Formed to develop Moline's western downtown gateway, West Gateway Partners L.L.C., is chaired by founder Robert Ontiveros, a community leader and successful entrepreneur of exceptional vision and integrity. 

A native of the Floreciente neighborhood, Ontiveros is passionate about the area. He has already turned the abandoned bus transfer station, at 5th Avenue and 12th Street in Moline, into a healthcare facility that hosts Community Healthcare as well as Dental Familia, two public/private enterprises that serve the larger Illinois Quad Cities, drawing customers from both sides of the river.

Ontiveros also oversees the entire Group O family of companies, which is composed of marketing, packaging and supply chain divisions. Ontiveros has grown Group O to more than 1,400 employees across 40 national locations, making it one of the largest Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States.

Ontiveros learned about the large-scale packaging industry early in his career. After seven years with Dun & Bradstreet, Ontiveros joined a small family-run packaging company, where he developed his entrepreneurial drive coupled with important business values, eventually leading to the development of his own firm, Bi-State Packaging, in 1974. Today, Ontiveros continues to advance a culture focused around business ethics and family values, which has enabled Group O to thrive and grow amid the competitive nature of business.