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Rock Island receives $120,000 industrial economic development grant

By Brian Weckerly,

12 hours ago

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The City of Rock Island received a $120,000 Regional Site Readiness grant.

According to a release, the grant came from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. It will be used to prepare a 53-acre site along Illinois 92 south of Sunset Park for industrial economic development. City council members approved rezoning the acreage from conservation to industrial. The area was being used for industrial purposes and has been deemed ideal for development.

“The availability of rail-served industrial sites is lacking across the Quad Cities,” Economic Development Director Tom Flaherty said. “This grant will help Rock Island prepare the Sunset South site for outside investment and job growth.”

Gov. JB Pritzker announced grants August 6 afternoon during a press conference, awarding 22 sites across Illinois. For more information, click here.

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