Search results
Jun 27, 2021 · It is known for its four cities: Bettendorf and Davenport in south-eastern Iowa and Moline and Rock Island in north-western Illinois.
- Major industries/companies
- Major Employers
- Airport
- Rankings/Awards
The Quad Cities is home to Fortune 500 company Deere & Company. There are 150 other companies on Fortune 500 and 1000 lists that have a presence in the region, as well as the Rock Island Arsenal, a major military installation. More information available through Bi-State Regional Commmission andQuad Cities Chamber.
Deere & CompanyRock Island ArsenalUnityPoint Health – TrinityGenesis Health SystemThe Quad Cities International Airport(MLI) has a nonstop service to 10 domestic destinations with nearly 30 flights daily. Travelers have easy access to domestic and international destinations with a single connection through one of six major airline hubs - Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver, Atlanta, and Dallas. The airport also offers nonstop service t...
Ranked #6 in total number of large-scale economic investment projects on the Mississippi River Corridor (Site Selection Magazine 2023)Davenport and Moline Ranked in Top 10 Prettiest River Towns in America (WorldAtlas.com 2023)Ranked #3 Best Affordable Places to Live (U.S. News & World Report 2021-22)Ranked #3 most diversified metro economy in U.S. (Livability.com 2020)Located just southwest of the site of the first railroad bridge across the Mississippi River, it is one of only two bridges in the world with two sets of railroad tracks above the auto lanes. It is co-located with Lock and Dam #15, the largest roller dam in the world.
- steve@quadcities.com
Davenport. About 40 miles southwest of Clinton is Davenport. Davenport was found in 1837 on land gifted by Chief Keokuk and has a history similar to many of Iowa's other river towns. It was a major lumber port and had some button-making industry.
People also ask
Why is Davenport Iowa famous?
Where is Davenport Iowa?
What do Mississippi River towns have in common?
What is Muscatine Mississippi known for?
- In the Beginning. Mississippi is the 20th state that joined the Union in 1817. Native American tribes, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Natchez, were the area’s early inhabitants.
- Basic Facts. The state was restored to the Union on February 23, 1870. The Gulf of Mexico is at its southernmost border, with the state of Tennessee to its north.
- Civil Rights Flashpoint. After the abolition of slavery, Mississippians of that time persisted in the old beliefs, and racial discrimination endured. As a result, the state again became one of the flashpoints in the Civil Rights movement.
- The Magnolia State and Bayou State. Mississippi has several state names. The most popular is the Magnolia State since the area is renowned for its magnolia trees.
The Mississippi River has the world's fourth-largest drainage basin ("watershed" or "catchment"). The basin covers more than 1,245,000 square miles (3,220,000 km 2 ), including all or parts of 32 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. The drainage basin empties into the Gulf of Mexico, part of the Atlantic Ocean.
Aug 26, 2014 · 11. Davenport’s Figge Art Museum has some of the country’s best and largest collections of Midwestern, Colonial Mexican, and Haitian works of art, with pieces by Grant Wood, famous for his “American Gothic.” Source: Figge Art Museum via Facebook. 12.
