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Sep

Bellevue teachers share honor

BELLEVUE, Iowa — After 10 years teaching first grade together at Bellevue Elementary School, Lisa Roth and Emily Reeg are pretty much in sync. Though the...

Posted on Sep 06, 2017
Category: Bellevue, teacher, education, award

Sep

Effort aims to identify the 'Heart & Soul' of Bellevue

BELLEVUE, Iowa — Data gathered from surveys, words written on slips of paper and even crowd-sourced songs about the city of Bellevue are being used...

Posted on Sep 04, 2017
Category: Bellevue, Bellevue Heart & Soul, community development

Aug

’Epic’ shot captured at Mines of Spain featured in Brides Magazine

Photographer Amelia Charleen Roling, of Preston, Iowa, recently had a photo from Mines of Spain Recreation Area in Dubuque featured in Brides magazine as part...

Posted on Aug 24, 2017
Category: Photography, Small Business, Preston

Aug

'All local, so it's all good' at Bellevue's Farm to Table gathering

BELLEVUE, Iowa — Mark Herman said there’s no secret why locally sourced food is gaining in popularity. “These days, it seems to be a trend,” Herman...

Posted on Aug 21, 2017
Category: Bellevue, local, community development

Aug

ECIA Receives Grant to Plan for a Pocket Neighborhood

Dubuque, IA, August 18, 2017: The East Central Development Corporation (ECDC) recently received a $10,000 Iowa Area Development Group Community Foundation, Partners in Progress! grant...

Posted on Aug 18, 2017
Category: ECIA, Housing

Aug

Road project next year at Maquoketa Caves

MAQUOKETA, Iowa — A proposed road project could prompt the closure of Maquoketa Caves State Park for several months next summer. Plans call for a complete...

Posted on Aug 01, 2017
Category: Quality of Life

Jul

MORE HOMETOWN PRIDE COMMUNITIES

Keep Iowa Beautiful (KIB) has partnered with the East Central Intergovernmental Association (ECIA) and the Grant Wood Mississippi River Region (GWMRR), which includes Dubuque, Jackson...

Posted on Jul 13, 2017
Category: Parks to People, Grant Wood Loop, Keep Iowa Beautiful, community development, Quality of Life

Jun

50 local, regional leaders focus on downtowns during Maquoketa event

MAQUOKETA, Iowa — About 50 local and regional business leaders met Tuesday in Maquoketa to learn and exchange ideas to improve their downtown business climates. The...

Posted on Jun 14, 2017
Category: Maquoketa, Downtown

Jun

ISU Solar Car Begins Statewide Tour

One hundred twenty Iowa State University students are putting the finishing touches on the world’s first Solar Utility Vehicle. Named “Penumbra,” this solar-assisted electric vehicle...

Posted on Jun 05, 2017
Category: Business Innovation, Environment

May

Blue-9 Climbs to Success with SAP Anywhere

Growing revenues and attracting new customers are the top business goals for small wholesale distributors and retailers. But, in the age of the empowered buyer,...

Posted on May 30, 2017
Category: Business Innovation, Economy

Sep

Bellevue teachers share honor

Posted on Sep 06, 2017
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Jackson County is a picture postcard. Ancient land, its rugged uplands and limestone bluffs provide panoramic vistas. Deep in wooded valleys, verdant lowlands beckon, sculpted by meandering rivers. Jackson County can best be described in two words: simply beautiful. You'll want to come for a day... and stay for a lifetime!

Photos throughout the JCEA Website are courtesy of David Namanny, Bellevue Herald Leader, The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, The Maquoketa Chamber of Commerce, and Patti Hoffman, who represents Preston Growth and Development and The Preston Times.