{"id":2002,"date":"2013-04-29T14:29:18","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T14:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/166.62.41.2\/~holaamericanews\/2013\/04\/29\/quad-cities-week-set-to-celebrate-regional-strengths\/"},"modified":"2013-04-29T14:29:18","modified_gmt":"2013-04-29T14:29:18","slug":"quad-cities-week-set-to-celebrate-regional-strengths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/quad-cities-week-set-to-celebrate-regional-strengths\/","title":{"rendered":"Quad Cities Week Set to Celebrate Regional Strengths"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Quad Cities) \u2013 The Network: Young Professionals of the Quad Cities, an initiative of the Quad Cities Chamber, is launching the area\u2019s first Quad Cities Week April 29 – May 3. The program is designed to give businesses and residents a forum to celebrate the Quad Cities as a unified region.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe strength of the Quad Cities lies in the resources and amenities that exist in all of our cities, not just in one or two,\u201d says Tara Barney, CEO, Quad Cities Chamber. \u201cWe know that marketing the Quad Cities as a region of nearly half a million residents with a talented workforce, Fortune 500 companies and a host of top-notch quality of life amenities is significantly more powerful than promoting individual cities \u2013 as wonderful as they are. With Quad Cities Week, we are providing Quad Citians a forum to share everything that they value about our bi-state community, from Milan to Davenport, Rock Island to Eldridge, and everywhere in between,\u201d Barney continued.<\/p>

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Chamber reps encourage everyone to participate in Quad Cities Week and offer a number of simple ways to get involved:<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Change the cover photo on your Facebook account to the designated Quad Cities Week image. The images are available for download at QuadCitiesChamber.com<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Highlight stories of businesses and people making the Quad Cities a better place, and update your status daily throughout the week on Facebook \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Use the hashtag #QuadCitiesWeek on Twitter and tweet about the Quad Cities \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>

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\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Write a letter to the editor of our local newspapers outlining what you value about being in the Quad Cities \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Put a Quad Cities Week yard sign outside of your business, or if your company has an electronic sign, highlight Quad Cities Week\u00a0<\/p>

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\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Create your own way to celebrate the excitement of Quad Cities Week<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Network is group of over 3,000 young professionals that has the ability to help shape how the rest of the world views the Quad Cities,\u201d said Anne Spoden, director of The Network.\u00a0 \u201cSocial media is a great tool to build the Quad Cities reputation as a cool metro area by spotlighting our favorite places and things happening around the region.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>

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The Network has produced a video to generate excitement. Spoden says the video is currently circulating via social media and has had over 5,300 views so far.<\/p>\n

The week-long celebration will officially kick off with a proclamation signing by area mayors, Arsenal representatives and county officials. The proclamation will be signed at 8:30 a.m. at Western Illinois University \u2013 Quad Cities on Monday, April 29.<\/p>\n

As part of Quad Cities Week, The Network is also hosting its 3rd<\/sup> annual YP Symposium & Community Impact Awards on Thursday, May 2. The awards portion will feature individuals, businesses and amenities that have strengthened our community. \u00a0The Symposium will include a caf\u00e9 style discussion where young professionals will discuss what sets the Quad Cities apart from other regions our size, and how those benefits can be broadly communicated.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor being our first year, I\u2019m excited about the response that we\u2019re getting. Major local employers like KJWW have agreed to change their corporate headquarters to Quad Cities, IL and we\u2019ve distributed over 200 yard signs throughout the community,\u201d says Spoden. \u201cWe think we\u2019ve laid a strong foundation for an even stronger Quad Cities Week in 2014.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information about Quad Cities Week, visit QuadCitiesChamber.com or contact Anne Spoden at aspoden@quadcitieschamber.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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