Quincy, IL-Hannibal, MO-Keokuk, IA

Quincy was listed as the eighth “Best Small City To Raise A Family“ by Forbes magazine in 2010. Companies based in Quincy include Niemann Foods, Gardner Denver and The Knapheide Manufacturing Company. Major manufacturers in Hannibal include BASF Chemical Corporation (Formally American Cyanamid), General Mills and Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company. The Swiss Colony maintains a data call center in Hannibal. Keokuk is the most southerly city in Iowa.