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Council reviews proposed Grow Quad Cities service agreement after Quad City Chamber presentation
Summary
City councilors heard a presentation from the Quad City Chamber about a new regional economic development entity, Grow Quad Cities, then kept a proposed service-level agreement with the organization under discussion while requesting more details.
A presentation by the Quad City Chamber on a new regional economic development organization, Grow Quad Cities, prompted detailed council discussion and a decision to keep the proposed service-level agreement under review.
Brian Urbie, chief operations officer of the Quad City Chamber, and Julie Forsyth, leader of the Chamber’s business and economic growth team, described Grow Quad Cities as a regional economic development organization focused on business attraction, workforce development and quality-place projects. Urbie said the new entity, which the Chamber plans to launch July 1, will represent a six-county region and that Davenport would hold a board seat under a service-level agreement.
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