Businesses Succeed in Quad City Region
The Quad City region specializes in advanced logistics, information technology, food processing and packaging, and advanced manufacturing and is home to world-class businesses and leaders who continually improve their operations to adapt and compete effectively in today's global economy.
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Major Employers - Logistics
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Company
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Employment 2009
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Product / Service
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Trucking Companies
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Dohrn Transfer Company
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294
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Trucking, except local
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Standard Forwarding Co Inc
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140
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Trucking, except local
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USFreightways
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96
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Trucking, except local
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Iowa-Illinois Express Ltd
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64
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Local trucking, without storage
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Straight Shot Express
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100
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Local trucking with storage
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Environmental Services Inc
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50
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Local trucking, without storage
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N & M Transfer Company
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50
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Less-than-truckload (LTL)
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Rail Companies
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I & M Rail Link
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50
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Railroads, line-haul operating
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Total Logistics Establishments: 844
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Source: Quad City Development Group (Jun 2009)
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Major Employers - Manufacturing
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Company
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2009 Employment
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Product / Service
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John Deere Davenport Works
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3,451
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Excavators: cable, clamshell, crane, derrick, dragline, etc.
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Tyson Fresh Meats Inc
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2,500
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Boxed beef, from meat slaughtered on site
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Kraft Foods
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1,500
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Meat packing plants
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Xpac
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1,200
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Packing and crating
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Kone Inc
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780
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Elevators: inspection, service, and repair
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Norcross Safety Products LLC
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425
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Rubber and plastics footwear
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3M
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400
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Industrial inorganic chemicals, nec
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R R Donnelley
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400
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Commercial printing, lithographic
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Sivyer Steel Corporation
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320
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Alloy steel castings, except investment
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Seaford Clothing
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300
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Men's and boy's suits and coats
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M A Ford
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285
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Drills and drilling tools
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Group O Supply Chain Solutions
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280
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Industrial supplies
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Carleton Lf Spport Systems Inc
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270
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Cryogenic cooling devices for infrared detectors, masers
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Miller Container Corporation
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200
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Boxes, corrugated: made from purchased materials
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Oystar Packaging Technologies
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195
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Bag opening, filling, and closing machines
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Isabel Bloom LLC
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175
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Fountains, concrete
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Midland Press Corporation
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175
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Offset printing
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Autotech Controls
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150
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Switches, electronic applications
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Creative Machining Tech Inc
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150
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Machine and other job shop work
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National Railway Equipment Co
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150
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Locomotives and parts
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Wonder Bread-Hostess Cake
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150
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Bread, all types (white, wheat, rye, etc); fresh frozen
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Wright Packaging Inc
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150
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Shopping bags: made from purchased materials
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Electro-Freeze
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140
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Ice cream manufacturing machinery
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Valspar Corporation
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140
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Paints and allied products
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Nichols Aluminum
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133
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Shapes, extruded aluminum, nec
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Le Claire Mfg Co
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130
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Machinery castings, aluminum
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Total Manufacturing Establishments: 14,821
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Source:Dun & Bradstreet Market Data, 2nd Quarter 2009 Data, (Jun 2009)
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Employment by Sector
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Number Employed by Industry
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Number of Establishments
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Number Employed
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Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing
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190
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996
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Natural Resources, Mining
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8
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155
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Construction
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749
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7,060
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Manufacturing
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538
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18,381
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Wholesale
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434
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10,965
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Retail
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2,256
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35,128
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Transportation, Communications, Utilities
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398
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7,594
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Finance, Insurance, Real Estate
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962
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8,461
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Business & Professional Services
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1,958
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21,435
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Education, Health Care Services
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1,688
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43,305
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Total All Private Sector*
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9,181
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153,480
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Government, Non Profit
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1,252
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16,234
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TOTAL ALL INDUSTRIES
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10,597
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170,445
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Source: Claritas Market Place, 2008 Data (Jun 2009)
*Total all private sector including non-classified establishments
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