tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post113845384536108178..comments2023-11-03T06:29:15.083-05:00Comments on Quad City Images: Coming soon: Museum of Empty Industrial ParksQuadCityImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-1170719185587881562007-02-05T17:46:00.000-06:002007-02-05T17:46:00.000-06:00"...federal pork-sponsored rail spur?"Oh, come on!..."...federal pork-sponsored rail spur?"<BR/><BR/>Oh, come on! I wish the Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad would be able to build it with their own funds but environmental impact statements, real estate prices and NIMBY-induced litigation tend to be a financial drain. The EIIC lost a distribution center to Waterloo, Iowa because it didn't have rail service. Enough said!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-1138470928133100582006-01-28T11:55:00.000-06:002006-01-28T11:55:00.000-06:00Part of Davenport's malaise comes from a lack of v...Part of Davenport's malaise comes from a lack of vision and understanding of the new economy. A simple move, like covering the area in a Wi Fi cloud would send a stronger signal to industry and high-technology then building new office and industrial parks. Yet, the solution eludes most of the area development folks, including the Quad City Development Group and Thom Hart. Racing to the bottom, in an attempt to seize any job that comes along, doesn't allow for much long-term, strategic thinking. <BR/><BR/>I suppose he does deserve credit for attracting the most sophisticated meat processing facility in the world to the area.Z. Carstensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11171998761327140850noreply@blogger.com