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...
The Quad Cities Chamber, in partnership with the City of Rock Island, today announced that it has been selected to receive a $3 million grant for Downtown Rock Island revitalization. As part of the Rebuild Illinois (RBI) Downtowns and Main...
Downtown Rock Island property owners seeking to stabilize their investment and revitalize downtown submitted a proposal to the Rock Island City Council on July 25, formally requesting it to consider establishing a Special Service Area (SSA) in partnership with a...
Arts Alley in Downtown Rock Island will undergo a major facelift thanks to a $267,181 grant award to the Quad Cities Chamber and City of Rock Island from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). ...