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Feb

JACKSON COUNTY ECONOMIC ALLIANCE CELEBRATES ITS PARTNERS

(Maquoketa, IA) – The Jackson County Economic Alliance (JCEA) held its fifth Annual Investor & Partner Appreciation Event on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. The reception...

Posted on Feb 18, 2020
Category: Jackson County Economic Alliance, Annual Event

Nov

JACKSON COUNTY DOWNTOWN LOAN PROGRAM

(Jackson County, IA) November 21, 2019 – Jackson County Economic Alliance (JCEA) in cooperation with the financial institutions in Jackson County announces the renewal of a low interest loan...

Posted on Nov 21, 2019
Category: Downtown Incentives

Nov

MAQUOKETA COMPANY EXPANDS

MAQUOKETA, IA – November 20, 2019 - The Maquoketa Company, a local manufacturer in Maquoketa, Iowa has broken ground on a new 14,000 square foot...

Posted on Nov 20, 2019
Category: Business Expansion

Oct

Officials mulling solutions over shortage of day care services in Bellevue

BELLEVUE, Iowa — Facing a shortage of day care services, Bellevue officials are examining possible solutions. City Council members this week discussed the city’s scarcity of...

Posted on Oct 09, 2019
Category: Child care, Bellevue

Oct

Historic Bellevue button factory to become 'hub' for riverfront activity

BELLEVUE, Iowa — When Allen Ernst purchased the old button factory in Bellevue, the basement was submerged in the Mississippi River and the top floor...

Posted on Oct 06, 2019
Category: Development

Sep

12 tri-state business leaders named Rising Stars

The stars were out early Wednesday, as 12 area up-and-comers in the business world were honored as bizTimes.biz Rising Stars. They were honored at a breakfast ceremony at...

Posted on Sep 19, 2019
Category: 2019 Rising Stars

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.