 West 53rd Street, Davenport and 3545 Middle Road, Bettendorf.

Video Aired on April 14th, 2022:

Veterans Memorial Park in Davenport is expanding with some enhancements. Work gets underway in Spring 2022 on Phase II - a new river overlook (see below), landscaping, park amenities, and circulation trails. Phase I included the flagpole courtyard and trees along the riverfront trail.

The City of Davenport says "this project will be constructed with a workforce comprised of several veterans." Veterans Memorial Park was dedicated in 2011 and is part of Davenport's River Vision Plan. Construction is expected to be all done by late Summer 2022.

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Crumbl Cookies is opening its first location in the Quad Cities - near 53rd Street and Utica Ridge Road in Davenport by Bed, Bath, and Beyond and Hy-Vee. Crumbl Cookies is the fastest growing cookie company in the nation. It was started by two cousins in Utah in 2017 and there's now 400 locations.

The Davenport location opens at the end of April 2022, but if you can't wait until then - the closest one to the Quad Cities is in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Two new businesses are opening on Harrison Street in the Hilltop Campus Village. Woke Smoothie Juice Bar will offer organic smoothies with fresh fruits and Lonnie Ray's Academy will offer financial literacy for youth. This is also an extension of Lonnie Ray's Academy in Rock Island. 

Both businesses plan to open in late Spring 2022.

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A 7,000 square foot building is going up on 53rd Street - across the street from CostCo and to the west of Raising Cane's. The City of Davenport tells News 8 that the building will have room for two tenants, but the developer has not disclosed who they are yet.

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A 7-acre plot of land is being transformed into a new senior living community. It's located on Belle Court, north of 53rd Street and west of Jersey Ridge Road. The development is called "Meadowview of Davenport." According to its website, it includes 106 units for independent living, assisted living, and memory care. There are also two other Meadowviews - one in Johnston, Iowa and one in Clive, Iowa.

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Urbane210 is a new home for residents in downtown Davenport and soon it'll be a new home to some new businesses. The building, located at 210 East 2nd Street, has 56 apartments and the first floor has room for four businesses.

One of those businesses is going to be Theodora's, which is the sister store to Theo & Co. - located right across the street. Theo & Co. is a men's clothing store and Theodora's will focus on women's clothing. The Owner tells News 8 they hope to be open by June. 

The other three businesses are TBA, so stay tuned!

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Mission BBQ is opening its first location in Iowa on 53rd Street in Davenport. The restaurant will be located across the street from CostCo on the east side of Portillo's.

Mission BBQ has more than 100 locations across the United States. Five of them are in Illinois. The closest one to the Quad Cities is in Peoria.

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Wendy's is moving 0.6 miles down 53rd Street. Its location near Elmore Avenue closed at the end of January 2022 as renovations continue on the old Wise Guys Pizza building near Jersey Ridge Road. No word yet on when the new Wendy's will be open, but lots of work is underway as of February 2022.

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The Quad Cities' first-ever luxury dog resort is getting renovated and ready to open. Work is underway on a building at 1409 E. Kimberly Road for K9 Resorts. It is locally owned/operated and expected to open June 1st, 2022. 

K9 Resorts includes sound-resistant, cage-free accommodations with intricate moldings, chandeliers, and state-of-the-art outdoor courtyards. The location will also feature flooring systems with Microban, a PetAirapy UV air purification system, artificial turf with antimicrobial agents, premium Kuranda dog bedding, and luxury suites with HDTV systems.

K9 Resorts' staff and training program is on par with similar programs at Disney and Ritz-Carlton, focused on best-in-class customer - and canine - service.

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Bespoke Beauty and Body is opening on the second floor of Five Star Salon off Mound Street near River Drive. Five Star used to have a spa on the top floor of its building, but for the last two years that space has sat empty. Not anymore! Bespoke is expected to open on February 2, 2022. The spa will specialize in custom aesthetic treatments such as facials, with plans to add Massage Therapists, Coolsculpting, and Plasma Pens in the future.

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Total Cluster Fudge is taking over the old Save-A-Lot. The grocery store at 1309 West Fourth Street closed in March 2018. Total Cluster Fudge was started by a Michigan woman in 2012, who actually made an appearance on Food Network. Her business has grown, so now she's expanding to the Quad Cities.

Renovations are underway and are partially paid for by Davenport's Commercial DREAM Project. The city awarded $900K to 7 local businesses to enhance the outside of their buildings. The other projects include:

- Gravert's Auto Sales, LLC
- Nico's Tire
- Tappa's Steak House
- Turner Hall
- Duncalf Chiropractic
- D & K Real Estate

No word yet on when Total Cluster Fudge is expected to open.

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Elm Street Bridge is ready to open. Construction has been going on since April 2021 between Eastern Avenue and Jersey Ridge Road, but the road has been off limits for nearly two years. 

The bridge cost $2.6M, but $0 came out of the city budget. Instead, about half came from the Iowa Department of Transportation and the other half came from the Canadian Pacific Railway - which paid the city to take ownership of the bridge and maintain it.

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Russell Construction & Development is breaking ground on what will soon become Russell Industrial Park. The 95-acre area is located in Davenport, north of Interstate 80 and includes six projects. 

Construction has already started on one of the projects - a 250,000+ square foot warehouse. Russell said whoever's moving into the warehouse wants to keep it confidential until "their sign is hung on the building," which is expected to be in the Summer of 2022.

Russell also plans to break ground soon on another one of the six projects - a 300,000+ square foot spec building, which is expected to be available for another tenant by the end of 2022.

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Cool Beanz Coffeehouse in Rock Island is opening its second location inside Scott Community College's Urban Campus on West Third Street, between Brady and Main streets. This downtown location will be open to everyone - not just students - and is set to open Nov. 1.

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News 8 Viewer Patricia asked about the work being done at River Heritage Park in Davenport. This is east of the Arsenal Bridge where cruise ships are docking, with hundreds of people on board ready to visit the Quad Cities! 

According to Davenport Public Works, crews are extending the riverwalk by about 500 feet, which will include more lighting and seating. They're also constructing a two-acre lawn and prepping the east side of the park for future phases.

All of this work will allow more cruise boats to dock at the park, which is great for tourism as we reported in this story.

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Russell Construction and Development is announcing a big project called Birchwood South. It's located on the south side of 53rd Street, east of Utica Ridge Road in Davenport. 

Since the 1930s, the property has been a working farmstead. Over the years, attempts to buy the land and transform it have failed. Now though, it's about to undergo a huge transformation.

The property is 38 acres and it will be divided into two parts. The part closest to 53rd Street will hold restaurants, stores, and businesses. South of that part, Dolan Homes is going to build house and townhomes.

All the prep work is underway and construction is expected to begin in Spring of 2022.

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News 8 Viewer, Steve, asked on July 7, 2021: "What's being developed in the area of Hillandale Road and Enterprise Way?" We reached out to the Quad Cities Chamber and the Greater Davenport Redevelopment Corporation and here's what we found out:

MidAmerican Energy is moving its Service Center to a new location - from Marquette Street in Davenport near Centennial Park to the Eastern Iowa Industrial Center by Interstate 80 on Enterprise Way near Hillandale Road.

The 188,000 square foot facility will provide a home base for gas and electric crews, fleet and maintenance services, and inventory storage. It will also house approximately 130 employees who are located at MidAmerican Energy's current center.

Work at the site began in May 2021 and is expected to wrap up late 2022.

Video Aired on September 9th, 2021:

News 8 Viewer Sheryl asked "What is coming soon to First Midwest Bank on 53rd [Street] in Davenport?" A brand-new building is being built west of Elmore Avenue and across the street from CostCo. 

According to Davenport's Community and Economic Development Department, it's a two-tenant building - retail and restaurant. The retail is going to be Mattress Firm, but the city has not received the name of the restaurant yet. 

We will keep you updated!

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Video Aired on September 2nd, 2021:

Orion Technical College, formerly Hamilton Tech, is moving from its location on 53rd Street east of Brady Street in Davenport to the old Gander Mountain store on Elmore Avenue. 

The college was bought in February 2021 and a groundbreaking took place in March. Orion Technical College has already had a soft opening, but the grand opening is coming up in September 2021. 

Video Aired on August 11th, 2021:

Yummy Crab is opening at Noon on Sunday, July 25th, 2021. The seafood restaurant is located off Kimberly Road in Davenport where Outback Steakhouse used to be. Yummy Crab has locations in East Peoria and Springfield, Illinois. 

For more on Yummy Crab, click here.

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Video Aired on July 21, 2021:

The Cities Private Wealth Group, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial, is hosting a ribbon cutting on Thursday, July 22nd, 2021 with the Quad Cities Chamber at its location on Utica Ridge Road, south of 53rd Street in Davenport. It starts at 11:30am and an open house will follow.

The financial planning group moved from their building a little further up the road on Utica Ridge Road to a new building because they expanded.

For more on The Cities Private Wealth Group, click here.

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Video Aired on July 21st, 2021:

Ragged Records and Trash Can Annie are back! The two stores have been closed since the record-breaking flood of 2019. Now, more than two years later, they're returning with a new vibe. 

A Grand Opening is taking place Saturday, July 17th, 2021 at their new location - 311 E. 2nd Street in Davenport. This is near The Half Nelson and Racoon Motel. The event includes limited-edition Record Store Day titles, a special signing of the book Punks in Peoria, and a best-dressed contest for a $200 gift certificate to Trash Can Annie.

For more on the Grand Opening, click here.   

For more on Ragged Records, click here.

For more on Trash Can Annie, click here.

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Video Aired July 14th, 2021:

Some new homes are coming to northeast Davenport. City leaders say Silverthorne Homebuilders is putting in this new development on 55th Street, just west of Utica Ridge Road, just behind the Hy-Vee. 

No word when they're expected to open. Owner Jim Work says they're building the homes for a private investor.

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Raccoon Motel is set to reopen at the end of July 2021 after closing due to the flood of 2019. The building is now on East 2nd Street, in between Iowa and Pershing in Downtown Davenport. 

The first show's set for Friday, July 30th, 2021 with Los Angeles-based artist Claud, followed by a sold-out three-night stand with country artist Orville Peck. There is a full slate of grand opening week shows.

For ticket information, click here.

For a membership to Racoon Motel, click here.

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Video Aired July 7th, 2021:

Code Ninjas is moving into a new strip mall on Utica Ridge Road in Davenport, just south of Five Guys. At Code Ninjas, children learn to code "in a fun, safe, and inspiring learning environment while building video games!"

The business says they have hundreds of centers worldwide. The business is in the same strip mall as 392 Utica, another 392Caffe, as well as LV Nail Bar & Spa, and The Ridge. 

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Video Aired June 23rd, 2021:

Combine is opening up another location in Davenport. It will be located in the former Bad Boyz Pizza, 5266 Utica Ridge Road in Davenport. Owner Jeff Harrop, who's also the Managing Partner of Bass Street Chop House in Moline, says it will have a similar look and feel to the current Combine in East Moline - just a touch more casual.

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Video Aired June 16th, 2021:

Workers in the Scott County Planning and Development Office say a Kwik Star or a Kwik Trip is going in just west of Highway 61 and I-280. The information's confirmed through the Scott County Auditor's Office.

Kwik Star has a sign up near that interchange. Workers within the company out of La Crosse, Wisconsin say they plan to have that store open in Fall 2021. The address is 13888 118th Avenue in Davenport.

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Video Aired June 16th, 2021:

Iron & Grain Coffee House is getting ready to open its second location. It's set to happen Saturday, June 5th, 2021, according to Streamline Architects. This one is located in Davenport's Hilltop Campus Village on Main Street near Davenport Central High School.

The East Moline location is here to stay. In fact, Iron & Grain is opening another location on the Illinois side in late summer 2021 in Silvis.

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Video Aired May 26th, 2021:

A new upscale breakfast and brunch spot is coming to Downtown Davenport. Toasted is located on East 4th Street near Brady Street and you can't miss it, because the building is teal!

According to Kyle Carter with the Downtown Davenport Partnership, this property has been empty for nearly two decades and now it's getting a makeover.

Toasted comes from the Creators of Baked in the Village of East Davenport and Cookies & Dreams. 

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Video Aired May 19th, 2021:

A question we got from November of 2019 sparked an interest. Bette wanted to know what was going in just north of The Group- Obstetrics & Gynecology Specialists, P.C.

Bette was referring to Revive at The Group Med Spa, also owned by The Group, but there are other businesses that have gone in, in there. Caravel Autism Health opened in April 2021. It's a behavior analytic therapy center for children on the autism spectrum.

Caravel Autism Health is based out of Wisconsin, but they're expanding in the Midwest. Workers there say this is the first Iowa location they're in, but more are planned in the future. There's also room for more businesses in that building in the future.

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