VOLUME 1 • NUMBER 4 • SUMMER 20II

A PUBLICATION OF THE QUAD CITIES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

CHAMBER RELATIONSHIPS:BUILDING A MORE V IBRANT COMMUNITY

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Barry M. Barash Barash & Everett LLC Galesburg 309.341.6010Agriculture; Bankruptcy: Individual; Bankruptcy/Workout: Commercial; Closely/Privately Held Business; Commercial Litigation

Reynolds M. Everett, Jr. Barash & Everett LLC Galva 309.932.2001Agriculture; Trust, Will & Estate Planning

Richard M. Batcher Bozeman Neighbour Patton & Noe LLP Moline 309.797.0850Med-Mal Defense; Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense; Prof’l Malpractice Defense: Incl Legal/Tech/Financial

William L. Cleaver Bozeman Neighbour Patton & Noe LLP Moline 309.797.0850Closely/Privately Held Business; Real Estate: Associations/Condominiums; Real Estate: Commercial; Real Estate: Finance

John P. Harris Bozeman Neighbour Patton & Noe LLP Moline 309.797.0850Insurance/Insurance Coverage/Reinsurance; Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense

Mark R. McLaughlin Bozeman Neighbour Patton & Noe LLP Moline 309.797.0850Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense

James D. Mowen Bozeman Neighbour Patton & Noe LLP Moline 309.797.0850Workers’ Compensation Defense

J. Sue Myatt Bozeman Neighbour Patton & Noe LLP Moline 309.797.0850Personal Injury Defense: General

Robert J. Noe Bozeman Neighbour Patton & Noe LLP Moline 309.797.0850Commercial Litigation; Med-Mal Defense; PI Defense: General; Prof’l Mal Defense: Incl Legal/Tech/Financial; ADR: Personal Injury

James R. Patton Bozeman Neighbour Patton & Noe LLP Moline 309.797.0850Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense

William P. Rector Bozeman Neighbour Patton & Noe LLP Moline 309.797.0850Insurance/Insurance Coverage/Reinsurance; Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense

Gary L. Sissel Bozeman Neighbour Patton & Noe LLP Moline 309.797.0850Closely & Privately Held Business; Trust, Will & Estate Planning

Robert P. Boeye Califf & Harper PC Moline 309.764.8300Employment: Management; Labor: Management

Arthur W. Eggers Califf & Harper PC Moline 309.764.8361Employment: Management; Labor: Management

Dennis R. Fox Califf & Harper PC Moline 309.764.8300Insurance/Insurance Coverage/Reinsurance; Personal Injury Defense: General

Harvey A. Levin Califf & Harper PC Moline 309.764.8300Closely & Privately Held Business; Real Estate: Commercial; Tax: Business; Trust, Will & Estate Planning

Jeffrey B. Moorhouse Califf & Harper PC Moline 309.764.8300Banking; Commercial Litigation

John A. Slover, Jr. Califf & Harper PC Moline 309.764.8300Trust, Will & Estate Planning

Roger L. Strandlund Califf & Harper PC Moline 309.764.8300Commercial Litigation; Construction; Land Use/Zoning/Condemnation; Real Estate: Commercial

Philip E. Koenig Koenig Law Firm Rock Island 309.788.0743Closely & Privately Held Business; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate: Residential; Tax: Individual; Trust/Will/Estate Planning

Terri Lea Fildes Pappas Hubbard O’Connor Fildes Secaras PC Rock Island 309.788.7110Employment: Management

Matthew P. Pappas Pappas Hubbard O’Connor Fildes Secaras PC Rock Island 309.788.7110Employment: Management; Labor: Management

John W. Robertson Robertson Wilcox & Statham PC Galesburg 309.341.6009Insurance/Insurance Coverage/Reinsurance; Personal Injury Defense: General

Steven W. Hanna Steve Hanna Law Office Moline 309.797.9000Criminal Defense: DUI; Criminal Defense: Felonies & Misdemeanors

G. Trent Marquis VanDerGinst Law PC Rock Island 309.788.5297Personal Injury: General; ADR: Personal Injury

Dennis A. VanDerGinst VanDerGinst Law PC Rock Island 309.788.5297Personal Injury: General

John H. Westensee VanDerGinst Law PC Rock Island 309.793.1160Social Security Disability; Workers’ Compensation

Craig L. Kavensky Winstein & Kavensky Rock Island 309.794.1515Personal Injury: General; Workers’ Compensation

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JUL3 RED, WHITE & BOOMLOCATION: Downtown Davenport in Iowa; Schwiebert Riverfront Park and The District in Rock Island, IllinoisTIME: 6:00 p.m.; Fireworks at 9:30 p.m.SPONSOR: Genesis Health System and Riverboat Development Authority

4 AMVETS 4TH OF JULY PARADELOCATION: 3RD St. & 15TH Ave., East MolineTIME: 1:00 p.m.PRESENTING SPONSOR: DHCU Community Credit Union

7 NETWORK @ NIGHTLOCATION: Captain’s Table, MolineTIME: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.SPONSOR: TBD

12 NETWORK @ NOONLOCATION: Rock Island Arsenal Golf ClubTIME: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.SPONSOR: Ascentra Credit Union

14 BUSINESS AFTER-HOURSLOCATION: The Clubhouse, BettendorfTIME: 5:00 p.m.SPONSOR: The Clubhouse

19 A CHANCE TO MEET. . . SEARS MANUFACTURINGSPEAKER: Joan TrullingerLOCATION: DHCU Community Credit Union, MolineTIME: 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.SPONSOR: DHCU Community Credit Union

20 MORNING NETWORKLOCATION: Quad City Toyota, DavenportTIME: 7:15 a.m.SPONSOR: Smart ToyotaSERIES SPONSOR: R.I.A. Federal Credit Union

29-30 STREET FESTLOCATION: 2ND St. between Brady and Ripley, downtown DavenportSPONSOR: Wells Fargo Bank

4 NETWORK @ NIGHTLOCATION: Daiquiri Factory, Rock IslandTIME: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.SPONSOR: Eye Surgeons Associates

5 EXECUTIVE’S CLUBLOCATION: i wireless Center, MolineTIME: 7:30 a.m.SPONSORS: Group Services, i wireless Center, Terrostar Technology Solutions, Trinity Regional Health System

9 NETWORK @ NOONLOCATION: ComedySportz, Rock IslandTIME: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.SPONSOR: TBD

11 BUSINESS AFTER-HOURSLOCATION: Harrington’s Pub, BettendorfTIME: 5:00 p.m.SPONSOR: Harrington’s Pub

17 MORNING NETWORKLOCATION: MetroLINK, MolineTIME: 7:15 a.m.SPONSOR: MetroLINK

19-20 RIVER ROOTS LIVELOCATION: LeClaire Park, downtown Davenport

AUG1 NETWORK @ NIGHTLOCATION: JA World, DavenportTIME: 5:30 p.m.SPONSOR: Wells Fargo Bank

8 BUSINESS AFTER-HOURSLOCATION: First Midwest BankTIME: 5:00 p.mnk.SPONSOR: First Midwest Bank

13 NETWORK @ NOONLOCATION: Modern Woodmen Park, DavenportTIME: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.SPONSOR: Modern Woodmen of America

13 MEET YOUR CHAMBERLOCATION: Genesis Heart Institute, DavenportTIME: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.SPONSOR: Genesis At Work

18 THE NETWORK: YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF THE QUAD CITIES CUBS ROOFTOP TRIPLOCATION: Wrigley Field, Chicago; bus leaves from Farm & Fleet in MolineTIME: 7:45 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.

20 A CHANCE TO MEET. . . DEERE & COMPANYLOCATION: DHCU Community Credit Union, MolineTIME: 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.SPONSOR: DHCU Community Credit Union

21 MORNING NETWORKLOCATION: TBDTIME: 7:15 a.m.SPONSOR: Crawford Company

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Newsletter Editor Jillian McClearyjmccleary@QuadCitiesChamber.comNewsletter Designer Mary Immesoetemimmesoete@QuadCitiesChamber.comMembership Rene Hipple & Kristin Glass rhipple@QuadCitiesChamber.comkglass@QuadCitiesChamber.comEvents & Sponsorship Marcy Hydermhyder@QuadCitiesChamber.com

MISSION: TO STRENGTHEN AND

ENHANCE THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, REPRESENT

THE INTERESTS OF OUR MEMBERS, AND FOSTER

BALANCED GROWTH IN THE QUAD CITIES REGION.

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Quad Cities Chamber, 130 W. Second St., Davenport, Iowa 52801

Q News (USPS 014-248) is published quarterly by the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce, 130 W. 2nd St., Davenport, Iowa 52801. Subscription price is $1.50 per year and is included in membership dues. Periodicals postage paid at Davenport, Iowa and additional offices.

If you have specific questions or areas of interest, please contact the staff at our two locations:

130 W. Second St. Davenport, Iowa 52801 Phone: 563.322.1706 Fax: 563.322.7804 or

622 19th St. Moline, IL 61265 Phone: 309.757.5416 Fax: 309.757.5435

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Looking for things to do downtown and beyond this summer?Check out our Summer Events Calendar at

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EVENTS

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A vibrant downtown is critical to the economic vitality of a region. The Quad Cities Chamber, alongside its community partners, works to support and enhance our downtowns – to draw new investment, residents and amenities to the heart of our community.

Festivals attract tens of thousands of visitors to our downtowns during event times, but there is always something going on in our cultural and entertainment districts!

Through The Wave, a bi-weekly e-newsletter published by the Quad Cities Chamber, nearly 7,000 people are reminded of all that our downtowns offer. Whether it’s a festival in Rock Island, art in Davenport, a farmers market in East Moline, music in Bettendorf or a concert in Moline, The Wave reminds Quad Citians that big-city entertainment options reside right here.

CELEBRATE THE 4TH DOWNTOWN

The Quad Cities’ Annual Red White & Boom festival, hosted in downtown Davenport and Rock Island, is coming up Sunday, July 3rd! Red White & Boom is more than an Independence Day event: it’s a community celebration. Be there for live performances, fun activities, and food on the 3rd. The event begins at 6 p.m., and the fireworks show starts at 9:30 p.m.

Be sure to check out the other Fourth of July events in the Quad Cities! This year’s theme for the Bettendorf Annual 4th of July Parade is “Old Fashioned Way on the River.” The parade begins at 10:00 a.m. at the intersection of 23rd and State Street.

The 53rd Annual AMVETS 4th of July Parade, coordinated by the Quad Cities Chamber, begins at 1:00 PM on the 4th. The parade will start at 3rd Street and 15th Avenue in East Moline. This year’s theme is “Saluting Our American Heroes!”

URBAN VITALITYChicago is only three hours away – but why travel when you can find Broadway,

baseball and stand-up comedy right where you live?“Without a strong and

inclusive central heart,

a city tends to become a collection of

interests isolated from one

another. It falters at producing

something greater socially,

culturally, and economically, than the sum

of its separated parts.” Jane Jacobs,

Urban Planner & Activist

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The Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce NewVentures

Entrepreneurial Center, in partnership with the Eastern Iowa

Community College District, has launched the Business

Information for Growth (BIG) service. This data-mining service

provides Iowa and Illinois business owners, entrepreneurs,

economic development professionals and students access to highly-

sophisticated online databases to conduct research that will help

identify new opportunities to grow and maximize your business.

For more information on BIG or to schedule a training session, call the NewVentures Entrepreneurial Center at 563.327.0160 or email reception@NewVenturesInc.com.

A FREE service to help grow and maximize your business

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economic development

FROM CHICAGO TO CALIFORNIA, THE CHAMBER’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM HAS BEEN ON THE ROAD MARKETING

THE MERITS OF DOING BUSINESS IN THE QUAD CITIES

SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT

DOING BUSINESS IN THE QUAD CITIES

Our region is well known for its strength in food processing and packaging, boasting companies such as Kraft, Swiss Valley, Phoenix Closures, OYSTAR, Performance Food Group and Tyson, among others. So it was no surprise when the Chamber’s Mat Pruitt and Mary Immesoete headed to the Windy City last month for the annual Snacks and Sweets EXPO to entice new business here as well as promote the services of our existing businesses.

The event featured more than 500 companies and attracted all of the major American snack distribution channels.

The Quad Cities’ own Shakespeare’s Chocolate exhibited at the EXPO promoting their line of sweets, and a new website at shopshakespeares.com.

We also traveled to Anaheim, Calif., in May for the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) Windpower international expo. The chamber’s Daniel Mann and representatives from the City of Davenport economic development department jointly staffed our Quad-Cities booth at the event. Windpower attracted more than 17,800 attendees from project developers to utilities, turbine and component manufacturers, and economic development organizations.

Although wind farms are relatively scarce within the Quad-Cities area, the region is ideally situated to manufacture and transport turbine components due to our excellent highway, river and rail capabilities. The Quad Cities is at the heart of a 12-state region that attracts approximately $5.7 billion a year in capital investment in the wind industry, according to the Site Selection Energy Report (April 2010).

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Mandus Group is proud to be one of a growing number of defense companies in the Quad Cities located in close proximity to the Rock Island Arsenal. Our partnership with the armed forces is backed by a strong Quad-Cities’ workforce

and logistics infrastructure – advantages that help us manufacture innovative, quality products for theglobal warfi ghter, made in the heart of America.”

Sam KupresinVice President, Mandus Group

Who’s in the ? Our National Defense.“

• LARGEST 300-MILE MARKET WEST OF CHICAGO

• EFFICIENT MULTIMODALTRANSPORTATION OPTIONS

• 428,307 STRONG LABOR FORCE (AND GROWING)

• 40 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WITHIN A 90-MILE RADIUS

Why Choose the Quad Cities?

Other Quad-Cities’ businesses with defense contracts:• ALCOA• BAE SYSTEMS• BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON• COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS• DAY ZIMMERMAN• DEERE & CO.• DYNCORP• KBR• SAIC

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Business Xpansion Journal published a story in their May issue on developing business partnerships with military installations. The story featured the Rock Island Arsenal, and emphasized growing opportunities within the defense industry. “Right now we have an extraordinary moment in history, where we can talk about the way the public and private sectors support each other,” said Tara Barney, Chamber CEO, in the article.

The Chamber’s “Who’s in the Q” national defense advertisement ran in the May issue of Business Xpansion

Journal alongside a feature story about business partnerships with the military.

NATIONAL RECOGNITION

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Through Business Connections interviews, we can quickly identify any issues companies may be having with workforce. Through this process, one of three scenarios may occur:

◘ A company feels the skill set of their current employee base does not meet the demands of their workload. In this scenario, we can connect them with a local community college that has a training program already in place so the employer can get their employees up to speed.

◘ Rarely, a training program does not currently exist; we then connect the company with a community college so they can work together to create a training program.

◘ Sometimes the lack of skilled workers isn’t a community problem, but an industry-wide problem of not having enough people trained in that specific industry. In that instance, we may work with colleges to develop a training program to foster the growth of skilled people, which will then be used to attract businesses in that industry, growing an entire sector of business within our community.

For more information about Business Connections interviews, or training programs available through our community colleges, contact Mat Pruitt at mpruitt@quadcitieschamber.com or 563.327.0164.

Partnerships with Local Colleges & UniversitiesThe Quad Cities Chamber facilitates monthly meetings with leaders from each of our local colleges and universities called the University President’s Council to discuss how curriculum ties back to our region’s projected workforce needs. (continued on next page)

Our region is faced with two major workforce concerns: a large pool of workers looking forward to retirement, and the so-called brain-drain of young talent looking to start their careers in larger markets.

In the Chamber’s five-year plan to build wealth, jobs and prosperity in our community, workforce is a key piece of the puzzle as we work to attract jobs, support the Rock Island Arsenal, grow our next generation of talent and even enhance the K-12 education system.

By using the force of 2,000 member businesses and 80,000 employees, the Quad Cities Chamber works through all avenues to ensure the employers that currently call the Quad Cities home, as well as the businesses that we are working to attract, have the workforce they need to support 21st century jobs.One-on-One Business InterviewsThrough one-on-one interviews Chamber staff identifies workforce challenges our businesses may be experiencing. Through these interviews, companies are asked to rank the availability, quality, stability and productivity of the workforce in our community.

“These surveys indicate that our community’s workforce consistently ranks higher than national averages. The surveys also give us a good SWOT analysis of the workforce, including showcasing the particular skills that the region is specialized and strong in,” says Mat Pruitt, Vice President, Regional Business Development for the Chamber.

When a problem is identified the Chamber can work with the business and other community partners to fill that business’ need.

The Chamber has conducted over 100 Business Connections interviews in the past year, with the goal of reaching an additional 300 companies in the year to come.

QC WORKFORCESNAPSHOT:

HERE’S A SNAPSHOT OF THE TACTICS THE CHAMBER IS USING TO BUILD WORKFORCE. WE CHALLENGE YOU TO CHOOSE A WAY FOR YOUR BUSINESS AND YOUR EMPLOYEES TO GET INVOLVED AND ADVANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF OUR REGION.

The Network: Young Professionals of the Quad CitiesThe Network has a membership base of over 3,000 young professionals who look to the organization for social and professional development opportunities. Through The Network, our young talent can find volunteer opportunities to get engaged in the community, meet other young professionals, and attend seminars which help them advance professionally.

The Network also has a program specifically in place to attract new workers to the area called i.network. i.network is a two-month program for interns that exposes them to the quality-of-life amenities the Quad Cities has to offer.

Career CruisingRemember when you were a kid and you wanted to be a professional athlete, or maybe an actress? The dreams of today’s teens aren’t limited to the icons they see in pop culture - Career Cruising opens up a world of career opportunities based on the skills and interests of the individual.

Career Cruising is an interactive online program that exposes teens to career options based on their specific talents and interests. It even goes one step further and names specific local companies that hire people in those fields, what the pay range is, and what the day-to-day work looks like.

We need your help though – log on to Career Cruising and add your company to the local employers database and become a career coach!

For more information about The Network or Career Cruising, contact Anne Spoden at

aspoden@quadcitieschamber.com, or 563.823.2659.

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THANK YOU!TITLE SPONSOR

MAJOR SPONSORSAllegiant AirlinesAT&T Dimensional Graphics & PrintingBowe Machine CompanyKoehler Electric, Inc.Lujack’s Northpark Auto PlazaMetro MRI CenterMidWestOne BankSam’s ClubStern BeverageSummit Graphics, Inc.World Leadership Institute

HOLE SPONSORSAdvantage AdvertisingAscentra Credit UnionAT&TBankORIONCarpetland USAClarion Hotel and Conference CenterCore-Vens Insurance CompanyDavey Tree ServiceDHCU Community Credit UnionDickey’s BBQ PitDone Right SatelliteEdwards Creative ServicesFyre Lake National Golf ClubGCO Flooring Governor’s Pub & Grille Bettendorf & MolineHappy Joe’sHR Green, Inc.IH Mississippi Valley Credit UnionIllowa Construction Labor & Mgmt CouncilIsle Casino Hotel BettendorfKone, Inc.Lujack’s Northpark Auto PlazaLundgren ChiropracticMississippi Valley Regional Blood CenterNorthwest Bank & Trust CompanyOystar North AmericaQuad City Golf CartsRadiology Group Imagining CenterRobert W. BairdTriSource SolutionsUS BankWerner Restorations

MAJOR SPONSORSRuhl&Ruhl REALTORSR.I.A. Federal Credit UnionRhythm City CasinoCBS4One Step Printing, Inc.Master DJ & Visual EffectsModern Woodmen Park

FOOD & BEVERAGE SPONSORSQdoba Mexican GrillHappy Joe’s Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop Woodfire GrillRhythm City CasinoThe Hungry HoboHomeRidge Inn & SuitesCrane & Pelican CaféGovernor’s The Fountains Senior Living CommunityDickey’s BBQ PitWolfe BeverageVanguard DistributingMississippi River Distilling, LLC Irish Dog, LLC Great River Brewery Wide River Winery

SCHMOOZA PALOOZAMODERN WOODMEN PARK

ANNUAL GOLF OUTINGPINNACLE COUNTRY CLUB

Hundreds of members came

out for networking and fun

at Schmooza Palooza and the

19th Hole Party.

THANK YOU TO THE DOZENS OF BUSINESSES SUPPORTED THE QUAD CITIES CHAMBER GOLF OUTING AND SCHMOOZA PALOOZA!

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GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER

WHOM I’D INVITE TO DINNER: I’d invite my mother’s first cousin, 4’ 9” Gunegunda Eber (Gunee to friends and relatives). She was the wife of a downtown St. Louis jeweler and the city’s greatest advocator of volunteerism as it was acknowledged in the late 1800’s. She visited the area frequently, and journaled her thoughts on helping others in booklets bound with pink ribbon.

WHY: Her booklets shared with me by my mother inspired my interest in volunteerism. According to Gunee, volunteerism was an inborn ability “requiring no remuneration or special accolades.” I would like her opinion of today’s interpretation of volunteerism

WHAT I WOULD SERVE: Gunee’s favorite, simple home grown stew: spinach, carrots, 1 inch squares of baked chicken breast in a savory slightly sweetened chicken broth, topped with fluffy potato dumplings, freshly baked oat bread, mugs of bean ground coffee. Dessert: fresh strawberries on homemade biscuits and a dash of cream from the top of the daily milk delivered.

Gloria FisherCommunity Advocate, Quad Cities Senior Voice

Cathy Edwards, OwnerEdwards Creative Services

WHOM I’D INVITE TO DINNER: Jane Austen, Author.

WHY: My reasons are two-fold. I would like to ask her how she remained so strong during a time in history when women were considered less relevant than men in most issues relating to family, industry, and world events. I would like to tell her how her books have given so many women faith in themselves. I would describe how her strong spirit still speaks to so many people throughout the world through her written words.

I would outline the amazing journey that our society has made throughout the years, and the opportunities today that are available to everyone regardless of gender, race or economic class. I want her to know that she was part of it, and that her words still ring true today.

WHAT I WOULD SERVE: A variety of imported foods from other countries. She would not have had much access to foods from other countries, so it would be fun to introduce her to them.

WE ASKED TWO QUAD CITIES CHAMBER MEMBERS WHOM THEY WOULD ASK TO DINNER (HISTORICALLY OR MODERN DAY) AND WHY. AND JUST FOR FUN, WE ASKED WHAT THEY WOULD SERVE THEIR GUESTS.

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member profile

WHAT ARE YOU SURFING ON THE WEB THAT HELPS YOUR BUSINESS?When reviewing information on the web I look to see if there are any businesses coming in or leaving the area. This helps me plan meetings with the new businesses and find ways to best help their employees with their academic needs. I also look to see what events are up and coming in the area. I do most of this through accessing the Quad Cities Chamber website. This allows me to stay up to date on the current businesses. Also, I have recently taken the BIG training with New Ventures so I will be surfing that information as well. Finally, being part of educational institution and an advisor, I review the NACADA website often to stay up to date on advising practices.

WHAT LINKEDIN OR FACEBOOK GROUPS DO YOU BELONG TO?Currently, I am a member of the LinkedIn site but not part of a group yet.

Facebook groups I am a member of: Quad Cities Chamber Bettendorf Rotary Quad Cities River Bandits UIU American Pickers Voice of Spencer Hughes

WHAT ARE YOU READING?The Heart and the Fist by Eric Greitens. This is a great book about being a warrior and humanitarian. The author is a Navy Seal, Rhodes Scholar, and Golden Glove winner.

WHAT DO YOU LISTEN TO?I listen to a lot of talk radio on XM radio which includes Tom Sullivan, John Gibson, Spencer Hughes, and Cavino and Rich (C&R). When I listen to music on XM or Pandora it is a mix from of music that includes LIVE, Matchbox 20, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Oasis, EMINEM, and then remix music for working out.

WHAT DO YOU WATCH? CSI: Las Vegas HLN news NCIS and NCIS: Los Angles American Pickers ESPN News Channel 6 KWQC-TV6 Golf Channel

NAME: Daniel C. MarvinCOMPANY NAME: Upper Iowa University TITLE: Director, Quad Cities Center

ABOUT UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITYSince 1857, Upper Iowa University has been preparing students to succeed—in the classroom and in the world. That rich history, coupled with a student-centered mission, has created a springboard for UIU to become a recognized innovator in offering accredited, quality programs through flexible, multiple delivery systems, including online and independent study.

From our Fayette Campus to our U.S. Centers, our International Centers to our Military Centers, UIU has the people in place to help you succeed.

What do these four things have in common? All have an influence on the life of Daniel C. Marvin.

We sat

down with

Daniel C. Marvin

of Upper Iowa

University to find

out how he stays

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Look for Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce on Facebook and Twitter!Stay up to date on Chamber news and events!Post YOUR business news and events!

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1 Muddy Waters,1708 State St., Bettendorf, IA2 RIA AUSA 3 Silvis Middle School 4 Community Health Care, 2750 11th Street,

Rock Island, IL5 Walcott School, 545 N. James Street, Walcott, IA6 Rock Valley Physical Therapy, 1008 W. 35th Street,

Davenport, IA7 Scott Community College, 500 Belmont Rd,

Riverdale, IA8 Traditional Floors, 1920 1st Ave. E, Ste. 2, Milan, IL9 Family Museum, 2900 Learning Campus Dr.,

Bettendorf, IA10 Save-A-Lot, 669 Avenue of the Cities,

East Moline, IL11 Bol-Ero Unique, 1585 Deerwood Drive,

Bettendorf, IA12 Thin & Healthy Total Solution, 109 B East 50th

Street, Davenport, IA13 Blackhawk Bowl & Martini Lounge, 200 E. 3rd St.,

Davenport, IA14 Casa Guanajuato, 525 16th Street, Moline, IL 15 TJ’s Lemonade Stand, 1307 W. 4th St., Milan, IL

RIBBON CUTTINGSNEW MEMBERSBol-Ero Unique

Community Outreach Church of God in Christ 319 12th St., East Moline, IL 61244

Fitness Xpress 109 B East 50th St., Davenport, IA 52806

Irish Dog, LLC PO Box 362, Moline, IL 61265

Shelter Insurance Moline 2221 52nd Ave., Moline, IL, 61265

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 8033 University Blvd. Ste A, Des Moines, IA 50325

Thin and Healthy Total Solution 109 B East 50th St., Davenport, IA 52806

Traditional Floors 1920 E. 1st Ave., Milan, IL, 61264

Aerotek 1007 Longfellow Dr., Hiawatha, IA 52233

Amedisys Home Health Care of Rock Island, 1830 2nd Ave. Suite 100, Rock Island, IL 61201

Blackhawk Bowl & Martini Lounge 200 E. 3rd St., Davenport, IA 52801

Cobblestone Apartments on Parkway 1911 Cobblestone Ln., Milan, IL 61264

Dollar Sense Magazine, Inc. 2424 40th Ave. Ste 2, Moline, IL 61265

Human Capital Staffing, LLC 6001 N. Adams Ste 208, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Lori Sickels Oscar Hawley 2170 Norman Ct., Bettendorf, IA 52722

Printguru.com/Herman’s Inc. 2820 Blackhawk Rd., Rock Island, IL 61201

RAK Productions 4184 IL. Hwy. 81, Lynn Center, IL 61262

Restoration St. Louis, Inc. 3701 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108

Save-A-Lot 109 3rd Ave. W., Milan, IL 61264

2627 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL 61201

669 Avenue of the Cities, East Moline, IL 61244

The Clubhouse 2501 53rd Ave., Bettendorf, IA 52722

Tobacco Outlet Plus 4619 Brady Street, Davenport, IA 52803

AJ Brown Imaging 827 5th Ave. Dr. W, Andalusia, IL 61232

American Carriers Trucking & Logistics 3709 N. Harrison St. Ste B, Davenport, IA 52806

Argo Moving & Storage 3796 State St., Bettendorf, IA 52722

Beacon of Hope Hospice 1020 W. 35th St., Davenport, IA 52806

Dickey’s BBQ Pit 3419 Avenue of the Cities, Moline, IL 61265

Elements Acupuncture & Wellness, 2175 E. 53rd St., Davenport, IA 52807

Environmental Services, Inc. 4900 Wapello Ave., Davenport, IA 52802

Farm Bureau Financial Services - Brad Stimmel 900 Clover Hill Ln., LeClaire, IA 52753

Glass Heritage LLC 3113 Hickory Grove Rd., Davenport, IA 52806

Heartland Hospice Services 4340 E. 53rd St., Davenport, IA 52807

Helitech 8251 Bunkum Rd., Caseyville, IL 62232

Lincoln Office, LLC 4711 15th St., A, Moline, IL 61265

Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. 1884 Banks Rd., Erie, IL 61250

Richell Nelson Agengy dba Insurance office of Barra & Associates 400 N. Main St. Suite 101, Davenport, IA 52801

Rick Jennisch Photography 216 W. 3rd St, Davenport, IA 52801

Schnell & Hancock, P.C. 3170 E. 53rd St. , Suite 200, Davenport, IA 52807

Select Structural Engineering, LLC, 1039 ½ State St., Suite 204, PO Box 102, Bettendorf, IA 52722

Send Out Cards - Independent Distributor 302 Pin Oak Dr., Geneseo, IL 61254

Stern Beverage, Inc. 961 Tech Drive, Milan, IL 61264

Studio D Photography 111 E. 3rd St., Davenport, IA 52801

Tennant Truck Lines 13249 US Hwy 150, Orion, IL 61273

The Dam View 410 East 2nd St., Davenport, IA 52801

US Adventure RV 5120 N. Brady St., Davenport, IA 52806

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T he Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing Technology Center (RIA-JMTC) is continuously striving toward technological advancements to fulfill one main mission – keeping soldiers safe and getting them home.

The local business community plays an important role in making that happen.

“To ensure this Arsenal is ready to answer the call for the next 150 years, we cannot drastically reduce its workforce in times of peace, and expect to

mobilize just in time of a national emergency,” says Col. James Fly, 46th Commander of the RIA-JMTC.

“The skills of the workforce of an arsenal are perishable. The expertise and knowledge that is essential to put together the industrial processes required to build complex weapon systems effectively are not easily found when you need them most, but must be carefully cultivated over time,” Col. Fly continues.

Public-Private PartnershipsThe RIA-JMTC engages public-private partnerships with the overarching goal to better support the war fighter by improving Lean manufacturing processes and keeping skills sharp.

From a private-business perspective, the RIA-JMTC acts as a medium-sized manufacturing shop. Unbeknownst to many, it’s surprisingly easy to do business with RIA-JMTC; in fact, the Global Business Division operates in a similar vein as a private business.

RIA-JMTC is currently manufacturing parts for Deere & Company, and holds partnerships with Sivyer Steel, Mandus Group, BAE, Quad City Manufacturing Lab, and others.

“Public-private partnerships allow companies to access the manufacturing capability of the RIA-JMTC, and the RIA-JMTC to advance technologically through intellectual advancements of private companies. Our local business community can support the RIA-JMTC, and take steps to ensure its stability, by looking to the unit as a manufacturing asset within our region,” says Paul Rumler, Executive Vice President, Quad Cities chamber of Commerce.

The partnership between Mandus Group and the RIA-JMTC, for example, allows the companies to work together, using the RIA-JMTC facility and tools, with the innovative engineering advancements of Mandus Group to serve the needs of artillery maintenance, solutions, logistics, repairs and general maintenance.

Defense is one of the industries targeted for growth within the Quad Cities region. Locally, businesses including Mandus Group, Alcoa, BAE Systems, Booz Allen Hamilton, Cobham Mission Systems, Deere & Company, JTM Concepts, Vista, Pendulum Resources, Dyncorp, KBR and SAIC hold defense contracts. (continued on next page)

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“As we strive to advance not only the industry, but the supporting workforce, we need to continue building a community of manufacturing, and our manufacturing companies need to partner and support each other to work efficiently and advance the industry,” Col. James Fly, 46th Commander of the RIA-JMTC

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DID YOU KNOW? The RIA will be home to the only Friction Stir Welding shop in the country, with anticipated workload for 90 employees for 10 years. The process ensures consistent results, lower manufacturing cost, and reduced defects.

› The RIA-JMTC is the only vertically-integrated metal manufacturer in the Department of Defense – meaning you can start with a raw material and get a finished, ready-to-use product in one shop.

› Has the only foundry capability in the entire US Army, complete with advanced technology for complex sand and investment castings.

› The RIA supports the community by offering machinist apprenticeships and other training programs, and was the recipient of the 2009 Illinois Community College Trustees Association Business Partnership award.

› Since the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in 2003, the Arsenal has produced 50 percent of all armor solution for tactical wheeled vehicles.

› RIA-JMTC is the Army’s only recoil mechanism production facility – so nearly every howitzer in the Army inventory has a recoil system that was produced and designed in our community

› Arsenal Island employs approximately 8,900 military, civilian and contract workers, and the business conducted on the island supports an additional 14,000 jobs. The economic impact of the RIA is $1 billion locally.

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STEPHANIE ACRI Evans Premium ManufacturingJIM ANDERSON Schebler Co.

STEVEN BAHLS Augustana College, Past ChairPRYCE T. BOEYE The Hungry HoboLINDA BOWERS LinguiSystems, Inc.

TOM BRACKMANN Nichols AluminumDOUGLAS P. CROPPER Genesis Health System, Vice Chair

JOHN DEDONCKER THE National BankPAT EIKENBERRY Missman Stanley & Associates, P.C.

ROB FICK Mel Foster Co., Inc.DAVID GREEN Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center

KELLI GRUBBS VictoryStore.com, Inc.KIMBERLY GUY Trackers Inc.

DOUG HULTQUIST QCR Holdings, Inc.MARY JUNCK Lee Enterprises, Vice Chair

JIM KADAVY McGladreyKENNETH R. KOUPAL U.S. Bank, Board Chair

DAN KUETER UnitedHealthcareSHAWN LANGAN GCO Carpet Outlet

PAUL LENSMEYER Ascentra Credit UnionSCOTT LOHMAN Lohman Companies

JANET MASAMOTO JTM Concepts, Inc., Vice ChairW. KENNY MASSEY Modern Woodmen of America

ALEX MCGEHEE Anchor Lumber CompanyGARY MOHR Eastern Iowa Community College District

RANDY MOORE Iowa American Water CompanyMALCOLM MURPHY Alcoa, Inc.

DAVID NUERNBERGER Deloitte & ToucheDANIEL PORTES Management Resource Group, Ltd.TODD RAUFEISEN Raufeisen Development Company

JOHN ROCHE MidAmerican Energy Company, Past ChairCAROLINE RUHL Ruhl & Ruhl REALTORS

CHARLES RUHL, JR. Ruhl & Ruhl Commercial CompanyJIM RUSSELL Russell Construction Co., Inc

PETE SCHLICKSUP Knilan’s Furniture & InteriorsMARK SCHWAB Trissel Graham & Toole Inc., Treasurer

RICK SEIDLER Trinity Regional Health SystemJOE B. SLAVENS Northwest Bank & Trust Company

MARA SOVEY Deere & CompanyJOHN STAVNES Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

BILL STOERMER Exelon Nuclear-Quad Cities Generating StationGERALD J. TAYLOR The Dispatch and Rock Island Argus

CYNTHIA TIDWELL Royal Neighbors of AmericaPAUL VANDUYNE KJWW Engineering Consultants, Secretary

MICHAEL C. VONDRAN TAG Communications, Inc.DANA WATERMAN, III Lane & Waterman LLP

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