It’s been a little more than month since the IBM in Dubuque announcement was made, so I thought I’d do a quick-link round-up of a tiny portion of the continuing coverage of the project. Even yours truly has been mentioned for my personal coverage, especially the multiple posts I made to River Banks to Corn Fields on the day the project was announced.
THOnline article with the sidebar mention of RBtoCF.com here.
The incentive package that helped being IBM to Dubuque has certainly had it’s share of scrutiny, including within the article I linked above. Here are some other reactions as well as a loose timeline of the process to cement the arrival of IBM to Dubuque.
Des Moines Register IBM Incentive Details – January 16th, 2009
THOnline.com IBM Incentives Approved – February 20th, 2009 (including some key numbers in sidebar)
THOnline Roshek Building Renovations on Fast Track – February 24, 2009
Rockford, Illinois views the Dubuque – IBM model as path to similar success February 14, 2009
IBM, as well as Dubuque and other Iowa representatives are fanning out to all the area colleges, large and small, holding job fairs. Computer World reported the mass number of applications pouring in as well:
DMRegister.com IBM Center Provides Welcome Jobs – February 20th, 2009
Computer World Reports that Applications are Pouring In
EmploymentCrossing.com even has a video short on YouTube about the IBM Service Center here:
Then, finally, there’s this gem from our good friends in Wisconsin (Go Hawks!). Neil Heinen, in an editorial for WISC Channel 3000 states “We’re talking Madison vs. Dubuque! We’ve been competing with Raleigh-Durham, Boston, Denver and Silicon Valley? Or so we thought. IBM could have located here and chose Dubuque? That’s just not right.”
Well, at least you have Capitol Brewery, Mr. Heinen.