IN THIS ISSUE
Hooah! Quad Cities The Campaign to Support Our Military Community The Economics of Defense
In the Q: Soldier Profile Ribbon Cuttings & New Members
The QC Defense Issue UPCOMING
EVENTS
ISSUE TWO 20I2
The Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce Digital Magazine
2012-2013
WORK PLAN July 1 marks the start of our new fiscal year and the rollout of a fresh work plan. This year we’re leading new economic development initiatives, providing more in the way of support for our membership and even adding fun activities for members to grow their business. We’ll capitalize on our regional reputation as a manufacturing powerhouse, showcase and cultivate our defense industry, amplify entrepreneurship and drive membership growth through added services and benefits. All of this aligns with our regional growth strategy, which is centered around our goals to improve the region’s economic strength through adding jobs and investment in our community.
VIEW OUR 2012-2013 WORKPLAN HERE! Check out our handy GLOSSARY for military acronyms
BOARD OF DIRECTORS PAUL VANDUYNE (CHAIR) KJWW ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS STEPHANIE ACRI EVANS PREMIUM MANUFACTURING JIM ANDERSON THE SCHEBLER COMPANY STEVEN BAHLS AUGUSTANA COLLEGE PRYCE T. BOEYE THE HUNGRY HOBO LINDA BOWERS LINGUISYSTEMS, INC. THOMAS A. BRACKMANN INDIVIDUAL DOUGLAS P. CROPPER GENESIS HEALTH SYSTEM JOHN DEDONCKER THE NATIONAL BANK PAT EIKENBERRY MISSMAN, INC. DAVID GREEN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER KELLI GRUBBS VICTORYSTORE.COM DOUG HULTQUIST QCR HOLDINGS, INC. MARY JUNCK LEE ENTERPRISES JIM KADAVY MCGLADREY, LLP KENNETH R. KOUPAL U.S. BANK, N.A. DAN KUETER UNITED HEALTHCARE PAUL LENSMEYER ASCENTRA CREDIT UNION LANCE LESLIE DELOITTE TAX, LLP SCOTT LOHMAN LOHMAN COMPANIES JANET MASAMOTO JTM CONCEPTS, INC. W. KENNY MASSEY MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA GARY MOHR EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT RANDY MOORE IOWA AMERICAN WATER COMPANY DAVID NUERNBERGER DELOITTE TAX, LLP DANIEL PORTES MANAGEMENT RESOURCE GROUP TODD RAUFEISEN RAUFEISEN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY CAROLINE RUHL RUHL & RUHL REALTORS CHARLES RUHL, JR. RUHL & RUHL COMMERCIAL JIM RUSSELL RUSSELL CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. PETE SCHLICKSUP KNILAN’S FURNITURE & INTERIORS MARK SCHWAB TRISSEL GRAHAM & TOOLE, INC. RICK SEIDLER TRINITY REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM JOE B. SLAVENS NORTHWEST BANK & TRUST COMPANY MARA SOVEY DEERE & COMPANY JOHN STAVNES WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. BILL STOERMER E XELON NUCLEAR GERALD J. TAYLOR MOLINE DISPATCH PUBLISHING COMPANY CYNTHIA TIDWELL ROYAL NEIGHBORS OF AMERICA MICHAEL C. VONDRAN TAG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. DANA WATERMAN III LANE & WATERMAN, LLP ROB WOODALL ALCOA, INC. DALE ZUDE COURTESY CAR CITY
Advertising placed in“In Defense of America,” the special Arsenal section jointly published bu the Dispatch Argus and Quad City Times.
HOOAH!
QUAD CITIES A campaign to celebrate the Quad Cities military community and grow support for the Rock Island Arsenal.
Most of us have a friend, colleague, family member or acquaintance who currently works on the Rock Island Arsenal in some capacity or has worked there at one point. Our cities and towns are filled with the families of soldiers who are fighting, or did fight, for our freedom overseas; of veterans transitioning financially, emotionally and physically to civilian life; of young men and women seeking information about how they, too, can give back to their country. The Chamber has now developed a portal that serves as a conduit to connect veterans, military families and soldiers to the resources available in our community, as well as help civilians who want to support the military community find ways to do so. Visit our Facebook and Twitter pages, and HooahQuadCities.com to find: J O I N T H E R A N K S AT
• job opportunities and hiring fairs • community-oriented events (such as patriotic parades, military appreciation nights, ceremonies) • post-secondary educational or training programs • opportunities to honor local heroes • volunteer openings at military support organizations • military discounts at area businesses • specific support and resources for military families in need of employment, relocation assistance, homecoming and deployment, family classes, and more
The USO is one example of a great organization that supports our military - and through the Hooah! campaign, we help you gain access to local volunteer opportunities and resources. A nonprofit organization, the USO of Illinois provides more than 300 programs and services to support over 300,000 military and military families. The USO of Illinois’ Rock Island serves the more than 55,000 active duty military and military
dependents, and wounded warriors in the Quad Cities area. The mission of the USO of Illinois is to improve quality of life for Armed Forces personnel and their families, and create solid, positive relationships between military communities and their surrounding civilian communities. Learn more at usoofillinois.org.
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As an instructor for the Department of Defense in Afghanistan, Tom Schoustra provided leadership and guidance to fellow soldiers. Since returning to the Quad Cities, Schoustra now works for the Rock Island Arsenal and serves as a board member for Jason’s Box.
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TOM SCHOUSTRA
SOLDIER PROFILE HOW LONG HAS THE QUAD CITIES BEEN YOUR HOME? On and off since 1981. WHAT’S YOUR CURRENT JOB? I came back to the Rock Island Arsenal in November 2011. I do small arms repair and assembly. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR MILITARY CAREER. I first started when I joined the Marines right out of high school in 1988. I spent 8 ½ years in the Marines. I served in the Gulf War from August of 1990 to April of 1991. I left the Marines in 1999, and went to work in the private sector for 10 years, and then returned to the government. I’ve had a couple of deployments to Afghanistan since then. WHERE ARE SOME OF THE BASES YOU HAVE LIVED ON? California, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Korea, Panama, Iraq and Afghanistan. WHICH ONE WAS YOUR FAVORITE, AND WHY? I really liked Camp Pendelton, but Hawaii was probably my favorite. How could you not like Hawaii?
done. I’ve seen many who have been deployed more times than I have, who have kept their family intact. You have to have a real strong sense of moral values and commitment to each other and families.
WHAT IS ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE MOMENTS AS A MEMBER OF THE MILITARY?
I think probably one of the best memories I have was coming back from the Gulf War. The reception that we received when we finally got back was just unbelievable. That’s something I’ll never forget. Because you never really think anyone’s thinking about you when you’re gone, and you get back and realize people are supporting you. It was pretty awesome.
ANY KIDS? I have three girls. HOW HAS MILITARY LIFE IMPACTED YOUR FAMILY? DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR OTHERS SERVING WITH FAMILY AT HOME? It’s been very difficult. I’ve been married and divorced twice, so it’s definitely been rocky. It’s a really tough balance. It’s something that people just absolutely have to be committed to and be willing to work on. Both sides have to really work on things in so many ways. But it can be
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WHAT IS THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEERISM? To me, I think volunteerism is important just for the simple fact that it’s humbling to give your time and your effort to something that you don’t get paid for. I think it’s good for the soul. I think more people should be able to experience the satisfaction that comes from doing volunteer work at some level. HOW CAN THE QUAD CITIES CIVILIAN COMMUNITY BETTER SUPPORT OUR MILITARY? To be really honest, I think that the Quad Cities does a great job supporting the Rock Island Arsenal, the local military and their local veterans. This is the heart of America, and our community provides a great deal of support.
HOW CAN THE QUAD CITIES BUSINESS COMMUNITY BETTER SUPPORT OUR MILITARY? If employers took a deeper look at the experience that veterans and active military have, it would maybe outweigh the lack of higher education that we may or may not have. We spend our lives educating ourselves, and that doesn’t mean that we aren’t as qualified as others with a degree. From a business standpoint, I’d like to see the entire country give us a little more consideration, so that our time and service was weighed a little more heavily when competing for higher paid positions.
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The Economics of Defense The Industry’s Impact on the Regional Economy & the Chamber’s Strategy for Support
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One Hundred Twelfth Congress of the United States of America AT T H E F I R S T S E S S I O N
A NATIONAL VIEW
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the fifth day of January, two thousand and eleven
An Act
Balancing the national budget has been a long-time concern of our top leaders, and the enactment of the Budget Control Act of 2011 was intended to resolve the deadlock and include spending cuts. Unless Congress can agree to at least $1.2 trillion in budget cuts, a mandate of across-the-board cuts, or sequestration, will go into effect in January 2013. The impact of these across-the-board cuts to the Department of Defense (DoD) would be a $492 billion cut over the next 10 years, in addition to the $487 billion already being implemented this year. In response to such potential sequestration, the Chamber has joined other local partners to advocate for a better solution. “Implementing these cuts would result in the United States having the smallest Army since 1940, the smallest Navy since 1916 and the smallest Air Force in U.S. history,” said MG (ret.) Yves Fontaine.
In response to such potential sequestration, the Chamber has joined other local partners to advocate for a better solution.
Roughly 200,000 active duty service members would be forced out of the military. One-in-four defense civilian positions would be terminated, and our nation’s manufacturing base would sustain massive lay-offs that would lead to a lost generation of skilled workers. Research and development spending would also be impacted, which would directly and negatively affect our military edge. continued on next page
To provide for budget control.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Budget Control Act of 2011’’. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Severability. TITLE I—TEN-YEAR DISCRETIONARY CAPS WITH SEQUESTER Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.
101. 102. 103. 104. 105.
Enforcing discretionary spending limits. Definitions. Reports and orders. Expiration. Amendments to the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. Sec. 106. Senate budget enforcement. TITLE II—VOTE ON THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT Sec. 201. Vote on the balanced budget amendment. Sec. 202. Consideration by the other House. TITLE III—DEBT CEILING DISAPPROVAL PROCESS Sec. 301. Debt ceiling disapproval process. Sec. 302. Enforcement of budget goal. TITLE IV—JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON DEFICIT REDUCTION Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.
401. 402. 403. 404.
Establishment of Joint Select Committee. Expedited consideration of joint committee recommendations. Funding. Rulemaking.
TITLE V—PELL GRANT AND STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM CHANGES Sec. 501. Federal Pell grants. Sec. 502. Termination of authority to make interest subsidized loans to graduate and professional students. Sec. 503. Termination of direct loan repayment incentives. Sec. 504. Inapplicability of title IV negotiated rulemaking and master calendar exception. SEC. 2. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Act, or any application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and the application of this Act to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected.
PROPOSED NATIONAL BUDGET CUTS 2012-22: $221 Billion, Other
2012: $487 Billion, DoD
2012-22: $492 Billion, DoD
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QUAD CITIES DEFENSE INDUSTRY: FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY
What is a public-private partnership?
Recent changes in federal law by our congressional delegation have paved the way for more growth through public-private partnerships at the Rock Island Arsenal. Such partnerships lead to greater financial independence and stability for the arsenal.
MACK DEFENSE VIDEO
“Since the changes went into effect in December 2011, the arsenal has already signed into one A public-private additional partnership with private business Mack par tnership (PPP) Defense,” said Paul Rumler, executive vice president, describes a venture Quad Cities Chamber.
that is funded and operated through a par tnership between the government and one or more private sector companies.
Mack Defense, which produces combat-capable vehicles and vehicles used for military transport, wants to begin gradually manufacturing some of its products on the island. Rumler continues, “The Quad Cities has the assets major defense companies are looking for as they seek to expand their operations. As everyone – government and private companies alike – is looking for more efficient ways to do business, the Quad Cities Chamber is strategically approaching defense contractors to establish or enhance offices in the Quad Cities. While our region is most well-known for its manufacturing capabilities, the defense industry in the Quad Cities expands to logistics, engineering, infrastructure and water resource management, opening up a lot of opportunities to grow our defense industry. And ultimately, all of this activity will further support the sustainability of the Arsenal, our regional economy and our nation.” Over 500 Quad Cities businesses fulfill DoD contracts, and 70 DoD organizations are located on the Rock Island Arsenal. continued on next page
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Mack Defense, a subsidiary of Mack Trucks, Inc., is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and heavy-diesel engines, as well as drive systems for marine and industrial applications and aerospace components.
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“The Quad Cities Chamber is strategically approaching defense contractors to establish or enhance offices in the Quad Cities.” - Paul Rumler
8,000 Primary Jobs 14,000 Secondary Jobs $1 Billion Economic Impact
CHAMBER STRATEGY: ARSENAL SUPPORT The Rock Island Arsenal employs approximately 8,000 workers, and business conducted on the island supports an additional 14,000 jobs. Overall, the Arsenal has a $1 billion economic impact on our region.
LARGEST QC AREA EMPLOYERS COMPANY
EMPLOYEES
TYPE OF BUSINESS
Rock Island Arsenal
8,000
Defense Manufacturing
Deere & Company
6,300
Agriculture OEM
Genesis Health System
4,900
Health Care System
Trinity Regional Health System
2,900
Health Care System
Tyson Fresh Meats
2,400
Food Processing
Alcoa, Inc.
2,250
Aerospace & Defense Aluminum
Kraft Foods/Oscar Mayer
1,650
Food Processing
XPAC
1,195
Supply Chain Management & Logistics
Isle of Capri
1,050
Casino, Hotel, Entertainment
MidAmerican Energy Co.
1,025
Utility / Energy Delivery
With pending budget cuts at the national level, the Chamber has implemented a multi-tier plan to strategically support the work of the Arsenal. A few of the tactics we’re carrying out to Military Affairs Council: The Council is a support the region’s largest employer include: coalition of public and private partners dedicated to supporting the Rock Island Arsenal and the Hooah! Quad Cities: During the Chamber’s Quad Cities military community. This group 2011 trip to Washington, D.C., it became clear maintains an active business community presence that the Quad Cities community needed to on the island and promotes relationship-building amplify efforts to visibly support the military. to foster growth opportunities. Hooah! Quad Cities is a military appreciation and awareness campaign. New Partnerships Facilitation: We are identifying local companies with capabilities to Industry Marketing: We are marketing the support major defense contracting opportunities, strength of the region’s defense industry across the and linking them together. nation by attending trade shows and through visits to defense company and command headquarters. Quad Cities Community Military Covenant: Through a signed covenant, the Quad Cities community pledges to care for military, veterans and their families; work cooperatively with the Rock Island Arsenal; and support partnerships that enhance the strength of our Armed Forces. National Manufacturing Innovation Center Framework: We are connecting with local partners to build on the Quad Cities’ powerful industry strengths in manufacturing, in order to make the region a recognized global hub for the metal and multi-materials (M3) sector.
WHAT CAN YOU DO? • Sign up to support at HooahQuadCities.com. We’ll list your name on the website as a supporter. • Volunteer your time with one of the local military support organizations listed on HooahQuadCities.com. • Attend community-wide military support events – let’s get out en masse and show support for our soldiers!
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Quad Cities Midwest Small Business Government Contracting Symposium The Midwest Small Business Government Contracting Symposium has one simple goal: to grow business.
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t the recent Small Business Government Contracting Symposium at the iwireless center, over 50 businesses expressed interest in starting new or expanding their presence in the Quad Cities. More than 100 exhibitors displayed their business information and 600 people attended to make new connections.
The Quad Cities First defense industry booth garnered attention at this year’s Symposium.
This year’s symposium was different than years past. Organizers combined three major contracting events into one conference: the contracting symposium, the Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing & Technology Center Industry Days and the Army Sustainment Command’s Advance Planning Briefing to Industry. The Quad Cities Chamber co-sponsored a welcome reception and a private luncheon with major defense contractors, all in an effort to elevate the defense industry in the Quad Cities. In
addition, the Chamber and Quad Cities First jointly had two booths at the show, one promoting the Quad Cities’ defense industry, and the other the new 395 appointments Hooah! Quad Cities campaign. For many companies, the most took place between valuable part of the symposium was small businesses the matchmaking meetings, through and prime which small businesses met one-onone with large defense contractors. contractors. “The purpose of the matchmaking sessions was to provide the opportunity for small businesses to get in front of an established government contractor to market their business and really showcase what differentiates them, and how they can truly help that more established business,” said Beth White, government contracting specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, CIRAS. “It is a chance for face-to-face interaction with key officers and decision makers within the companies that many times is difficult if not impossible to secure,” White continued. Large defense contractors present included John Deere, Booz Allen Hamilton, Lockheed Martin, Motorola, Rockwell Collins and many others. Overall, 395 appointments took place between small businesses and prime contractors.
SPOTLIGHT: PROJECT HEALING WATERS Sgt. Robert Bartlett (Ret.), one of the keynote speakers at the symposium, shared his story of being severely injured by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Iraq, and the profound affect the non-profit organization Project Healing Waters had on his recovery. Project Healing Waters uses fly fishing as therapy, teaching the sport to help injured soldiers overcome the difficulties they now face. Most importantly, the teachers are volunteer retired servicemen who are able to relate to and mentor their clients. One of the original founders of Project Healing Waters, Paul Ricciuti, is from the Quad Cities. Watch this video to hear from Sgt. Robert Bartlett (Ret.) and learn more about Project Healing Waters.
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A QC Visit From America’s Away Team U.S. Navy Admiral Visits Area Manufacturers
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From left to right: Steven Peake, Acting Director of Engineering; Bryan Heath, Director of Operations & Quality Assurance; Lt. Joseph Hamilton; Admiral Tilghman Payne; Gordon Abele, General Manager – Davenport Business Unit; Paul Rumler, Executive Vice President, Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce—all at Cobham Davenport.
obham Davenport recently hosted a very important guest: Rear Admiral Tilghman Payne, who saw firsthand how leading-edge technologies produced here at the Quad Cities facility impact the Navy.
The Navy, known as “America’s Away Team,” protects our coasts and aids in securing our nation’s economic prosperity. Cobham Davenport manufactures equipment for the Navy that increases survivability in the extreme conditions commonly faced by service men and women. The company employs over 500 people locally, supporting the defense industry with innovations in aviation oxygen and aircraft survivability systems, air-to-air refueling equipment, military diving rebreathers and more. Cobham executives showcased their manufacturing center where fuel tanks and pods, used to refuel jets in-air during critical missions, are built. They also showed off their military diving rebreathers, and explained that when this equipment is sold to the Navy, a former Navy diver on their staff will travel and spend weeks with the end-users training with the equipment.
A Cobham employee works on a refueling pod, which will be used in an air-to-air refueling mission.
“What you do here matters. It makes me feel good to see the passion and the care you take in creating the systems that keep us safe at sea and in the air,” Rear Adm. Payne said. During his visit, Rear Adm. Payne also stopped at the Rock Island Arsenal, Deere & Company, Western Illinois University and the Moline Rotary. “Any state with such a mighty river on its doorstep qualifies as a maritime state and has interests in – and a relationship with – the world’s oceans. Although the miles of land to the east and the west separate you from the Atlantic and Pacific, the Mississippi connects you and because of that, you have a stake in freedom of the seas, in maritime commerce, and a stake in the U.S. Navy,” said Rear Adm. Tilghman D. Payne at the Moline Rotary Club luncheon. “A strong navy is necessary to preserve the American way of life,” he continued.
Rear Admiral Tilghman Payne Payne is the commander, Navy Region Midwest. He received his commission from the U.S. Naval Academy. His personal awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (two awards), Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Navy Commendation Medal (six awards) and the Navy Achievement Medal (two awards).
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Who’s Coming to Dinner? By Michael R. Hutchison
Executive Director/Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting (PARC), Army Contracting Command—Rock Island (ACC–RI) WHOM I’D ASK: George Washington WHY: At the end of the War for Independence, he readily and voluntarily stepped down from his post as Commander of the Continental Army to go back to the farm at Mount Vernon. He could have remained in charge of the Army and become a virtual king, much in the same manner as Napoleon. After two terms as president, he again stepped down and gave up power. ONE QUESTION I’D ASK: In the absence of precedent in recent history, what thought process or values led you away from retaining holding absolute power to stepping back into relative obscurity as a farmer? WHAT I WOULD SERVE: Prime rib, crab cakes and spoon bread.
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DISCOUNT TOBACCO WAREHOUSE Laura Borngardner 180 19th Ave. Moline, IL 61265 309.797.0362
KBR-NAGL Glenn Cannon 1634 Whittemore St., Bldg. 332, Ste. 201 Rock Island, IL 61201 309.786.0588
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SENTRY INSURANCE Javier Sotelo 4400 E. 53rd St. Davenport, IA 52807 563.459.5000 sentry.com
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FREIGHT HOUSE FARMERS MARKET 421 West River Drive Davenport, IA 52801 freighthousefarmersmarket.com
FURNISH 123 4500 16th Street P.O. Box 92 Moline, IL 61265 furnish123.com
ILLINOIS MAIN STREET DESIGNATION Moline Centre Main Street 619 – 16th Street Moline, IL 61265 molinecentre.org
JOHN DEERE PAVILION 1400 River Drive Moline, IL 61265 deere.com
JUMER’S CASINO AND HOTEL, BLUE SQUARE CAFÉ 777 Jumer Drive Rock Island, IL 61201 jumerscasinohotel.com
LEGAL SHIELD 123 West Washington Street Oswego, IL 60543 bradkmartin.legalshield.com
LEGAT ARCHITECTS 1515 5th Avenue Moline, IL 61265 legat.com
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY 8033 University Boulevard, Suite A Des Moines, IA 50325 lls.org
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LONGLEY SYSTEMS, INC. 1724 4th Avenue P.O. Box 3607 Rock Island, IL 61204 longleysystems.com
LOVE’S TRAVEL STOP Northwest Boulevard Davenport, IA 52 loves.com
MISSISSIPPI RIVERFRONT RECREATION TRAIL City of Bettendorf Parks and Recreation Department mississippirivertrail.org
ON THE AVENUE SALON 2484 53rd Ave. Bettendorf, IA 52722
QCCVB VISITORS CENTER— ROCK ISLAND 226 17th Street, Suite 11 Rock Island, IL 61201 visitquadcities.com
QCCVB VISITORS CENTER—WALCOTT I-80 at Exit 284, Walcott Iowa 80 Trucking Museum visitquadcities.com
QUAD CITIES SYMPHONY 327 Brady Street Davenport, IA 52801 qcsymphony.com
RAINBOW INTERNATIONAL RESTORATION & CLEANING 21110 Holden Drive Davenport, IA 52806 rainbowintl.com/quadcities
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT 120 East 55th Street Davenport, IA 52806 ridavenport@archonhospitality.com
RESTORATION ST. LOUIS, INC. 3701 Lindell Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63108 restorationstl.com
RIBBON CUTTINGS January—May 2012
RUDY’S TACOS 3944 Elmore Avenue Davenport, IA 52806 rudystacos.com
STINE CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC, PLLC 400 North Main Street, Suite 104 Davenport, IA 52801 stinechiro.net
THE CELLULAR CONNECTION 1323 West Locust Street Davenport, IA ecellularconnection.com
THE NETWORK: YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF THE QUAD CITIES Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce 10 –Year Anniversary thenetworkqc.com
THE WINDMILL FAMILY RESTAURANT 1190 Avenue of the Cities East Moline, IL 61244 The WindmillFamilyRestaurant.com
U.S. CELLULAR 3012 East 53rd Street Davenport, IA 52807 uscellular.com
U.S. CELLULAR—NORTH PARK MALL Ms. Deanna Aitken 4542 Brady Street Davenport, IA 52806 uscellular.com
UNIFIED FINANCIAL STRATEGIES, LLC 5153 Utica Ridge Road Davenport, IA 52807 unifiedfs.com
UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY 1401 Kimberly Rd. Bettendorf, IA 52722 uiu.edu
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VANDER VENDING 4141 Poppy Garden Road Colona, IL 61241
WASHINGTON SQUARE APARTMENTS City of Moline 316 17th Street Moline, IL 61265 moline.il.us/index.aspx?NID=313
WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY QUAD CITIES 3300 River Drive Moline, IL 61265 wiu.edu/qc
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Illowa Construction Labor & Mgmt Council
Nelson Brothers Agency
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KONE Legacy Corporation
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Werner Restoration Services, Inc.
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