An awesome analysis of how Dubuque landed the IBM project from Tom Daykin of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel today that discusses not only the intimate details of how the IBM-Dubuque-Iowa partnership came about, but talks about Dubuque in general, it’s economic history, and the great transformation we’ve made from a strictly industrial-manufacturing community into a hub for banking, technology, and tourism.
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Article Here
I especially love the tone of the article in which the author uses the Dubuque example as a waypoint for Milwaukee’s leadership to guide them, hoping to assimilate the success the Dubuque area has been taking part in, not only the IBM project, but also Hormel’s new production facility, the newly-opened Diamond Jo Casino, and the (renovated and now re-named) Mystique of Dubuque.