Visit QC celebrates 35 years, seeks even brighter future

By: Kenda Burrows|November 14, 2025

|8 min read

Visit Quad Cities new board chair Jennifer Sautter stands with the winners of the Destination Quad Cities Award from left to right, Denise Bulat, Executive Director of Bi-State Regional Commission, Decker Ploehn, City of Bettendorf City Administrator, this year's Certified Tourism Ambassador of the Year Award winner, Valerie Kimler, Jeff Nelson who recently retired as CEO and Managing Director of MetroLINK, Dean & Deb Mathias, committed members of the biking community and lifelong Quad Citizens, outgoing chair Maria Ontiveros and Dave Herrell, President and CEO, Visit Quad Cities. PHOTO CREDIT TODD WELVAERT

Visit Quad Cities marked its 35th anniversary at its Destination QC! annual meeting Thursday, Nov. 13, by thanking Quad Citizens who helped make a collective half a billion dollar impact on the local economy.

Visit QC President & CEO Dave Herrell also used the event hosted by Rhythm City Casino Resort in…

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