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SUMMARY:Hub Huddle: Business Expansion Resources Available through Economic Development
DESCRIPTION:Hub Huddles are an opportunity for manufacturing leaders to share\, on a peer-to-peer basis\, best practices for growth and strategies to overcoming challenges.\n\n\n\nBusiness Expansion Resources Available through Economic Development\n\nPresented by The Quad Cities Chamber's Economic Development team\n\n \nThe Quad Cities is a region on the rise. Companies in the Quad Cities rely on our productive workforce\, our integrated logistics network\, competitive cost of doing business\, and a growing entrepreneurial culture.\n\n\n\nEighty percent of new jobs and capital investment in our community will come from existing businesses. We understand this fact\, and work to support local companies\, helping them expand and add new jobs and investment throughout the region.\n\n\n\nThe Quad Cities Chamber\, through its economic development division Quad Cities First\, regularly meets with 150 local executives to identify opportunities and obstacles related to company growth. As a result\, we are regularly able to help businesses access resources to meet their goals\, including:\n\n\n\n        Expertise through the Critical Talent Network\n\n        Help navigating red tape\n\n        Market research assistance\n\n        Incentive information\n\n        Site location help\, and more\n\n\n\nJoin us at the next Hub Huddle on Friday\, Nov. 9 to learn how we can help connect you with resources to assist you in meeting your business growth goals!\n\nTime will be provided for Q & A and networking with other attendees.\n\n\n \n\nThis event is free to attend. Please register at quadcitieschamber.com.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n	\n		\n			This program is presented by the Quad Cities Chamber's Quad Cities Manufacturing Innovation Hub and the Defense Industry Adjustment Program. \n		\n	\n\n\n \n\nLeading Organizations:\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nAcknowledgment:This content was prepared as part of the Illinois Defense Industry Adjustment Program\, a partnership between the University of Illinois System\, the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce\, and the Voorhees Center at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)\, with financial support from the U.S. Department of Defense\, Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA).  It reflects the views of the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce and does not necessarily reflect the views of the OEA. For more information\, please visit www.IllinoisDIA.org.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color:#585858\;">Hub Huddles are an opportunity for manufacturing leaders to share\, on a peer-to-peer basis\, best practices for growth and strategies to overcoming challenges</span></span></span><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="color:#585858\;">.</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:18px\;"><font face="arial\, sans-serif"><b>Business Expansion Resources Available through Economic&nbsp\;Development</b></font><br />\n<font color="#212121" face="arial\, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px\;">Presented by The Quad Cities Chamber&rsquo\;s Economic Development team</span></font></span><br />\n&nbsp\;\n<p style="font-size: 16px\; box-sizing: inherit\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; caret-color: rgb(39\, 50\, 56)\; color: rgb(39\, 50\, 56)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">The Quad Cities is a region on the rise. Companies in the Quad Cities rely on our productive workforce\, our integrated logistics network\, competitive cost of doing business\, and a growing entrepreneurial culture.<br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#273238\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Eighty percent of new jobs and capital investment in our community will come from existing businesses. We understand this fact\, and work to support local companies\, helping them expand and add new jobs and investment throughout the region.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#273238\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">The Quad Cities Chamber\, through its economic development division Quad Cities First\, regularly meets with 150 local executives to identify opportunities and obstacles related to company growth. As a result\, we are regularly able to help businesses access resources to meet their goals\, including:</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#273238\;"><span style="font-family:symbol\;">&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span><span style="color:#273238\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Expertise through the Critical Talent Network</span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#273238\;"><span style="font-family:symbol\;">&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span><span style="color:#273238\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Help navigating red tape</span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#273238\;"><span style="font-family:symbol\;">&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span><span style="color:#273238\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Market research assistance</span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#273238\;"><span style="font-family:symbol\;">&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span><span style="color:#273238\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Incentive information</span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#273238\;"><span style="font-family:symbol\;">&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span><span style="color:#273238\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Site location help\, and more</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#273238\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Join us at the next Hub Huddle on Friday\, Nov. 9 to learn how we can help connect you with resources to assist you in meeting&nbsp\;your business growth goals!</span></span></span></p>\n\n<p style="font-size: 16px\; box-sizing: inherit\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; caret-color: rgb(39\, 50\, 56)\; color: rgb(39\, 50\, 56)\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%\;"><span style="color: black\; font-family: arial\;">Time will be provided for Q &amp\; A and networking with other attendees.</span></p>\n</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:#5F5F5F\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">This event is free to attend. Please register at quadcitieschamber.com.</span></span></span></div>\n\n<div><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK74" style="box-sizing:inherit\;border-collapse:collapse\;border-spacing:0px\;background:white\;color:rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;font-family:Arial\, sans-serif\;font-size:14.6667px\;width:650px\;" width="100%">\n	<tbody style="box-sizing:inherit\;">\n		<tr style="box-sizing:inherit\;">\n			<td style="box-sizing: inherit\; padding: 3.75pt\; border-width: initial\; border-style: initial\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing:inherit\;">This program is presented by the Quad Cities Chamber&#39\;s Quad Cities Manufacturing Innovation Hub and the Defense Industry Adjustment Program.&nbsp\;</span></span></td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div><strong style="box-sizing: inherit\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: small\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;"><u style="box-sizing: inherit\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Leading&nbsp\;Organizations</span></span></u></strong><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: small\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">:<br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="81" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2843/Image/DIA_Banner_Blue1.jpg" style="width: 607px\; height: 81px\;" width="607" /></strong></span></div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div><span style="font-size:9px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text-align: justify\;"><font style="box-sizing: inherit\;">Acknowledgment:</font></span>This content was prepared as part of the Illinois Defense Industry Adjustment Program\, a partnership between the University of Illinois System\, the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce\, and the Voorhees Center at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)\, with financial support from the U.S. Department of Defense\, Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA).&nbsp\; It reflects the views of the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce and does not necessarily reflect the views of the OEA. For more information\, please visit <a href="http://www.illinoisdia.org/">www.IllinoisDIA.org</a>.<span style="box-sizing: inherit\; text-align: justify\; color: rgb(89\, 89\, 89)\;">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</span></span></span></div>\n
LOCATION:Quad Cities Chamber - Arconic Room 331 W. 3rd St. Davenport\, IA 52801
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