The role includes implementation and oversight of daily cleaning, beautification and maintenance services with a keen focus on improving the downtown experience for businesses, residents and visitors. ...
Members of the public are invited to provide feedback on more than $7 million in proposed improvements to downtown Rock Island during a community meeting Tuesday, June 27, 2023. ...
Business and commercial property owners seeking financial assistance on development projects are encouraged to complete the Rock Island Business Assistance Intake form. ...
Jack Cullen, Executive Director of the Rock Island Downtown Alliance (RIDA), has been selected for the International Downtown Association’s (IDA) 2023 Emerging Leader Fellowship (ELF) program....
Board members for the newly created Rock Island Downtown Alliance were appointed by Mayor Mike Thoms and approved by City Council on March 27, 2023. This marks the next successful step in launching a place management organization affiliated with the...
After nearly two years of daily, boots-on-the-ground work, the Quad Cities Chamber is pleased to announce a partnership with the City of Rock Island to provide place management services for downtown. On Feb. 13, Rock Island City Council approved an agreement...
Rock Island City Council on Dec. 12 approved an ordinance to establish a Downtown Special Service Area (SSA). Downtown property owners, business owners and residents expressed an interest in the performance of various special services – in addition to general municipal...
This guest editorial was published Dec. 1, 2022, in the Quad-City Times. Authors: Arron Sutherland, President/CEO, Illinois Casualty Company, and Chair, Downtown Rock Island Steering Committee; and Nicole Watson-Lam, Owner, Ms. BriMani’s Hair & Beauty Supply and The Urban Reserve,...
Positive action requires positive vision, and the Rock Island City Council and staff deserve applause for taking that approach to revitalizing downtown and considering the establishment of a Special Service Area (SSA). At the Quad Cities Chamber, we truly believe...
The process to establish a downtown Rock Island Special Service Area (SSA) as a vehicle to stabilize investments and revitalize the greater downtown has entered the public comment phase. Downtown Rock Island Steering Committee leaders in July formally requested City Council...