BETTENDORF, IOWA (December 6, 2023) — The Quad Cities Chamber announced Wednesday that Peter Tokar III MBA MEDP will be the next President and CEO starting mid-January 2024. Tokar brings over seventeen years of experience serving economic development organizations and municipalities in large markets where regionalism has been a key component of success.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 28, 2023) — Small-business owners reflect the communities they come from — having been founded by local entrepreneurs and maintained by local employees, small businesses are a portrait of the local area. They provide job opportunities in their communities, which promotes economic self-sufficiency and helps to reduce poverty. They also invest in the communities they serve and help keep a lively and vibrant neighborhood.

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (November 27, 2023) — Over-the-year, total nonfarm jobs increased in eleven metropolitan areas and decreased in three for the year ending October 2023, according to data released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (DES). Over-the-year, the unemployment rate increased in thirteen metropolitan areas and decreased in one.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (November 20, 2023) — U-Haul Co of Illinois Inc is pleased to announce that Harland Auto Repair signed on as a U-Haul® neighborhood dealer to serve the Rock Island community.

Harland Auto Repair at 1901 4th Ave will offer essential services like U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment, support rental items, and in-store pickup for boxes.