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












