Our location in the heart of the Midwest along the Mississippi River and interstates I-80, I-88 and I-74 is superior. A direct 2.5-hour drive west of Chicago or a quick one-hour trip east from the University of Iowa and you're here! Our bistate transportation network makes it easy for companies to efficiently move goods and services throughout the world by barge, rail, air or interstate. Our advanced telecommunications structure is affordable and dependable.

 

As part of North America's Wind Belt, we're on the forefront of renewable energy technology. Another advantage: we're a designated Foreign Trade Zone with a bi-state port of entry, allowing companies to serve two different states within the same FTZ. With an outstanding and skilled labor force of over 200,000 you'll easily be able to find workers to fill your needs.

 

The Quad Cities metro area includes the communities and surrounding areas of Moline, East Moline and Rock Island in Illinois, and Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa. Cornfields dot our landscape as do more than 10,000 businesses. John Deere World Headquarters, Alcoa, Kraft, Exelon and a major military installation - the Rock Island Arsenal - call the Quad Cities home. Our cost of living is among the lowest in the nation as is our cost of doing business.

 

We're ready to assist you with locating or expandiing your business in our region. Contact us at 563-322-1706 or email Nathan Sondgeroth at nsondgeroth@iowaqcchamber.com.