BETTENDORF, IOWA (March 3, 2023) — The Quad Cities Chamber has released the 2022 Q4 Market Report for the Quad Cities region. The report provides trends and data to help inform companies doing business within the region. Each report provides an economic analysis for the quarter by Dr Kenneth A Kriz, Distinguished Professor of Public Administration at the University of Illinois.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 28, 2023) — Jaycees of the Quad Cities revealed at their 2023 Bridal Expo that the annual vendor showcase will be rebranded as the Jaycees of the Quad Cities Wedding Expo with next year’s event bearing the new name in January 2024.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 15, 2023) — Some of the most comprehensive biofuels legislation in the country is beginning to take effect in Iowa, a shift expected to improve consumer access to low-carbon biodiesel statewide while supporting the state economy. That’s the message from biodiesel producers, soybean farmers and other supporters as they meet with Iowa lawmakers and Governor Kim Reynolds today at the State Capitol.

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (February 9, 2023) — The Illinois Chamber of Commerce recently filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opposing the FTC’s proposed rule banning on all noncompetition agreements nationwide. The Chamber opposes the proposed noncompete ban because it would wipe out Illinois’s recently-enacted bipartisan noncompete-reform law (the “Illinois Compromise”), along with similar bipartisan compromises in many other states across the nation.