Chamber News
Chambers Formally Complete MergerSeptember 2, 2010
With no pomp and circumstance, the marriage between the Iowa Quad Cities and Illinios Quad City chambers of commerce became official Wednesday. Read the complete Quad-City Times story. ... (read)
Arsenal Golf Club Opens to the Public
September 1, 2010
The long-time private golf course on the Rock Island Arsenal will not be opened to the public and put under U.S. Army management. Read the full Quad-City Times story. ... (read)
Deere Sells Wind Energy Business to Exelon
September 1, 2010
Deere & Co. will sell its wind energy business to a subsidiary of Exelon Corp. -- marking Exelon's entry into the ownership and operational side of wind projects and Deere's departure. Read about this $900 million transaction in a Quad-... (read)
Free Publicity for Your Business or Organization
September 1, 2010
You can now enter your own business or organization's press releases to appear on our rotating News section on the chamber's website homepage. All you do is fill out a simple form and submit. Click Member Information then News on the drop down menu... (read)
Downtown Summit Lets Davenport Shine
August 25, 2010
During his first week on the job in 1988, Thom Guzman of the Iowa Department of Economic Development was on a field trip to Davenport and spent the night at the Blackhawk Hotel. “I remember there wasn’t a lot to see or do in downtown Davenport back... (read)
Davenport Students Named a Bezos Scholar Named for Amazon.com Founder
August 23, 2010
Jonathan O'Leary, a senior at Davenport Central High School, is one of only 12 in the nation chosen to be a Bezos scholar this year. The program is named for Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com. For his honor, O'Leary got to spend a week this ... (read)
Small Victories Help Build Quad Cities Economy
August 23, 2010
Economic development is an incremental process. So much of the work occurs behind the scenes, one project, one phone call, one visit at a time. The Quad Cities has had some victories recently with small businesses expanding or new bus... (read)
Members Approve Chamber Merger
July 29, 2010
Members of the Illinois and Iowa QC Chambers of Commerce voted Wednesday, July 28, to merge the two organizations into a single, unified Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce. In separate membership meetings at the i wireless Center, chamber m... (read)
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