Davenport city council to vote on resolution to bring multimillion dollar distribution center to the Quad Cities
If Seefried Industrial Properties pursues the contract with the city of Davenport, it would bring 1,000 permanent jobs to the area. Author: Andrea Flores Updated: 5:39 PM CDT May 12, 2021
The empty lot beside Sterilite Corporation in Davenport could soon be the home of one of the largest employers in the Quad Cities, as the proposed distribution center would bring about 1,000 permanent jobs to the Quad Cities area.
What that work would be is still unknown because the city is in a non-disclosure agreement with Seefried Industrial Properties. Bruce Berger, Director of Community Planning and Economic Development, says if the resolution is approved, it would be up to Seefried Industrial Properties to decide whether or not to continue the contract.
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Looking to be closer to the government and defense fields, Boston-based Northeastern University is eyeing some space in Rosslyn.
The university is looking to convert the 14th floor of Arlington Tower (1300 17th Street N.) into a teaching space for graduate-level classes and a research space that will house The Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security.
Matthew Weinstein, a land use attorney with McGuireWoods who represents Northeastern University, said in a letter that the university “seeks to establish an operation at the property as a central location for mission-driven programs including defense-based programs, benefitting from close proximity to government customers.”
Arlington County’s Department of Community Planning, Housing and Development has determined the research use still classifies as office use, according to a letter included in a staff report. To use the other half of the 14th floor, totaling 8,500 square feet, for teaching, NU needs the approval from t
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