Featured Location: Quad Cities' newest convention center debuts

The $20 million Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center opened in January in Bettendorf, Iowa, with 24,000 square feet of flexible meeting and banquet space and eight meeting rooms for groups of up to 1,400. In addition, there are smaller meeting rooms that range in size from 543 square feet to 774 square feet. The convention center is connected via skywalk to the Isle's Casino Hotel (which also manages the center), providing access to more than 500 hotel rooms and an additional 13