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Visitor expenditures grew 10 percent in Scott County
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Press release submitted by Quad City Conventioni and Visitors Bureau Visitor expenditures grew 10% in Scott County 2011 over 2010; total visitor spending for Scott and Rock Island Counties is $767 million Visitors to Scott County increased their spending by 10 percent in 2011 over 2010, according to the 2011 county by county impact on tourism statistics released by the US Travel Association. For Scott County: Total visitor expenditures, $566,000,000, an increase of 10.8% Total payroll, $86,700,000, an increase of 5.4% Total employment, 5,800, an increase of 3.3% Total state taxes generated, $27,700,000, an increase of 4.2% Total local taxes generated, $8,700,000, an increase of 7.9% "These are terrific numbers and show that travel and tourism continues to lead the pace in economic recovery," said Joe Taylor, President/CEO, Quad Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau, today (Tuesday) when 385 passengers of the American Queen, docked in Davenport, were touring the Quad Cities. "The role of the Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau is to create jobs and stimulate the local economy by bringing visitors here who then spend their visitor dollars here." When combined with numbers for Rock Island County previously released in July, total tourism statistics for the two counties are as follows: Total visitor expenditures: $767,000,000 Payroll: $137,700,000 Employment: 7,560 State tax receipts: $37,000 Local tax receipts: $12,400,000 
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1863 -- 150 years ago: A petition is being circulated asking the city council to order awell bored in Market Square. It would be a great accommodation to the public.
1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 p.m. on May 18 the Mississippi River flooded its banks atRock Island and destroyed the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber Co. and damagedRock Island Arsenal power plant. Total loss is estimated at $100,000.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of Sough Rock Island Township are circulating apetition favoring the annexation of that area to the City of Rock Island.
1938 -- 75 years ago: A group of state members of the National Grandmothers Clubmeeting in Rock Island are making plans to petition for the observance of a NationalGrandmothers Day.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere and Co. reported today that its U.S. and Canadian sales forthe first half of the 1963 fiscal year set an all time record of $323,716.628.
1988 -- 25 years ago: William G. Lawrence, first administrative director, has retired fromPECO Enterprises, Inc. Prior to his service at PECO, Mr. Lawrence was the civilianpersonnel officer at the Rock Island Arsenal.
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