RENEW MOLINE
MEDIA CENTER
BIOGRAPHIES
Gregory Noe - Chairman/President of Renew Moline, Inc.
Since 2008, Greg Noe has been employed by Deere & Company as Corporate Secretary and Associate General Counsel. He started as an in-house attorney at Deere & Company in 1993.
A native of the Quad Cities, Noe has served on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of Renew Moline since March 2010. A member of the Two Rivers YMCA Board of Directors, Noe said he is excited about his new post as Chairman of the Board of Renew Moline.
For more information on Greg you may access his bio via Deere.com
Janet Mathis - Executive Director of Renew Moline, Inc.
Renew Moline is excited to welcome Janet Mathis as the new executive director. Janet can be reached by using the below contact information.
E-Mail: jmathis@renewmoline.com
Phone: (309) 762-9194
OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Greg Theis (MidAmerican Energy Company)
Vice President
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
John A. Slover, Jr.
HOW RENEW STARTED
The creation of Renew Moline was sparked by Steve Hyman, then a member of the City of Moline Planning Department. Steve felt that the City was not equipped to undertake some of the redevelopment needs and opportunities that would surface as construction of the Civic Center (the MARK of the Quad Cities) and Heritage Place began.
Hyman approached several business people in early 1989 with the suggestion that the creation of a public/private partnership similar to Rejuvenate Davenport would be beneficial to Moline. Specifically, some properties surrounding the proposed Civic Center site were unattractive, dilapidated, and worn out. Others were marginally productive, or not suited to the desired support of the Civic Center.
The first goal of the incipient Renew Moline was to recruit members who would make financial commitments. To assist in that work, several other persons were enlisted in the support of the goal.
The organization was named, a logo selected, and discussions concerning member financial support levels were held. These meetings were hosted by John Slover in the law offices of Califf & Harper. The new corporation was awarded tax-exempt status and has since fulfilled its obligation to renew Moline's dowtown by following a citywide adoption of a master plan, known as the Moline Centre Plan.
WHAT IS RENEW MOLINE?
Renew Moline is a private, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to economic development and redevelopment actvities within the City of Moline.
PUBLICATIONS
2007 Quad City Region Washington Briefing Paper
Analysis of Quad City Region (.pdf)
RiverTech Initiative Draft Booklet
2006 IEDC Promotional Award to Renew Moline
Renew Moline Recieves Economic Development Award [September 2006]
ARTICLES
ICMA Public Management Magazine
Moline Profile: A New Face for Old Moline
River Cities' Reader
Moline Takes Charge [July 28. 2004]
River Cities' Reader Look at Progress In Moline
Moline Working to Link the Old and the New [August 21, 2002]
Illinois Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce
New WIU - Quad Cities Campus to Begin Construction by March 2010
The Dispatch
Rail Funding on Track (February 1, 2010)
Quad City Business Journal
IPI connects concepts to emerging companies (February 28, 2010)
Quad Cities Online, Dispatch Argus
The Chamber celebrates WIU-Quad Cities Campus Groundbreaking (March 31, 2010)
Quad Cities Times
Q-C breaks ground for WIU Riverfront Campus (March 31, 2010)
WQAD.com
Whalen serves up Moline riverfront development (April 1, 2010)
Video: Mike Whalen of Heart of America talks about a new development adjacent to the
new Western Illinois University Quad-City campus on the Moline riverfront.