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Title: Doug Plank


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

2
History
  • Competitive Assessment Study
  • Target Industry Study
  • Prepared by
  • Lockwood Greene
  • 2003




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

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

5
Logistics Roundtable
  • 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

6
Logistics Roundtable
  • 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

7
Regional Accomplishments
  • 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.

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

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

10
Regional Training Programs
  • Western Illinois University
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Minor Program- Macomb campus QC campus
  • Bachelors Degree Program- Macomb campus

11
Goals
  • 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.

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