Dubuque Main Street Report 11 19 07D U B U Q U E
MAIN STREET
Dubuque Main Street, as an affiliate of Main Street Iowa -Iowa Department of Economic
Development, reports the following statistics, as it relates to downtown Dubuque:
DESIGN 1st Quarter 2007 4th Quarter 2007 1st Quarter 2008
• Facade Renovations $15,560 $104,200 $108,245
• Building Rehabilitations $1,626,068 $1,734,412 $2,891,917
• New Construction Projects $6,069,500 $7,500 $35,463,242
• Real Estate Sales $1,958,772 $2,213,300 $2,776,507
• Public Improvement Projects $2,817,050 $3,840 $6,760,600
Total Reported Investments $12,486,950 $4,067,252 $48,000,511
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
• New Businesses 13 7 7
• Relocation to Main Street Districts 4 0 2
• Space Expansion 2 0 4
• Moved Out of Main Street District -3 -2 -1
• Businesses Closed -3 -1 -4
Net Business Space to Districts +13 +4 +8
Net Gain (boss) in Employees to District +66 +1 +329
Cumulative Totals since 1985:
Facade
renovation $ Building
rehabilitation $ New
construction $ Real Estate sales
$ Public
im rovement $ Net new
Jobs
$7 609 026 $86 953 568 $160 085 905 $101295 115 $45 348 079 +2 147
Net new businesses since documentation of this category started in 1990 = 301
Dan LoBianco has attended and/or presented at the following meetings at least once this quarter:
• the Downtown Master Plan Oversight Committee
• City Housing Initiative Implementation Committee
• City's Economic Development Stakeholder Team
• GDDC's Economic Development/Marketing Coordination Group
• Dubuque Initiatives
• The City's UDC Task Force
• the Warehouse District Planning Committees; Warehouse Stakeholders Strategic Planning Task
Force, Warehouse District Tour of Omaha Old Market
• Upper Main Streetscape Planning Group
• Washington Neighborhood Revitalization Task Force
• the America's River Marketing Committee, Port Parking Committee
• Proudly Accessible Dubuque
• the Dubuque Cultural Alliance
• Downtown Pedestrian Way-finding Task Force
• Kiwanis Board
• 'The City's Parking Needs Assessment Task Force
• Hosted Downtown Business ADA Training Workshop
• Iowa DED, Main Street Iowa Downtown Summit
• Warehouse Tour Trip to Omaha
• Iowa League of Cities Conference
• Federal Building Ribbon Cutting & Various Tours
• Hosted National Trust for Historic Preservation CDFI Officer
• Tri-State Main Street Exchange (Attended & Presented in Platteville)
• RiverFest
• Federal Legislative Staff Annual Visit
• All America City -Award Implementation Group
• Cedar Rapids Downtown Housing Forum (Developers Workshop)
• Dubuque Noon Optimists
• Leadership Dubuque
• Orange Park Ribbon Cutting
• KCRG-TV 9 (2) Interviews
• TH (Rob Kundert) Interview
• Interview for Feature Article in IDED Messenger
• 2 Interviews on K-GAN (CBS - CR)
• Interview with CR-Iowa City Corridor Magazine
• Dubuque County Fair
• Rotary Club of Dubuque
• Loras Club of Dubuque
• Taste of Dubuque
• SummerFest
• B1uesFest
• Summer's Last Blast
• The Irish Hooley
• Voices from the Warehouse Districts
Dubuque Main Street staff worked/is working on the following initiatives:
• Annual Downtown Priority Board Retreat
• Our New Economic Development/Image Logo Campaign
• Cultural Corridor
• Farmers' Market
• Dubuque & All That Jazz
• The Warehouse Strategic & Historic District Planning
• Architecture Days
• Discover Downtown Dubuque Days & Sidewalk Sale
Existing Business/Retention & Recruitment Calls made by DMS last quarter included:
• 180 Main, American Trust, The Big Muddy Cafe, Big River Studios, Bradley-Beck-McDonald, The
Braley Congressional District Local Office, The Business Accelerator, Butts Florists, Cable Car Law
Offices, Chris Miller (former Higley Chemical Building), Club Phoenix, Continental Realty, D & B
Engraved Gift Collectibles, Diamond Jo, DB&T, Dubuque Discount Gas, Dubuque Healing Arts,
Dubuque Religious Center, Essentials, Executive Management, The Fischer Companies, Freddie's
Popcorn, Freedom Development Co., Futuris Communication, Giant Wash/Sanitary Towel Service,
H J's Fashion Emporium, Joe O'Donnel Apartments, Key City Iron Works, Michael Knight, Kurtz
Communication, McDonald's, McGladrey-Pullen, McGraw-Hill, MediaCom, Mural Inspirations,
National Mississippi Museum & Aquarium, Outside the Lines Gallery, Prescott School, Project
Concern, Rhomberg Furriers, River Pointe, Salsa's Restaurant, Shuga, Stone Cliff Winery, Theisens
Supply Co., Visiting Nurse Association, Walling Properties, West Dubuque Tap, Wilmac Properties,
Working Solutions Live (formerly Advanced Data Com) Yorkshire Rose.