Grow in the Quad Cities
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Strategic Sites. Unique Opportunities. Transformational Growth.

From Mississippi Riverfront development to high-impact mixed-use sites, the Quad Cities offers scalable opportunities with strong demand, regional reach and competitive project economics.

Positioned along the Mississippi River with access to major interstates, rail and river transportation, the Quad Cities offers the connectivity businesses need to scale efficiently. But infrastructure is only part of the story.

Here, companies benefit from a skilled and reliable workforce, competitive operating costs and a collaborative regional approach to economic development. From advanced manufacturing to agtech and beyond, businesses across industries are finding room to grow—and the support to do it successfully.

Whether you’re expanding an existing footprint or establishing a new operation, the Quad Cities delivers the assets that matter: available sites, strong partnerships and a business climate built for long-term success.

Explore prime Riverfront, Entertainment & Urban Infill mixed-use development opportunities and see how the Quad Cities can support your next phase of growth.

Tami Petsche
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Tami Petsche
Vice President, Business Attraction - Grow Quad Cities
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Riverfront
A Market Positioned for High-Impact Development
With underutilized riverfront, strong regional demand, and a cost structure built for margin, the Quad Cities offers a unique opportunity for high-impact, scalable development.
Entertainment
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Urban Infill
Major, private-sector employers ranging from global manufacturing giants to our nation's food suppliers, from aerospace to defense, choose to call the QC home.
QC, That's Where?
A Connection to the World!

The QC is the heart of the Midwest, connected by one of the world’s most renowned rivers, the Mississippi and the regional towns it gave birth to over the centuries.

Five major cities make up the Quad Cities metro: Bettendorf and Davenport Iowa, East Moline, Moline and Rock Island Illinois. The entire QC is a family of communities in a six-county bi-state region: Clinton, Muscatine and Scott Counties in Iowa & Henry, Mercer and Rock Island Counties in Illinois. It's within a 300-mile radius of 41 million people with close access to major markets: Chicago, Minneapolis-St. Paul, St. Louis, Des Moines, Omaha, Kansas City and Indianapolis.

QC offers an open-minded network and drive that make the region a hub of ambition; with an opportunity to live in a place that’s as genuine as it is quirky, where you can start something and make a difference, and enjoy the well-being of an authentic community along with the freedom of connection to the world. 

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Map of the Quad Cities region
The heart of the Midwest
QC, That's Where? It's where two states and one mighty Mississippi River are home to a family of communities making the Midwest's future.