Greater Dubuque Development Corporation Quarterly UpdateCopyrighted
October 21, 2024
City of Dubuque WORK SESSION #
City Council
ITEM TITLE: 6:00 PM - Greater Dubuque Development Corporation
Quarterly Update
SUMMARY: President and CEO Rick Dickinson will present a quarterly
update on Greater Dubuque Development Corporation.
SUGGUESTED
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Presentation
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Greater Dubuque
DEVELOPMENT CORP.
City of Dubuque Work Session
October 21, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
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DEVELOPMENT CORP.
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DULY
NFOACT1ON DASHBOARD SEPT
What Dubuque M SA CEOs, business owners, and top managers have told us 2024
Government Relations Index Scale oflto7•lisLow, 7isHigh
Q3 2024
CITYGOVERNMENT
Company Visits (FASEOFDOING BUSINESS)
July through September, 2024 COUNTYGOVERN14NT
(FASEOFDOXG BUSINESS)
TOTAL STATEGOVERNMENT
(OSEOFDOWC BUSINESS)
66V I T S FEDERALGOVERNMENT
0ASEOFDOING RUSINESSI
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Public Services Index Scale oflfo7:fisLow, 7isHigh
Q3 2024
FIRE
AMBULANCE
POLICE
COLLEGES 6 UNIVERSITIES
SCHOOLS(K-12)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
TRUCKING
HEALTH CARE
E LDE R CARE
HIGHWAYS
REGULATORY
COMMUNITY PLANNING
ZONING/BUILDING
STREETS
CHILD CARE
TRAFFIC CONTROL/FLOW
AIR CARGO
PROPERTYTAXES
PU BLI C TRAN SP ORTATI ON
HOUSING
(AMOUNT/AFFORDA ShMO
AIR PASSENGER SERVICE
f
Q3 2023
6.47
6.24
6.21
6.10
6.12
6.00
5.75
5.53
N/A
5.24
4.66
5.12
4.60
4.97
4.19
5.06
3.71
4.41
4.29
2.90
2.45
A= Up from Q3 2023 V=Down from Q3 2023
04 BUSINESS
Greater
Dubuque SERVICES
1. Quality of Life / Amenities
2. Market Size / Location / Customer Loyalty
3. Community Leadership/ Partnerships
1. Population / Market Size / Capacity
2. Workforce / Labor Pool
3. Air Service
1. Workforce / Labor Pool
2. Population / Market Size / Capacity
3. Air Service
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Company Visits 25 o
July through September, 2024 Reported
Yes
4 TOTAL
VISITS1[75%
Reported
No
892
100%
TOTAL
of Area Businesses
reporting Remote/
EMPLOYEES
Hybrid Workforce is
in Greater Dubuque market at
Stable
Area Businesses Reporting
5.75
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.00
Area Businesses Identified the Following as
their Top Workforce Priorities overthe Next
12 Months with Percentage of Reporting
100%
O 0%
Companies Citing:
Reported.711.
Employment Culture, 100%
Yes
2. Employee Engagement, 100%
Top 3 Most Significant Personal Barriers
100GJ for Potential or Current Workforce with
/p Percentage of Reporting Companies Citing
of Area Businesses
reporting Expect Hiring
of Interns to Remain
Stable
of Area Businesses reporting
have recruitment challenges
50 C with specific position or skills
25%
Reported
75o/O No
Reported 100O/ of Area Businesses reporting
Yes note a Decrease in Turnover
Rates
How do you rate the Ease of
Doing Business with City, County,
State and Federal Government on
a scale from 1 to 7?
From 50 interviews with Dubuque
businesses from July 1 through
September 30, 2024:
• City of Dubuque - 4.75
• Dubuque County - 5.20
• State of Iowa - 4.87
• Federal Government - 3.73
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Promote career opportunities and
upgrade resources to grow our
regional workforce.
August 2024. 61,000
(-200) — Month Change
r1,300 gear Change
15K Population
Facilitate meaningful careers and
vibrant communities.
September 2024: 98,887
Median Household Income
Increase high -quality and high -paying careers
to raise the median household income.
December 2023: $737495
5 0
n Reduction in Poverty
Reduce the number of households below the
Dubuque County Supplemental Poverty
Measurement by five percent.
UeceMDer 2023: 10.0%
Construction Investment
Encourage and facilitate new
construction.
September 2024: $600,182,361
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Pushing Through.
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Nonfarm Employment by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)*
MSA Ranked by % Job Growth
August 2024
Nonfarm
Employment
August 2023
Nonfarm
Employment
Change from
Year Ago, # of
jobs
Change from
Year Ago, % of
Growth
Dubuque
61,000
59,700
1,300
+2.2%
Ames
52,900
52,000
900
+1.7%
Sioux City
90,300
88,800
1,500
+1.7%
Cedar Rapids
142,000
140,100
1,900
+1.4%
Iowa City
103,600
102,400
1,200
+1.2%
Waterloo
89,200
88,200
1,000
+1.1 %
Des Moines-W Des Moines
397,500
396,800
700
+0.2%
Pottawattamie County
39,800
40,100
-300
-0.7%
Scott County
90,400
91,600
-1,200
-1.3%
*Source: Iowa Workforce Development, Released September24, 2024
Key Highlights:
. Total Nonfarm Employment: 61,000, up 1,300 from August 2023.
. Ranked 1st in annual job growth rate among Iowa's nine major metros.
. Employment remains 800 jobs above the pre -pandemic high of August
2019.
. Unemployment dropped to 3.3%, with 300 fewer individuals reporting
as unemployed compared to last month.
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DUBUQUE MSA LABOR FORCE I GOAL: 64,000
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY DUNE J U L Y
CURRENT:61,000
AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
s 2019—Pre Covid—2020—Covid t2021—Benchmark 2022—Year 1
-*-- 2023—Year 2 x 2024—Year 3 x 2025—Year4 2026—Year 5
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Attention PSSI Impacted Workers
John Deere Layoffs
Duluth Trading
Closure
PSSI Relocation
RM ccessdubuquejobs. com
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Greater Dubuque Development's Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notification (WARN) engagement in 2024:
• Yelloh/Schwans (Dyersville, IA) —
ongoing
• PSSI (Kieler, WI) — ongoing
• Duluth Trading Company (Dubuque, IA)
— ongoing
• John Deere (Dubuque, IA) — ongoing
• John Deere (Waterloo, IA) — ongoing
• John Deere (Davenport, IA) — ongoing
• John Deere ISG (Des Moines, IA)
• iSolved (Dubuque, IA) — ongoing
• Concordia University (Mequon, WI)
• Conagra (Beaver Dam, WI)
• Tyson Foods (Perry, IA)
• Grand River Medical Group (Dubuque, IA)
• Saputo (Lancaster, WI)
• HSHS Hospitals & Prevea Clinics (Eau
Claire, WI area)
• Energizer (Fennimore, WI)
Greater
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Derby Grange College Night
Wednesday, September 18, 202 GrangeI0 Rd DDiObuque
g'ertbach's Derby Grange Golf & Recreation Center 113079 DerbyPO tition
some friendly com
Kick off the evening Will walking tacos by Hy-Vee or the baby tting cages!
followed
cn the 18-hde mini -golf course, the driving range,
College Hockey Night
Friday, November 8, 2024
5:00 p.m. Pina a Pop 16:00 pm. Doors Open 17:05 p.m. Puck Drop & Game Time
ImOnArena I18MAdmx'alSheehy Dr, Dubuque
and s,cidize Wth fellow students before the puck
Experience a Fighting Sants -`9 ficketstothe game, refreshments, and pizza.
drop- Evening includes comp!
imentary
AccessDubuqueJobs.com Spring Career Fair
Wednesday, March 26, 202511:OQ - 4:00 p-m.
Grand River Center 1500 gel St, Dubuque
o ortunity to
The AccessDubuqueJobs-com Spring career Fa r offe-on
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place yourself and your talents on the radar of the reg on's top empl y
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Community of Colleges Series
Completed:
• Derby Grange College Night on September 18, 2024
160 students participated
• AccessDubuqueJobs.com Fall Career Fair on October 2, 2024
50 employers participateo a,iu over 220 job seekers incluoi,iy n0 6wuwii�
Upcoming-
• November 8, 2024-College Hockey Night
• February 5, 2025-Island Social College Night
• March 26, 2024-AccessDubuqueJobs.com Spring Career Fair
Welcome Students Letter
16 1,2 r r setters sent to rar i lilies of college students
• 4,350 successfully delivered emails
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College Career Fairs & Community Events
. University of Northern Iowa's UNI Career Fair in Cedar Falls, IA
University of Platteville Fall Career Fair in Platteville, WI
• Telegraph Herald Career Fair in Dubuque, IA
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• QC EXPO and Graduate School Fair in East Moline, IL
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=feepOrt • University of Iowa All Majors Career Fair in Iowa City, IA
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• Community Picnic & Job Fair in Dubuque's Bee Branch Creek
QCeo edarRapids
Nor.h Srorllna
Greenway
0 .owa City
p :ast Moline Latinx Fiesta in downtown Dubuque
Upcoming
Peoria • Southwest Tech Career Fair in Lancaster, WI
• Highland Community College Career Fair in Freeport, IL
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• 2024 Excellence in tconomic
Development Award for Public -Private
Partnerships (August 30, 2024)
Phase 2 Funding Application
- August 27, 2024 - Governor Kim Reynolds
Tour of Bright Minds
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Community of Choice
Rating importance of all 35 factors provide when choosing where you live / work
in the future versus how Greater Dubuque ranks on same factors*
Access to quality healthcare
Affordable home ownership
Great schools and education
Low crime rate
Variety of restaurants
Affordable, quality rental housing
Natural features
Farmer's markets
Shopping/commercial districts
Pet -friendly community
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