Where's the 3rd most-diversified economy in the U.S.? 

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QC, That's Where!   

Where's a Top 10 town for Millennials to live?

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QC, That's Where!

Where do free concerts light up the night?

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QC, That's  Where!

Where is the cost of living 16% below the national average?

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QC, That's Where!

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QC, That's Where!

About Us

QC, That's Where?

The QC is the heart of the Midwest, a proud, forward-thinking family of communities connected by one of the world’s most renowned rivers, the Mississippi River. The region attracts returners and explorers, investors and entrepreneurs because it offers the well-being and comforts of the accessible, the homegrown and the local, combined with an inventive imagination that embraces arts, entrepreneurship and global aspirations.

QC offers original ways to experience one of the world’s great waterways and an open-minded network and drive that make the region a hub of ambition for a new generation. People love QC because they want to be part of its roots and its reach—to live in a place that’s as genuine as it is quirky, a region where they can start something and make a difference, and where they enjoy the well-being of an authentic community and the freedom of connection to the world.

Visit Here
Unconventional, Unforgettable, Real Quad Cities
The QC region welcomes visitors who come for a wide range of reasons, from leisure to sports to business travel, and spend some $960+ million each year.
Open a Business Here
QC Offers an Ideal Balance for a New Generation of Business People
We're telling a story that combines the surprising ease of doing business in the QC.
Move Here
Where Balanced Lifestyles and Home Ownership are Within Reach
Discover new friends, new experiences, and new opportunities in this amazing place on one of the world's most renowned rivers, the Mississippi River.
I Live Here
Quad Citizens and Proud of It
Quad Citizens are here because they like it here; they're happy with the lives they live, the opportunities the region offers, and the lifestyle that the QC makes possible.
Quad Cities. That's Where Tool Kit
Share Your Love of the QC
Show your QC pride and join your fellow Quad Citizens by telling others the QC is where its happening.
The Mississippi's Midwest

We're made of the Mississippi River and the regional towns and cities it gave birth to over the centuries.  

Our Mississippi is a stage for downtown lives, a port for river cruises, and a backdrop to bike rides, long walks, and picnics. It's every town's destination for locals and the place every visitor wants to see. Explore our river and our ambition; the QC is ahead of the current.

Where We Are
Family of Communities

Where exactly is the QC? It’s long been a thorny question. But with this campaign, we're finally answering it. First, it’s where two states and one mighty Mississippi River are home to a family of communities making the Midwest’s future. It’s where the PGA Tour comes to play. It’s where the economy is the third most diversified in the country. It’s where there’s as much art as ag.