Economic Development

The Quad Cities Chamber is the lead economic development organization for the Quad Cities region. We assist existing local businesses with expansions, entrepreneurs with start-up initiatives, and businesses from outside the region through our business attraction arm, Quad Cities First.

We offer a wealth of resources to help businesses in every phase. If your company has an opportunity for expansion, an issue impeding growth or an idea related to a new product process or market, we are here to help.

Some of the services we offer are:

• Customized market research
• Site location assistance
• Single point of contact through the life of the project
• Incentive information
• Industry connections
• Streamline and facilitate the permitting and location process
• Access to the Critical Talent Network
• Patent commercialization
• Foreign Trade Zone assistance
• One-on-one Business Connections Interviews to help identify solutions to barriers to business growth