As students graduate from school, they leave this area because this area is not attracting hi-tech or new manufacturing jobs. Without middle-income jobs, the QCA will soon become the very wealthy and the very poor. The QCA needs more employers like John Deere and Alcoa, not more restaurants and Wal-Marts. As the labor force has grown, we ve had good expansion in jobs.
Wage growth is good, as well.
There is always room for improvement, but we ve finally realized that the river is here to be celebrated, and it s been cleaned up. President of the Sedona Group Joe Keeney Roads like Highway 61 have improved, and I think we probably have more commuters to the Quad-Cities as a result. With the high and low end firmly established, mid-range salaries are tougher to find here. Co. A job expansion begun a decade ago has helped diversify the work force from its manufacturing roots. Luring high-technology jobs here offers the greatest hope for growth.