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2008 Midwest Transportation Planning Conference

Doug Plank Quad City Region Logistics Roundtable, Chair. 2008 Midwest Transportation Planning Conference. Competitive Assessment Study & Target Industry Study Prepared by: Lockwood Greene

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2008 Midwest Transportation Planning Conference

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  1. Doug Plank Quad City Region Logistics Roundtable, Chair 2008 Midwest Transportation Planning Conference

  2. Competitive Assessment Study & Target Industry Study Prepared by: Lockwood Greene 2003 History

  3. Targeted Industries Logistics Advanced Manufacturing IT/Financial Food Processing Conclusions

  4. Logistics is a key industry of Quad Cities Location Criteria Location Quotients Growth Trends Diversified Industry Base Wages & Skills Conclusions

  5. Logistics Roundtable established December 2005 Mission Statement To enhance the partnership between the Quad City Development Group, Quad City Region partners and logistics companies To identify industry growth opportunities for the region Logistics Roundtable

  6. Participants Truckload Regional Chambers LTL Bi-State Regional Commission Warehousing Black Hawk College 3rd Party Logistics Eastern Iowa Community College Barge Western Illinois University Air Local Economic Developers Rail Logistics Roundtable

  7. Logistics Education Development Eastern Iowa Community College District and Black Hawk College received $1.5 Million “Joined by a River” grant. Supply Chain, Inventory Control, Transportation, Warehousing, Operations, etc. Regional Accomplishments

  8. Black Hawk College Warehousing & Distribution Certificate Inventory Specialist Certificate Supply Chain Management Regional Training Programs

  9. Eastern Iowa Community College RFID Certificate Logistics Certificate Logistics Diploma Regional Training Programs

  10. Western Illinois University Supply Chain Management Minor Program- Macomb campus & QC campus Bachelor’s Degree Program- Macomb campus Regional Training Programs

  11. The purpose of the roundtable is to enhance the partnership between the Quad City Development Group, its public sector partners, and area logistics companies. To come together to talk about removing obstacles to expand our businesses, marketing the area as a logistics center of excellence, follow and benchmark industry trends, identify training and workforce needs, and a host of other topics. Goals

  12. Quad City Development Group www.quadcities.org Contact Information

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