On November 29th, 2019, Cottingham & Butler and Heartland Financial USA announced plans to purchase the Roshek Building at 700 Locust Street in downtown Dubuque. The two companies have formed a partnership, Roshek Property LLC, in order to make the purchase from Dubuque Initiatives. Together, they have plans to invest an additional $2.85 million to improve the building for their respective operations. They have collectively committed to creating at least 32 new full-time jobs through the project.  Cottingham & Butler is the 25th largest insurance broker in the country, employing more than 700 individuals in Dubuque. They currently have offices acros...

On March 4, 2019, Greater Dubuque Development and the Greater Dubuque area were recognized again by Site Selection Magazine with the Big Muddy Cup. The award is given to the leading metro area along the entire Mississippi River in per-capita corporate facility investments. Greater Dubuque Development was involved with 12 projects that qualified for the award, including the relocation of Flexsteel Industries’ manufacturing facility to the Dubuque Industrial Center South, Medline Industries’ relocation within the Dubuque Industrial Center West, and the Camso expansion in Peosta. The projects’ value per capita in the Greater Dubuque area exceeded those of metros includin...