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Dec

Wellmark Foundation Releases Grant Wood Loop Video

(Maquoketa, IA) December 2018 – The Wellmark Foundation has released a seven-minute video promoting their partnerships with the Grant Wood Loop region. The region is...

Posted on Dec 27, 2018
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Dec

Dubuque, Maquoketa each receive more than $200,000 for Iowa Great Places projects

Projects in Dubuque and Maquoketa each have been awarded more than $200,000 from the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs. The projects were among five to receive...

Posted on Dec 21, 2018
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Dec

Maquoketa lands $3.8 million federal grant for major road project

MAQUOKETA, Iowa — A $3.8 million federal grant could help pay for the largest-ever municipal construction project in Maquoketa. The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded...

Posted on Dec 14, 2018
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Dec

Public input setting the course for Maquoketa comprehensive plan update

MAQUOKETA, Iowa — Those tasked with overseeing an update of Maquoketa’s comprehensive plan have started gathering public input. The comprehensive plan committee recently conducted a public...

Posted on Dec 03, 2018
Category: Maquoketa Comprehensive Plan

Dec

Pilot GDDC program to provide free child care for workforce training participants

The impending launch of an innovative child care program could provide a ray of hope as Dubuque-area employers and economic development leaders confront deepening workforce...

Posted on Dec 03, 2018
Category: child care, GDDC

Aug

Bridge outside of Sabula to reopen today, restoring access between city, Savanna

Telegraph Herald Aug 31, 2018 SABULA, Iowa -- After more than six months, motorists now can drive across the Mississippi River bridge at Sabula. A short bridge just...

Posted on Aug 31, 2018
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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.