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May

Tri-state officials: Impact of 'opportunity zones' remains to be seen

Several tri-state areas have been approved to participate in a federal program to encourage development in low-income areas. However, local officials are still uncertain how exactly...

Posted on May 21, 2018
Category: (none)

May

Sedgwick Adds 6,000 Specialists with Acquisition of Cunningham Lindsay

Sedgwick Adds 6,000 Claims Specialists with Acquisition of Cunningham Lindsey April 20, 2018 Memphis-based global claims services firm Sedgwick has finalized the acquisition of competitor global loss...

Posted on May 06, 2018
Category: (none)

May

Kids in Dubuque Skate awarded $65,000 Wellmark Foundation MATCH grant for local skate park project

DUBUQUE, Iowa—The Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque (CFGD) is excited to announce The Wellmark Foundation has awarded a $65,000 Matching Assets to Community Health (MATCH)...

Posted on May 03, 2018
Category: Parks to People

Apr

Dubuque-based agency proposes 'pocket neighborhood' in Maquoketa

MAQUOKETA, Iowa — To proponents of the pocket neighborhood movement, good fences don’t necessarily make good neighbors. Rather, shared amenities such as gardens, playground equipment or...

Posted on Apr 21, 2018
Category: (none)

Apr

JACKSON COUNTY AWARDED TWO GRANTS FOR DOWNTOWN REHABILITATION

JACKSON COUNTY AWARDED TWO GRANTS FOR DOWNTOWN REHABILITATION (Jackson County, IA) April 9, 2018 – The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced on Thursday, April 5th...

Posted on Apr 09, 2018
Category: (none)

Mar

Rockwell Collins engages students

Bellevue’s Rockwell Collins hosted a total of 26 eighth-grade females from both Bellevue High School and Marquette Catholic High School last week as part of...

Posted on Mar 23, 2018
Category: Manufacturing

Mar

Becoming (Company) Cultured

Becoming (Company) Cultured When you hear the term “company culture,” what comes to mind? Is it the famous nap pods at Google? Is it the fast-paced...

Posted on Mar 02, 2018
Category: (none)

Feb

Bellevue school board moves forward in pursuit of new school

BELLEVUE, Iowa — Bellevue Community School Board members agreed this week to move forward in their pursuit of building a new elementary school. Board members voted...

Posted on Feb 22, 2018
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Feb

Maquoketa students deliver stirring singing valentines

MAQUOKETA, Iowa — Seven Maquoketa High School students dressed in shades of red and pink crowded into Bob Stockham’s living room on Wednesday. As Stockham stood...

Posted on Feb 22, 2018
Category: (none)

Feb

Antique shop and bar opens in Maquoketa

MAQUOKETA, Iowa — An old cigar shop in downtown Maquoketa has found a new, dual life as a bar and antique store. Farmer’s Creek Antiques &...

Posted on Feb 21, 2018
Category: (none)

Feb

Group lands $122,000 grant for effort to build a new Dubuque skate park

Supporters of a new skate park in Dubuque recently received a large grant that puts them more than three-quarters of the way toward their fundraising...

Posted on Feb 01, 2018
Category: Parks to People

Jan

Bellevue's Flatted Fifth Blues & BBQ a labor of love for Owners

BELLEVUE, Iowa — When a big part of your job exposes you to musicians who have honed their craft to an extremely high level, you...

Posted on Jan 31, 2018
Category: Flatted Fifth, Bellevue

Jan

Iowa State portrait exhibit debuts in Maquoketa

Posted on Jan 18, 2018
Category: Faces of Iowa State, Maquoketa

Jan

Historic Jackson County hotel sold, to reopen next month

MAQUOKETA, Iowa — A historic Maquoketa hotel has been sold to a relative of a former longtime owner of the building. Larry Thede bought the Decker...

Posted on Jan 10, 2018
Category: Decker Hotel, Decker, Maquoketa, Hotel

A Mississippi River paddlewheel cruise on the Queen of the Mississippi brings a new high standard to America's most iconic river. Beneath her gleaming woodwork and brass fixtures is a framework of modern cruise ship technology that provides passengers with the most comfortable vacation imaginable as we cruise the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers from New Orleans to Minneapolis or Cincinnati, OH.

Photos on the JCEA Website are courtesy of David Namanny (Bellevue Herald Leader), Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, Maquoketa Chamber of Commerce, & Patti Hoffman (Preston Growth & Development) and The Preston Times.