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Expert: ‘Quad Cities’ Means Nothing

A business consultant says the "Quad Cities" moniker used by four northcentral Idaho and eastern Washington cities as an economic development tool is falling flat and should be abandoned. David Leland, a Portland, Ore.-based consultant, told leaders from Lewiston and Moscow in Idaho, as well as Clarkston and Pullman in neighboring Washington, that the name may be too generic to really capture the imagination of those who could help the local economies. Leland, who owns Leland Consulting Group, calls the cities a "well-kept secret," adding many people know very little about what the Quad Cities really are/Associated Press. More here.

Question: I happen to know that "Quad Cities" means Lewiston, Clarkston, Moscow, & Pullman b/c I worked in Lewiston for two years. But I've never heard that region referred to as Quad Cities since I moved to Coeur d'Alene in 1984. What would you call it? Have you ever lived in the "Quad Cities"?



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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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