Check it out: downtown Moline has a swanky new hotel
(WorldNews Business)

MOLINE - The hotel-building boom in the Quad-Cities hasn´t missed Moline. The Axis Hotel, a swanky new hotel that´s given new life to a historic building in downtown Moline, held its opening bash Thursday night. Renovations took three years, yielding 104 guest rooms, a luxe first-floor lounge, and a new bistro and bar. `This is a great day because we´ve worked so hard on this building,` said David Thompson, chief operating executive. `We´re excited to show the public the historic richness this building has to offer.` The hotel at 1630 5th Ave. has been brought back from the dead by the Heart of America Group. It´s also part of the Tapestry Collection by Hilton. Guest rooms are spacious and...