Quad Cities in Top 10 in Mississippi River Corridor rankings for economic development

The Quad Cities region again ranked in the Top 10 Mississippi River Corridor metros for total number of economic development projects by Site Selection Magazine. The rankings are based on projects that qualified for the Conway Projects Database between July 2023 and December 2024 by meeting at least one of three criteria: at least $1 million invested, at least 20 new jobs created or at least 20,000 new sq. ft. of space.

Total Projects

Tied for #6 Quad Cities MSA - 13 projects

Total Projects Per Capita

#10 Muscatine - 2 projects 

Site Selection Magazine is an internationally circulated business publication covering corporate real estate and economic development.