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executivesummary Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 2016 Annual Report The completion of the 2016 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Annual Performance Report is intended to provide an update of East Central Intergovernmental Association’s 2015 through 2019 Five-Year Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The CEDS for the ECIA five-county region has been updated for the next five years, beginning January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2019 (2015-2019). The CEDS is being utilized in the region as a playbook for engaging in a collaborative region-wide effort to raise productivity, create wealth and increase prosperity for our citizens. The CEDS is used to monitor and evaluate our long term economic goals and strategies and to coordinate the economic development activities in the region. It is the intent of the CEDS document and the process to be used as a tool for not only developing goals and strategies that guide the economic growth of the region but to track and benchmark our progress. ECIA’s full five year CEDS can be found at http://www.ecia.org/publications/index.cfm. The purpose of this CEDS annual report is to outline the work and achievements that have been completed over the past twelve months toward accomplishing the goals and objectives outlined in the CEDS. This report also outlines any updates and changes in the goals and objectives and any revisions to the action plan. The 2016 Annual Performance Report covers the period from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 and reflects work that has been done in regard to the Scope of Work for the current grant year. The following report describes the economic conditions in the region for Dubuque, Delaware, Jackson, Cedar and Clinton Counties as well as outlines significant events and issues that have occurred over the past twelve months to shape and direct ECIA’s regional economic development planning program. Overall, 2016 was full of economic activity in the region. On the positive side, the Dubuque area saw a rapid pace of retail growth with over $16 million in new taxable investment in two new retail building centers; five new restaurants; and five new retail stores. The addition of the new retail establishments enhances the regional economy keeping people in the area to eat and shop as well as provides more quality of life alternatives for our residents. On the negative side in regard to manufacturing, specifically in the agricultural area, John Deere Dubuque Works announced in April of 2016 it was laying off 75 employees, bringing the total to 100 employees laid off since the start of 2016. There were also layoffs at Deere’s Waterloo and Davenport facilities. Specific challenges to our economy in the region include fighting the brain drain and finding workers to fill open positions while preparing for retirements that will impact every employment sector in the next five years. The CEDS goals and objectives, descriptions of ECIA’s progress toward the CEDS goals, and an updated list of vital projects to achieve the goals appear in this annual report. Input was received from the CEDS Strategy Committee and the ECIA Board of Directors as well as from the public. The CEDS strategy committee periodically meets to review the CEDS goals and the progress toward meeting the goals. Input to develop this annual report was received from local community leaders, economic developers, schools, and private business. The CEDS Committee, with input from local representation, adopted the five-year CEDS in December of 2014 and at that time, created S.M.A.R.T. Goals: Smart, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-based. In addition to the S.M.A.R.T. Goals, specific tasks have been identified; performance measures developed; a 1

schedule implemented; and evaluation indicators created for the region. The Implementation and Evaluation Report has been adjusted to indicate projects that have been completed (BOLD type) and projects that have either been updated or added (RED type). In addition to the Implementation and Evaluation Report, the Results of the Plan have been updated. The Results of the Plan evaluates the overall activity in the job market, which is driven in part by the total economic development activity in the region. The jobs lost and gained in calendar year 2016 for the region have also been listed.

adjustmentstoecia’scomprehensiveeconomic developmentstrategy Report on Changing Economic Conditions and Adjustments Business and Industry John Deere Dubuque Works began 2016 with the layoff of 100 employees by April of 2016 in their Dubuque plant. The impacted jobs were hourly manufacturing positions. Deere also laid off 50 at their Ankeny plant and 80 in their Davenport plant. The Dubuque Works is part of the company’s construction and forestry division, while the Ankeny factory is part of the agriculture and turf division. The spokesperson from Deere indicated that layoffs take place because of the market demand for specific products changes or is less than they anticipate and they need to adjust workforce based on that changing demand. Deere officials project an 11 percent decline in their worldwide construction and forestry sales for their current fiscal year. In addition to the John Deere layoffs, All American Homes located in Dyersville closed impacting 81 workers. All American Homes is a modular homes manufacturer. Their parent company, Innovative Building Systems, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and closed all five of its manufacturing facilities. Other notable job losses in the region included: Ashford University in Clinton = 400; Commercial Vehicle Group in Edgewood = 71; and, Platinum Supplemental Insurance in Dubuque = 23. The region saw growth with the addition of Roasting Solutions/Verena Street Coffee. The companies coffee brands are sold in over 700 grocery stores. They constructed a $7 million state of the art manufacturing facility and their new national headquarters in Dubuque. They created ten new jobs. Rockfarm Holdings, Inc. located their home office in Dubuque with a $3 million expansion creating 19 new jobs. HUSCO International, a global leader in the development and manufacture of hydraulic and electro-hydraulic controls for off-highway and automotive industries, announced they would hire 35 new employees in Maquoketa. Currently HUSCO employs 1400 people globally, including 75 in Maquoketa. The region noted several small company expansions such as RQW McDowell Truck & Auto, purchasing their own facility and creating one new job and Roeder Brothers, Inc. expanding in Maquoketa creating 5 new jobs. Retail development was strong in 2016. The Dubuque area saw more than $16 million in new investment in this past year with several highly recognized retailers and franchises announcing their relocations, including Chipotle, Mattress Firm, Ashley Home Store, Perkins, Five Guys, Popeyes, AutoZone, Carter’s, Einstein Brothers Bagels, and more. Clinton saw the opening of a 55,000 square foot Hobby Lobby in a redeveloped building now known as the Marketplace. The developers plan to have seven storefronts in the Marketplace. A second store to open in the Marketplace is the Shoe Sensation, a regional retailer of nationally branded footwear. On average, each store employs 35 to 50 employees. Clinton also saw the opening of a Buffalo Wild Wings this past summer and a new Aldi grocery store this fall. In addition to the two larger metro areas in the region, Manchester, also saw 2

the addition of a new 25,000 square foot retail center or strip mall that will house up to eight specialty businesses. Retail development is important to the region as a basic economic activity generating external income, prevents leakage of money outside the area, and enhances the quality of life for the residents.

Workforce and Employment The need for workforce in the region continued to be a priority through 2016. The Workforce Needs Assessment Survey conducted annually by Iowa Workforce Development indicated that 34.1% of the respondents to the survey report current or anticipated job vacancies in the ECIA region. 12.0% of the vacancies are in the sales and occupational related category followed by 10.5% within the transportation and material moving occupational category and 10.1% with the office and administrative support occupational category. These same employers indicated that there is a lack of skills among applicants in the region - 18.3% said applicants lack basic skills; 30.2% indicated applicants lack soft skills; and 34.9% indicated applicants lack hard skills which includes analytical tools, physical ability, knowledge, and experience. Future workforce plans include 67.5% of employers will maintain their workforce; 31.8% are planning to expand their workforce; 68.3% are planning to expand in the next 12 months; and, 24.4% are planning to expand in one to two years. Of the businesses planning to expand, 42.6% are anticipated in the production sector. (Workforce Needs Assessment Executive Summary 2015) Hot jobs in the region, according to the Iowa Workforce Development Region 1 Annual profile, include pharmacists and rehabilitation counselors requiring a Master’s Degree or higher; software developers, personal financial analysts, marketing specialists, and community service managers requiring a Bachelor’s Degree; and dental hygienists, registered nurses, as well as heating, AC, and refrigeration specialists all requiring some postsecondary education. The major occupational employment growth expected to the year 2022 include healthcare; food prep and serving; office and administrative, construction, and transportation and material moving. These employment centers will account for 75% of the new jobs expected to be created. An analysis of the regional economic conditions conducted by Iowa Workforce Development dated fall, 2015 in their Region 1 Annual Profile indicates the following:  Advanced Manufacturing employment in 2012 was 16,605 and the projected employment for 2022 is 17,850 or a 7.5% growth in jobs.  Healthcare and Social Assistance employment in 2012 was 14,165 and the projected employment for 2022 is 16,730 which is an 18.1% growth in jobs.  Educational services anticipates a 9.2% growth for 2022.  Construction employment is expected to have a 24% growth in jobs by 2022. The shortage of skilled workers in the health care field continues to grow and will continue to be an issue for the region. The U.S. Census Bureau projects by 2050, the number of people age 65 and older will double to 84 million. In the first five years following the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, an additional 16.4 million people acquired insurance, increasing access to and use of health services. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment in the nursing profession will dramatically increase between 2014 and 2024. The number of certified nursing assistant jobs is expected to increase by 262,000, licensed practical nurses by 117,000, registered nurses by 440,000, and nurse practitioners by 45,000. Currently in the Mercy Health System in Dubuque and Dyersville, there are 40 open positions. In the southern-most part of the ECIA region in 3

Clinton County, medical facilities are facing a shortage of doctors. For example, Genesis Health System in Clinton County currently has 70 slots open for doctors. Most of the vacancies are not because doctors are leaving the area but due to the growth and need for more physicians. The biggest struggle is location and getting a doctor to practice in a small rural town. The rural locations are much harder to fill. One of the biggest needs in the region is for psychiatrists and psychologists. Medical schools are simply not graduating enough to fill the demand. Genesis is also trying to fill their 100 vacancies in the nursing field. They are currently offering a $3,000 signing bonus to recruit registered nurses. Area colleges such as University of Dubuque, Loras College, Clarke University and Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) all are concerned about declining enrollment at their institutions. The number of high school graduates have been declining across the Midwest and are expected to continue declining, causing a drop in enrollment at the major universities in the region. At Clarke University, enrollment has dipped from 1,191 in 2012 to 1,043 in 2016, a 14.2% decrease. NICC has seen a decrease from 5018 students in 2012 to 4,786 in 2016 or a 4.8% decrease. (Dubuque Telegraph Herald, Oct. 2, 2016) Outmigration remains a concern in the ECIA region. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, from 2010 to 2014, Iowa’s population grew by 2% versus the national growth of 3.3%. However, in the ECIA region, all but one county suffered from outmigration: Delaware = -2.1%, Cedar = -.5%, Clinton = -2.2%, Jackson = -1.8%, and Dubuque showed a 2.9% positive growth. Reversing this population decline is critical to filling the anticipated workforce shortages. Greater Dubuque Development conducted a skills gap analysis for the greater Dubuque Laborshed which includes the ECIA region. The purpose of the study was to provide economic developers, workforce developers, and educators with information on projected workforce strategies and gaps and to identify potential strategies to prevent those shortages. The report was published in late fall of 2015. The following are highlights:  Employment in the Dubuque MSA is projected to grow by 9.5% over the next ten years, a rate slightly below the projected growth for the State of Iowa and the nation.  The Dubuque MSA working age population (ages 15 to 69) is projected to decline 1.3% from 2015 to 2025, while the regional population is projected to decline by 2.5%, and the State of Iowa 1.5%; nationally the working age population is projected to remain flat.  The region’s median hourly earnings per worker continues to lag behind the nation (19% below) as well as the State of Iowa (8% below). o Dubuque MSA and the Region $17.08/hr o Iowa $18.53/hr o Nation $20.66/hr  In the Dubuque region there is a projected decrease of 3% in the working age population from 2015 to 2025, while there is a projected 10% increase in available jobs; this represents approximately 36,000 more available jobs in the region than working age people in 2025. o From 2005 through 2015, the population decreased by 19% in age range 15 to 19. o From 2005 to 2015, the population increased by 17% for age range 25 to 29, while the population increased by 12% for age range 30 to 34. o From 2005 to 2015, the population had a dramatic decrease in age range 35 to 39 of 12%; 40 to 44 age range decreased 27%, and age range 45 to 49 decreased 18%. 4

o The largest increase in population change was in age range 55 to 59 with an increase of 27%, for age range 60 to 64 - 46%, and for age range 65 to 69 - 32%. (www.greaterdubuqe.org) To address the workforce recruitment and retention efforts, an initiative that has gained traction in the State of Iowa is the Home Base Iowa program. Home Based Iowa is a one-of-a-kind program assisting veterans and transitioning service members. Currently, Iowa’s unemployment rate is under four percent, but businesses need skilled workers. This program helps connect these businesses with qualified veterans looking for career opportunities. Countless resources help veterans and their families with education and in transitioning to a new community, with focused support and individuals who want to help. Home Base Iowa’s private-public partnership provides a high level of commitment and resources for our veterans, transitioning service members and their families. The vision for Home Base Iowa is as follows: Iowa is the “State of Choice” for veterans and transitioning service members for employment, education and/or continued service; and service members are valued in communities which are welcoming, affordable, safe and family-friendly. The Mission is to provide veterans and transitioning service members and their families with opportunities and benefits for a successful transition in Iowa — a place to call home. (www.homebaseiowa.gov) Dubuque and Clinton Counties in the ECIA Region have embraced Home Base Iowa and have become Home Base Iowa (HBI) Communities. As a designated HBI community, at least 10% of the local businesses have committed to hire veterans and the communities have offered incentives for veterans to live and work in their communities.

Another initiative that has inspired partners in the southern portion of the ECIA region, is the proposed development of a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Academy in Clinton utilizing the vacant Ashford University campus. This concept was sparked by the university’s closing in May 2016, which left 400 people out of a job, along with a massive void in the community. The plan is to recruit and target junior and seniors in high school from across Iowa to attend the new STEM Academy in Clinton. The proposed Academy would be the first in the State of Iowa with a residential campus and their plan is to recruit students from Iowa, Illinois and Internationally. Five school districts in Clinton County and Eastern Iowa Community College are partners in this project. The STEM Academy will become a prime classroom as well as a regional workforce training center from across the region preparing students for careers in the region today and tomorrow. Partnerships and collaboration is the key for workforce partners to successfully address the full scope of workforce challenges in the region. Experiential education is an excellent way to create a pipeline of highly talented students and developing strong internship programs is important to creating a mutually beneficial 5

environment for training, development, and retention. Sector partnerships have become increasingly recognized as an effective method for aligning education, economic, and workforce development systems to address industry-identified labor market needs. Sector partnerships are comprised of industries with shared needs, as well as various education, workforce, economic, and community organizations in a supportive role.

Agriculture Iowa’s farmland values dropped 8.7% over the past year and have fallen about 25% from peaks in 2013. The State of Iowa’s average farmland value through September, 2016 was $6,486 an acre, according to a survey from the Iowa Chapter of Realtors Land Institute. The average value in September 2013 was $8,750 an acre. Iowa land values are expected to continue to fall due to the declining corn and soybean prices, which are at least 45% below peaks in 2012. U.S. farm income is expected to be 42% lower than the peak in 2013 according to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. One trend supporting farmland values is that there are fewer farms for sale since many farmland owners sold when values where high. (source, Des Moines Register, Sept. 2016). Farmland values in the ECIA region vary from $5,559/acre in Jackson County; $6,330/acre in Dubuque County; $6,801/acre in Delaware County; $7,108/acre in Clinton County; and to the high of $7,275/acre in Cedar County. Three of the five ECIA counties per acre average are above the State average. (AcreValue by Granular, www.acrevalue.com)

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Tourism remained strong in the region with Dubuque County seeing revenue from visitors rise by more than 70% over ten years with great gains expected to come. Tourism generated more than $329 million in Dubuque 6

County in 2015, according to the more recent State of Iowa Economic Impact Study and ranked 6th overall in the State of Iowa. The same study indicated that the tourism industry generated $18.45 million in State tax revenues that year and $4.49 million in local taxes. According to the same report for 2015, Dubuque supported 2,870 jobs and $52.59 in payroll for the year. Clinton County generated more than $116 million in tourism expenditures in 2015 and ranked 14th in the State of Iowa and supported more than 970 employees. Parks to People remained a priority for the region through 2016. Grant Wood Mississippi River Region (GWMRR), comprised of Dubuque, Jackson, and Jones Counties, was awarded $1.9 million for capital improvements in a State appropriation in September 2014 as the pilot project for the Parks to People initiative. A Leadership Team was formed and over $20 million in projects were identified through the development of a master plan and a thorough public input process. GWMRR also branded the region: “Grant Wood Loop”. Since the award, the Leadership Team has been working diligently to plan and leverage funding for these projects, working with municipalities and counties, community groups, local and community foundations, along with State and Federal funders. The success of this pilot project is based on public/private partnerships. As GWMRR approaches the third year of the grant, the fundraising gap is closing; since July 2014, $15,169,566 has been secured to leverage the $1.9 million commitment from the State of Iowa. Small and large portions of the bigger initiatives are already complete and we are confident all of the initiatives will be finished by December 31st, 2017. The gambling casinos have had lower profits this past year. Diamond Joe Casino’s revenues fell by 7.3% from $6.04 million in August of 2015 to $5.6 million in August of 2016. There is a changing consumer pattern that has captured the attention of casino owners. Studies that have been done on millennials, indicate that millennials are born with a computer in the house, so slot machines bore them to death. This change in demographic is forcing the casinos to explore more creative and interactive gambling options but those options are very expensive to implement.

Entrepreneurship According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois are producing new businesses at a rate below the national average. The Bureau conducted its first ever survey of entrepreneurs and it reflects 2014 data. According to the Bureau report, 8.9% of U.S. firms with employees have been in existence for two years or less. In Iowa for that same time frame it is only 5.9%, Wisconsin - 6.7% and in Illinois - 7.8%. The lower rate in Iowa can be attributed to the aging demographics which is typically not the population to start up new businesses. The ECIA region has focused on increasing entrepreneurship opportunities with programming and partnership such as StartUp Dubuque which is a one stop shop for local startup businesses launched in 2015 providing support from the Small Business Development Center, Northeast Iowa Community College, Greater Dubuque Development Corporation and ECIA Business Growth Inc. In addition to providing programming support for the entrepreneurs, it is important for the region to be a place where potential entrepreneurs wants to gravitate to and there is an availability of higher education, affordable housing, and available talent.

Housing, Homeownership and Construction Permits In the City of Dubuque, the number of building permits in 2016 (1,561) picked up from 2015 (1,456) but did not come close to the level they were in 2014 (1, 661). Valuations were down by $22,990,915.11 between 2014 ($113,205,469.88) and 2016 ($90,214,554.77). Single family new construction permits shot up to 104 in 2016 from 77 in 2015. They were at 100 in 2014. 7

Housing remains a priority for the entire region. Specifically, workforce housing for median income households. Statewide home sales rose 7.5% in September 2016 and home prices were up 7% when compared to September 2015. This year’s numbers in real estate continue to show a strong and solid market in Iowa. According to the Housing Trends Report by the Iowa Association of Realtors, the median sale price for September 2016 is $149,645 as compared to $139,900 in September of 2015. (Iowa Association of Realtors press release, October 24, 2016). According to Ruhl and Ruhl Realtors, Spring 2016 report, over the past five years, home prices have appreciated on the average of 9.21% in the Dubuque area. According to the same report, new housing starts in the Dubuque area were up 110% with 21 new starts in 2016 and just 10 new starts in 2015. However, the cost of the housing is not in the affordable range with most new starts above the $300,000 price range. In Dubuque County median sales price has not followed the State of Iowa trend. Median sales price has decreased from $142,000 to $122, 050, 16% over the past year according to www.truilia.com.

In the more rural counties outside the Dubuque Metropolitan Statistical area, developing housing that is affordable and near the median sale price of existing housing is very difficult. The average sale prices of the homes in the rural areas are much lower than the State average. According to the ECIA Housing Needs Assessment conducted for Jackson County, the median sale price for homes sold in Jackson County between 2012 and 2014 was $99,700, almost $50,000 below the State average. While the report illustrates a demand for housing in Jackson County out to the year 2025, with a projected need for 316 new owner occupied units and 51 rental units, constructing homes at an affordable price range and near the average selling price of a home in Jackson County is very challenging. In Clinton County, a similar study was conducted by ECIA. The Clinton Housing Needs Assessment indicates that the median sale price of a home from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2015 was $85,513 or 57% of the State median selling price. The study also indicates a demand for new housing through 2025 with 134 owner occupied housing units needed but at an affordable price point, in the 8

$130,000 price range. Constructing homes below the $130,000 price point is a challenge based on current material and land costs. On a national front, the homeownership rate for young adults ages 25 to 34 which rose to a high of 50% in 2004, fell to 40% this past year. A large part of the reason for this decline was the adverse effect of the recession on the accessibility and appeal of homeownership for young adults. The largest contributors to the decline in homeownership among young adults are smaller shares of married couples, higher minorities and immigrants, higher shares of young adults living in center cities versus suburbs and a focus on education and career development. (source, Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, August, 2016 report) At the regional level, two counties in the region experienced notable decreases between the 2010 Census and 2014 Census estimates in homeownership for householders 35 to 44 with a mortgage. Cedar County experienced a decrease between 2010 at 23%, to 19% in 2014. Clinton County was at 28% in 2010 and went down to 23% in 2014.

evaluationofprogress CEDS Goals and Measurable Benchmarks The S.M.A.R.T. goals for the region were adopted with the ECIA 2015-2019 CEDS. Progress toward these goals is highlighted in the attached appendix based on the performance and benchmarks outlined in the five year CEDS. The CEDS Strategy Committee and the ECIA Council reviewed the goals and did not adopt any changes for 2016. The document was made available for public comment in late November and December 2015. Please see the Appendix for an illustration of the progress toward achieving the goals below through 2016. 1. Skilled Workers: Improve the quantity and quality of the region’s workforce to address employer demands Advanced Manufacturing; Healthcare; and Professional, Scientific, Technical Services by expanding the number of participants in regional training programs by 10% and increasing the number of trained skilled employees in these sectors by 10% by January 2020. 2. Transportation Infrastructure: Improve highway and bridge transportation infrastructure funding to attract, retain, and expand business in the region by increasing the State and Federal funding to the region by 10% by January 2020. 3. Housing: Increase the number of workforce rental and single family housing units in the region by 2% to accommodate the industry demands by January, 2020. 4. Community Development: Enhance community and public facility infrastructure and increase access to community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 5% for January 2020. 5. Business Development: Remain economically competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual 9

business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020. Note: The base data was collected for January 1, 2015 using the most recent data available through Stats America, Census, Assessors office and internal data. Annually data will be collected as a benchmark for progress as part of the CEDS Annual Reporting requirements to track regional progress. Data can be found in the back of this document in the Appendix.

evaluationofprogress(continued) ECIA 2016 Annual Scope of Work and Measurable Progress On the following pages is the 2016 Scope of Work that was submitted with the 2015 CEDS Annual Report. The report on the following pages outlines the scope of work progress.

Insert 2016 Scope after it is complete. Disaster and Economic Recovery and Resiliency Measurable Progress Disaster Resiliency The ECIA region is committed to being a resilient region with respect to disaster mitigation and preparedness. Disasters know no boundaries and cast an immediate need for cooperation and collaboration across city and county borders. There has to be an integration of responses and resources to support those areas that have weak capacity. ECIA coordinates with county governments as lead jurisdictions and local emergency management coordinators and will ensure that all jurisdictions, including school districts, participate. ECIA assists cities in implementing plan recommendations in current planning processes and evaluating the effectiveness of those actions and overall planning process. Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plans (MJHMP) have been completed for all counties in the ECIA region. A multi-jurisdictional plan is important because it: offers an opportunity to cooperate on mutual concerns; allows economies of scale by leveraging individual capabilities and sharing costs and resources; avoids duplication of efforts; and imposes an external discipline on the process. The multi-jurisdictional plans for each county within the ECIA region can be found on the ECIA website at www.ecia.org/resiliency. In 2016, two of the five counties in the ECIA region received a disaster designation, Delaware and Cedar Counties, by Governor Terry Branstadt for flooding waters. Due the heightened awareness and the hazard

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mitigation plans adopted by each jurisdiction in the ECA region, the damage was minimal and the residents were prepared. Flood waters were the fifth highest in Manchesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history with the record set in 2010 at 24.5 feet.

Regional Implementation Strategy This strategy for governments and business is a resource to utilize before and after a disaster. The Strategy is used as a guiding process and resource document for those wishing to perform pre-disaster planning and post-disaster recovery. Revisiting the Strategy will be done throughout the course of the five year CEDS to reflect changing resources, potential disaster scenarios and general government and business landscapes. The Regional Implementation Strategy is intended to serve as a framework for ongoing recovery and mitigation activities. The goals and objectives of the regional strategy are as follows: Goal 1: Increase capabilities within the region to mitigate the effects of hazards by enhancing existing or designing and adopting new policies that will reduce the damaging effects of hazards. 1.1. Reduce repetitive property losses due to flood, wildfire, winter storms, and other hazards. 1.2. Protect critical facilities, infrastructure, and utility systems. 1.3. Improve the integrity and resiliency of infrastructure within the region by applying for funding for previously identified recovery and mitigation projects. These projects include road repair, the enhancement of back-up generators, storm and sanitary sewer systems, wastewater treatment facilities, power transmission, among others. 1.4. Encourage the incorporation of mitigation measures into repairs, redevelopment, and capital improvement projects for governments, businesses, education institutions, and the public. 1.5. Identify funding opportunities for future mitigation measures. 1.6. Prepare and Update of Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plans. 1.7. Encourage local governments and community school districts to pursue FEMA Funding for safe rooms at public facilities. Accomplishments and Quantifiable Deliverables All of the above strategies are addressed in the ECIA region countywide, Multi-Jurisdictional Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plans. The plans identify potential hazards, identify and map critical facilities, identify projects to address and mitigate damages from hazards and apply for funding when appropriate for projects. Local governments incorporate mitigation measures and emergency responses into their local policies and implement projects whenever feasible. Difficulties HMGP funding is limited and may delay the updates of some plans in a timely manner. Without an approved plan, communities are not eligible for FEMA funding for HMGP projects. The HUD competition will be extremely competitive for a limited amount of available funding. Goal 2: Protect the most vulnerable populations, buildings, and critical facilities within the region through the implementation of cost effective and technically feasible mitigation projects. 11Â Â

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Educate property and business owners on affordable mitigation and preparedness measures that can be taken to reduce property loss. Assure that vulnerable buildings and critical facilities within the region are identified and cataloged, and that vulnerability assessments are completed for each identified facility. Assure that vulnerable populations such as the elderly, homeless, low income or those with limited English proficiency are included in educational programs regarding preparedness or mitigation. Enhance the capabilities to collect, analyze, update, and exchange data and information to support risk assessment and mitigation needs.

Accomplishments and Quantifiable Deliverables Current Multi-Jurisdictional, Multi-Hazard Mitigation plans included components to educate the public regarding potential hazards and opportunities to make properties resilient to disasters. Vulnerable populations were identified and locations documented to allow for contacts and assistance as may be necessary following disasters. Difficulties Current Multi-Jurisdictional, Multi-Hazard Mitigation plans completed over the past three-four years. Goal 3: Continue to replace and protect housing stock damaged and lost by 2008 and 2011 flooding. 3.1. Encourage local governments and private developers to partner to construct new affordable single family housing in the region. ECIA over the last five years has worked with its local governments and the Iowa Economic Development Authority through their New Production program to replace lost housing in the region. Over 175 new homes have been constructed throughout the five county region. ECIA over the last five years has worked with local governments and the Iowa Economic Development Authority through their New Production Multi- Family housing program to replace lost rental housing in the region. Over 100 new rentals have been developed. ECIA will continue to encourage local governments and private developers to partner to in the construction of new affordable rental housing in the region. 3.2. Promote the Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Corporationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Housing Trust Fund program to private developers, cities, counties and local citizens. The mission of the EIRHC Housing Trust Fund is to assist in the provision of providing decent, safe and affordable housing, as well as providing access to the resources for creating housing opportunities to the families served in eastern Iowa. The emphasis is to provide economic assistance to benefit the low, very low, and extremely low-income residents of Dubuque, Delaware, Jackson, Cedar and Clinton Counties for a variety of housing needs. Funding priorities for the Housing Trust fund include: Lead Hazard Remediation; Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Activities; Emergency (Transitional) Housing and Special Needs Housing; Infrastructure, Lot Development, New/ Rehab Construction, including rental rehabilitation; and Down Payment Assistance/ Ownership Preservation. Accomplishments and Quantifiable Deliverables The Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Corporation HTF was awarded $ 326,554 from the Iowa Finance Authority in 2016 to create or preserve housing for LMI individuals, and to promote homeownership opportunities. The 2016 12Â Â

funds will be used to Rehabilitate 16 rental properties, create 19 new owner occupied affordable homes, preserve 4 existing owner-occupied housing units, and to promote 1 new homeownership opportunity. In 2016 the Housing Trust Fund awarded $ 326,554.00 to the following Agencies; City of DeWitt – City-wide down payment assistance for five households City of DeWitt – City rental rehabilitation program for 14 households Habitat for Humanity – Housing Development for 6 households La Casa Maquoketa – Rental Development – 4 units Delaware County – Homeownership for 2 households Delaware and Dubuque County – Owner occupied rehab roof replacement 2 households In 2016 the Housing Trust Fund submitted the 2017 application requesting an additional $312,329 from the Iowa Finance Authority to create or preserve 88 housing units for LMI individuals, and to promote 8 new homeownership opportunities. The 2017 projects included in the 2016 application include: $ 5,000.00 - EIRHA – Down Payment Assistance $ 60,000.00 – City of Goose Lake, Owner-Occupied Rehab $ 131,815.00 – DAC, Rental Rehab $ 64,917.00 – ECIA, Housing Development $ 10,080.00 – La Casa, Rental Development $ 9,375.00 – Manchester Chamber, Rental Rehab Difficulties The Housing Trust Fund‘s 2016 application for the 2017 funding round, we had to eliminate or put on hold 10 other agencies or homeowners applications, that applied for funding, but because of Funding Limitation, we will not be able to assist. Another issue is there is no State funding available any longer for new production housing with down payment assistance. The program was funded with 2008 Federal Flood funding and the funds are depleted making it difficult to fund workforce housing in the region. Goal 4: Improve the resiliency of the private sector to disaster situations 4.1. Promote business continuity planning and maintain resources and example plans for interested businesses through ECIA Business Growth Inc., local Chambers of Commerce and Economic Development Corporations. 4.2. Promote Business Continuity and Continuity of Operations planning to critical assets and major employers identified in the Hazard Mitigation Planning process. 4.3 Promote economic diversification regionally to insulate the region from economic disasters and difficult times. Accomplishments and Quantifiable Deliverables

Provided loans to businesses to assist them with expansions that will diversify their customers bases and the number and variety of suppliers. The Board of Directors of E.C.I.A. Business Growth, Inc. approved 10 loans to nine businesses totaling $3,547,500. This will result in the creation of 111 new jobs and the retention of 17 jobs. One loan was an Energy Efficiency loan, which will reduce the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s electrical consumption, thus improving its viability and continuity. Difficulties None at this time. Goal 5: Improve the level of responder, government, business, and citizen awareness and preparedness for disaster. 5.1. Identify and develop needed training and exercises for targeted responder, government and citizen audiences. 5.2. Strengthen outreach and partnerships with the private sector, nonprofit organizations and the public. 5.3. Improve public understanding of hazards and risk by providing public awareness, preparedness, and mitigation information through various channels of communication. Accomplishments and Quantifiable Deliverables Current Multi-Jurisdictional, Multi-Hazard Mitigation plans included components to educate the public regarding potential hazards and opportunities to make properties resilient to disasters. Vulnerable populations were identified and locations documented to allow for contacts and assistance as may be necessary following disasters. Difficulties No difficulties were encountered Goal 6: Develop programs to assure that response agencies, governments, educational institutions, and local businesses are able to operate during times of disaster. 6.1. Promote the development of emergency response plans, including continuity of operations plans, among local response agencies, governments, educational institutions and local businesses. 6.2. Provide education, training, and exercise opportunities for local entities to prepare for and test their ability to operate during times of disaster. Accomplishments and Quantifiable Deliverables Current Multi-Jurisdictional, Multi-Hazard Mitigation plans included components to educate the public regarding potential hazards and opportunities to make properties resilient to disasters. Vulnerable populations were identified and locations documented to allow for contacts and assistance as may be necessary following disasters. We have been fortunate in 2016 that we have not had any disasters. Difficulties No difficulties were encountered. Goal 7: Coordinate a multi-jurisdictional approach to integrate hazard mitigation and land use planning. 14Â Â

7.1. 7.2. 7.3. 7.4. 7.5. 7.6. 7.7.

Create maps to identify hazardous areas. Incorporate hazard mitigation into zoning, subdivision, and building codes where applicable. Develop policies and ordinances to steer development away from hazardous areas. Review land for potential hazards before subdivision approval. Consider providing incentives for building in non-hazardous areas. Preserve and enhance protective features of the natural environment including wetlands, vegetation on steep slopes, and other natural areas that promote ground water infiltration. Retrofit buildings and facilities at risk in redeveloping areas.

Accomplishments and Quantifiable Deliverables Multi-Jurisdictional, Multi-Hazard Mitigation plans are incorporated into land use planning by local governments. Development in potential hazard areas (e.g. – floodplains) are discouraged. The plans include the identification of floodplains and critical facilities that must be protected in any development efforts. Difficulties No difficulties were encountered Goal 8: Coordinate future transportation plans with appropriate hazard mitigation plans. 8.1. Prioritize which roads and bridges that shall remain passable during an emergency or evacuation. 8.2. Identify alternative routes if prioritized roads and bridges become impassible. 8.4. Establish ongoing means of redundant communication with fire, sheriff, and police departments and the County Emergency Management Agency to ensure sharing of crime and security information among all concerned. 8.5. Work with public safety agencies including law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services, and emergency management regarding security and emergency preparedness plans. 8.6. Define transit system’s role in non-transit emergencies. 8.7. Review evacuation plans in the region, focusing on transit security plans. Accomplishments and Quantifiable Deliverables • Multi-Jurisdictional, Multi-Hazard Mitigation plans are incorporated into land use planning by local governments. Development in potential hazard areas (e.g. – floodplains) are discouraged. The plans include the identification of floodplains and critical facilities that must be protected in any development efforts. • Hazard mitigation plans are included in Dubuque County Regional Comprehensive Plan • Hazard mitigation plans are included in Long Range transportation Plans for Dubuque Metro and Regional Planning Affiliation 8 • Transportation Staff works with Multi-Disciplinary Safety Teams (MDST) in Dubuque and Clinton and address hazard mitigation planning process. • Staff will coordinate with MDST groups when updating the Hazard Mitigation plans • Transportation Staff meets with MDST group every two months to address Safety, Security and Hazard Mitigation issues 15

Difficulties Staff takes into consideration Hazard Mitigations issues while ranking transportation project but it is hard to quantify the impact.

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FY 2017 SCOPE OF WORK – January 2017 to December 2017 Grantee:

East Central Intergovernmental Association

Project Number:

05-83-04375-02

EDA Planning funds will support the implementation of an Economic Development program designed to create and retain jobs throughout the region. An updated five-year Economic Development Strategy was adopted for the region beginning January, 2015 and runs through December, 2019. ECIA intends to perform the following activities as part of our 2017 EDA Planning Grant: A. LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP MEETINGS: ECIA staff regularly attends meetings of local governments and local economic development groups to provide information and facilitate program implementation. 1. ECIA participates and sits on the Board of the Greater Dubuque Development Corporation and attends their regular board meetings at least quarterly. 2. ECIA facilitates are county-wide economic development group in Clinton County and will participate in at least six meetings this year. 3. ECIA facilitates a county-wide Mayors group in Clinton County and will participate in at least four meetings this year. 4. ECIA staff regularly hosts and participates in City Clerk meetings in Delaware, Dubuque and Cedar Counties. ECIA hosts one annual meeting a year of the regional city clerks. 5. ECIA staff regularly attends and acts as the secretary for the Jackson County Mayors. Meetings are held monthly in Jackson County. ECIA attends and participates in the Mayors monthly meetings in Cedar County. 6. ECIA staff will continue with regular roundtable discussions within each county in 2016 on an annual basis with ED groups, Clerks, Mayors and Boards of Supervisors to discuss potential projects, needs for their county, etc. 7. ECIA staff participates in the Tri-State Alliance regional partnership and will be focusing on a freight study in 2017. The entity focuses on furthering economic development and transportation in the tri-state region of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. ECIA staff expects to participate in at least four meetings this year. 8. ECIA holds six meetings a year with Prosperity Eastern Iowa local economic developers. ECIA provides staff for their regional economic development efforts. 9. ECIA ED staff to meet with GDDC staff on a monthly basis to discuss local and regional ED projects related to retention and expansion of local businesses. 10. ECIA staff participates in the Start-Up Dubuque quarterly meetings with the Small Business Development Center, Greater Dubuque Development and ECIA Business Growth to discuss entrepreneurial activity in the region. 11. ECIA staff participates in the Parks to People Community and Economic Development initiative in Jackson, Dubuque and Jones Counties. This group meets at least every other month and ECIA provides staffing support for their efforts.

12. ECIA staff participates in the City of Dubuque’s Project Hope meetings. The group is focused on defining poverty in the Dubuque area and finding solutions to the barriers that people experience in finding and maintaining long term employment. The group meets monthly. 13. ECIA staff participates in the DubuqueWorks, Opportunity Dubuque, and the Re-Engagement Center committees. The three groups are focused on workforce solutions for the Dubuque area. The groups meet monthly and quarterly. B. TRAINING AND CONFERENCE: Attend and participate in meetings of national, state, and local organizations affecting regional strategy policies and programs. 1. ECIA staff will continue to participate in the annual trip of the Clinton and the Dubuque communities to meet with federal officials concerning local needs. Trips are scheduled for February and May, 2017. 2. ECIA staff will attend the Iowa League of Cities meeting. 3. ECIA staff will attend Iowa DNR meetings in Des Moines. 4. ECIA staff will attend regional meeting hosted by the EDA. 5. ECIA staff will attend two national meetings - either NADO, NARC, NADCO or the IEDC meetings. 6. ECIA staff will attend training to become familiar with "green" and sustainable business practices that can be introduced to Buyer Supplier companies and member governments. 7. ECIA staff will attend training related to local government finance and municipal finance. C. INFORMATION DISSEMINATION: Disseminate census, economic, statistical and program information by telephone, e-mail, letter, newsletter, personal contact, and training programs. Maintain a database for use in program development and implementation. 1. ECIA staff prepares six newsletters each year that is emailed out to over 800 individuals and/or entities in the region and archived on our website. 2. ECIA staff maintains the websites for ECIA, Prosperity Eastern Iowa, the Regional Transit Authority, and the Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority/Corporation and the Eastern Iowa Regional Utility Service Systems, Buyers Supplier Connection, Petal Project, Dubuque Metropolitan Transportation Study, and Accessmyfuture.com. 3. ECIA staff responds to approximately 150-200 requests for information each year pertaining to grant applications, TIF districts, enterprise zone, city finance, business loan programs, ordinances, etc. 4. ECIA staff participates in local, regional and national meetings discussing programs, projects and successes in our region related to economic and community development. D. GRANT/LOAN APPLICATIONS: Assist local governments in the preparation of grant/loan applications for funding of projects of local and regional concern. 1. ECIA staff regularly prepare grant applications and loan applications for CDBG projects such as water, sewer, community centers, child care centers, etc. 2. ECIA staff regularly prepare applications for State economic development programs.

3. ECIA staff regularly prepare federal and state grant program applications for programs such as RISE, EPA Brownfield, USDA programs, and TIGER. ECIA staff will continue to pursue these grant programs annually for communities in the region. 4. ECIA staff regularly prepare and review private foundation grants for our member governments. 5. ECIA staff prepare Community Attraction and Tourism grant applications for communities. We anticipate 1 application per year for this funding. E. DATA CENTER: Collect data and program information on economic development trends and conditions including finance, labor, business development, industrial development, and the agricultural economy. 1. ECIA maintains data for grants and reports which is used in applications. 2. ECIA maintains the Location One Information System for the region to track the available sites and buildings through the Prosperity Eastern Iowa web site. This is updated on an ongoing basis. 3. ECIA works closely with Northeast Iowa Community College on economic development (NICC) projects and has access to EMSI data and can produce regional workforce data reports. ECIA anticipates requesting reports as needed from NICC in 2017 related to upcoming projects. 4. ECIA and its Prosperity Eastern Iowa partners purchased IMPLAN data for the region and will utilize data to run economic impact reports for our members. We anticipate completing two reports for our members in 2017. F. DEVELOPMENT STUDIES: Assist local governments and economic development entities in preparing Community Builder Plans. 1. ECIA staff will prepare strategic plans for development groups, chambers or cities in the upcoming year. 2. ECIA has implemented a new program and are working with small communities and non-profits on feasibility plans for community and economic development projects. ECIA staff prepare feasibility studies for the community projects and provide oversight and assistance to communities in conducting their community-wide fundraising efforts for community projects. We plan to do two feasibility plans in 2017. G. EASTERN IOWA RURAL UTILITIES, INC.: Provide technical assistance to local governments and coordinate with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) in the efforts to administer the 28E organization that provides water and sewer services to cities and rural residents. 1. ECIA will continue work with counties in the region in the design and application plans for funding for un-sewered-communities in the region. 2. ECIA staff will work to secure funding for staff and preliminary engineering costs to continue doing water and sewer projects in underserved communities. H. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: Provide technical assistance to local governments, development corporations, chambers of commerce, businesses, and individuals, in the ongoing implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. ECIA has traditionally provided technical assistance to local governments via a Municipal Relations Coordinator and the Regional Economic 19Â Â

Development Coordinator and has extended this to economic development technical assistance. The association will provide technical expertise in financing and deal packaging. 1. ECIA will assist with Tax Increment Financing in the region. 2. ECIA will assist in writing ordinances and in developing zoning plans. 3. ECIA will assist with RISE applications for roadways in to business parks. 4. ECIA will assist communities in preparing Urban Revitalization plans and Urban Renewal Plans. 5. ECIA staff will continue to explore funding and programs to address the workforce shortage in the region. 6. ECIA staff will continue to explore funding options to develop a pocket neighborhood in the region to develop a replicable model in the region and to address the workforce housing needs of the region. 7. ECIA staff will continue to explore funding options to address the derelict building needs of the region to secure resources for our member governments. 8. ECIA will assist with EPA, IDNR and IDED Brownfield grant applications. 9. ECIA staff will continue to assist small communities under 500 population with utility billing and accounting services. 10. ECIA staff through the Prosperity Eastern Iowa entity will continue to provide expertise in web page design and optimization and developing and submitting proposals to leads and inquiries in the region. 11. ECIA staff through its University of Iowa Sustainable Communities Grant program, will assist at least 5 rural communities with economic and community development related project in 2017. 12. ECIA staff will work closely with the transportation department and our Prosperity Eastern Iowa partners and our partners at Blackhawk Hills Regional Council, to conduct an eight county freight study for the region in 2017. 13. ECIA staff will work closely with the economic developers in the region and leadership in the small rural communities to implement the Regional Brownfields Assessment grant program. I. PROSPERITY EASTERN IOWA COLLABORATIVE MARKETING: Administer and conduct the activities identified by the Prosperity Eastern Iowa Economic Development Partnership to further business retention and expansion in ECIA’s three of ECIA’s Counties, Dubuque, Delaware, Jackson and then Jones County. Key projects and activities that will be conducted include: 1. ECIA implemented the local industry business retention and expansion program and regional compiling of this data 2. Continue updating the regional websites: Buyer Supplier; Prosperity Eastern Iowa; Accessmyfuture.com; and Petal-project.com. 3. Continue to seek partners and raise funds for the Prosperity efforts. 4. Continue to partner with the NICC to produce reports using EMSI data as needed. 5. Continue to work on workforce recruitment and retention strategies for the region to address the workforce shortage in the areas of advanced manufacturing, healthcare, over the road drivers, and technology. 6. Continue to promote and seek businesses to participate in the Petal Project sustainability program and green business program that can be incorporated into their daily business practices.

strategyforimplementation See spreadsheets for implementation, plan of action, timelines and accomplishments achieved. See spreadsheets for performance measures, quantifiable deliverables, evaluation.

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ECIA Strategic Projects, Programs & Activities General Information Report

Both

CEDS Goal (if applicable) Community Development: Enhance community and public facility infrastructure and increase access to community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020. Community Development: Enhance community and public facility infrastructure and increase access to community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020. Community Development: Enhance community and public facility infrastructure and increase access to community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020. Business Development: Remain economically competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Project Title

Hardacre Theater Preservation

ECIA staff is facilitating a capital campaign to restore the theater; feasibility study in progress; Contract amount is $2,750. 2014

Cedar County

Funding Project Location (City) Tipton

Lead Organization

Lead Department (ECIA Projects)

Project Status

Project Type

Schedule

Private or Leveraged Funding Total

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Sources

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Total

Other Grant Funding Sources

Other Grant Local Match Funding Total Source

Local Match Total

Total Project Cost

ECIA

Community Development

Seeking Funding Facility Construction 2016-2017 / Rehab.

Skyline Center expansion of Day Habilitation Program facility

ECIA

Community Development

Seeking Funding Facility Construction 2016-2017 / Rehab.

City of Clinton

Economic Development

In Progress

Infrastructure

MFNP6 - Adaptive Reuse of former Roosevelt High Clinton County Clinton School into 16 apartments - total budget was $4,813,350. Awarded $3 million in MFNP6 funds in 2014 for construction. EIRHA HTF has an agreement to provide $151,099 for this project. Improved public library; seeking funding; ongoing Clinton County Clinton discussions; ECIA Staff has met with Library Director and will meet with Board in April 2015.

Dubuque County Community (funds go through Development here)

In Progress

Facility Construction / Rehab.

2013-2016

City of Clinton

None

Seeking Funding Facility Construction / Rehab.

Ongoing

Coverting US 67 through City of Clinton to local road and make Millcreek Parkway US 67 with IADOt building Millcreek Parkway extension.

Clinton county

City

Transportation

In Progress

Infrastructure

2014-2016

Clinton County Clinton

Clinton Naitonal Economic Bank Development

Completed

Facility Construction / Rehab.

Expansion of Day Habilitation Program facility; will Clinton County City of Clinton reapply for 2016 funding; Total budget is $2,400,000 ($800,000 + $1,600,000 local provided by Skyline Center)

Lyons Technology Park Extension of 19th Avenue North and construction of Clinton County Clinton 10th Street NW in the Lyons Technology Park. Seek funding for infrastucture and rail for park development; Phase I & II complete; phase III partially funded; still seeking $2 million; construction tentatively scheduled for 2015/2016. Two adjacent properties purchased

Community Development: Enhance community and Public Library public facility infrastructure and increase access to community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020. Transportation Infrastructure: Improve highway US 67 & Millcreek and bridge transportation infrastructure funding PKWY Swap Project to attract, retain, and expand business in the region by increasing the State and Federal funding to the area by 10% by January 2020.

Clinton

Ongoing None

Both

Business Development: Remain economically competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Business Loan

$143,000 SBA 504 Loan to Wagner Pharmacy to aquire and remodel a building for a second business location. Total project cost of $377,899

Both

Housing: Increase the number of workforce rental and single family housing units in the region by 2% to accommodate the industry demands by January, 2020. Housing: Increase the number of workforce rental and single family housing units in the region by 2% to accommodate the industry demands by January, 2020. Housing: Increase the number of workforce rental and single family housing units in the region by 2% to accommodate the industry demands by January, 2020.

Derelict Building Tour for Clinton Coalition meetings

Toured derelict buldings in Grand Mound, Lost Nation, Clinton County Delmar, Charlotte, ECIA Charlotte, and Delmar connecting to resources and Lost Nation, Grand funding. Mound

Community Development

Seeking Funding Facility Construction 2015-2017 / Rehab.

Owner Occupied Housing Program

Provide assistance to 10 households; Funded in 2015 and 2016. In progress.

Clinton County

City of DeWitt

Community Development

In Progress

Technical Assistance

2015-2017

Grand Mound Senior Housing

City and private developer interested in additional senior housing similar to Churchview Apts. Owned by the EIRHA

Clinton County Grand Mound

Grant Mound

Housing

Seeking Funding Facility Construction / Rehab.

Ongoing

ECIA

Community Development

Seeking Funding Planning

Both

Private or Leveraged Funding Sources

New Directions/ASAC - Reroofing two of their facilities; will reapply for 2016 Clinton County City of Clinton Reroof funding; Total budget is $212,650 ($174,650 + $38,000 local provided by New Directions/ASAC)

Both

Jobs Lost (projected or actual)

Seeking Funding Facility Construction 2014-2017 / Rehab.

Housing: Increase the number of workforce rental Multi-Family Housing and single family housing units in the region by Development 2% to accommodate the industry demands by January, 2020.

Both

Jobs Created or Retained (projected or actual)

Hardacre Theater Administration Preservation Association

Both

Project Description (Please enter month/year of updated information)

Project Location (County)

Delaware Community Development: Enhance community and Multijurisdictional Multi- Applied for a Multijurisdictional Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning grant for Delaware County. 2016: County public facility infrastructure and increase access to Hazard Mitigation Planning grant Awarded and staff will begin in Spring 2016 community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020.

DeWitt

Delaware County

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2012 None

Ongoing

None

Community Housing Initiatives

Bank & Business

RISE Grant Application

$1,662,251 MFNP6

$240,360 SBA 504 Loan

$449,433

$3,000,000 Housing Trust Fund

$1,188,274

$151,099

$1,637,707

$4,813,350

$143,000

$395,000

Discussed HTF and Workforce Housing Tax Credit with City Clerk

City of Clinton

City of DeWitt

$383,360

$10,000

$405,000

ECIA Strategic Projects, Programs & Activities General Information Report

CEDS Goal (if applicable)

Project Title

Both

Transportation Infrastructure: Improve highway and bridge transportation infrastructure funding to attract, retain, and expand business in the region by increasing the State and Federal funding to the area by 10% by January 2020.

Both

Community Development: Enhance community and Dundee Old School public facility infrastructure and increase access to community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020. Business Development: Remain economically Dardis Equipment competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Both

RPA 8 - Resurfacing and Pavement rehabbing projects

Project Description (Please enter month/year of updated information)

Project Location (County)

Funding Project Location (City)

Lead Organization

In Progress

Infrastructure

Ongoing

STP, DOT

2016: Provided assistance to city to solicit bids and submit grant application for brownfields funding from IDNR

Delaware County

Dundee

ECIA

Administration

In Progress

Technical Assistance

2016-17

IDNR 128(a) brownfields

Purchase Equipment. Completed 2013. Continued to Delaware expand in 2016 County

Dyersville

ECIA

ECIA Business Growth

Completed

Facility Construction / Rehab.

In Progress

Infrastructure

Both

Housing: Increase the number of workforce rental and single family housing units in the region by 2% to accommodate the industry demands by January, 2020. Community Development: Enhance community and public facility infrastructure and increase access to community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020. Skilled Workers: Improve the quantity and quality of the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workforce to address the employer demands in the areas of Advanced Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Information Technology by expanding the number of participants in the regional training programs by 10% and by increasing the number of trained skilled employees in these sectors by 10% by January 2020. Housing: Increase the number of workforce rental and single family housing units in the region by 2% to accommodate the industry demands by January, 2020. Community Development: Enhance community and public facility infrastructure and increase access to community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020.

Housing Rehab Grant

Skilled Workers: Improve the quantity and quality of the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workforce to address the employer demands in the areas of Advanced Manufacturing; Healthcare; and Professional, Scientific, Technical Services by expanding the number of participants in the regional training programs by 10% and by increasing the number of trained skilled employees in these sectors by 10% by January 2020.

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Sources

ECIA Transportation and Planning

City of Dyersville

Both

Private or Leveraged Funding Total

ECIA Transportation and Planning

Dyersville

Both

Schedule

Private or Leveraged Funding Sources

Delaware County

20 West Idustrial Park Expand 20 West Industrial Park (Phase II); phase I Delaware complete; 25 acres still available; utilities are in place County in phase 1; seeking funding to expand infrastructure to the west 100 acres of the park (phase II & III). 2015: ECIA is working on a RISE grant application to extend Industrial Parkway in the US 20 West Industrial Park, 1,900 ft. of street; in the four years since being readied for development, four industrial tenants, and five of six available lots have been sold.

Both

Project Type

Jobs Lost (projected or actual)

Delaware County

Both

Project Status

Jobs Created or Retained (projected or actual)

Delaware County RPA 8 Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds. Fy15 - $265,620, FY16 $262,877 and FY17 - $262,877

Both

Lead Department (ECIA Projects)

Project complete

Business

$28,000 EDA-RLF

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Total

Other Grant Funding Sources

Other Grant Local Match Funding Total Source

Local Match Total

Total Project Cost

$791,374

$250,000

$278,000

5195

2012-2016

Provide assistance to 6 owner occupied households for rehabilitation in the City; Applied for funding in 2012, 2013 (2013 funded). Awarded in 2014. 2016: In progress. New wastewater system; Preliminary engineering report completed; seeking funding. 2016: On hold. University of Iowa Students to assist with planning in Spring 2017.

Delaware County

Greeley

City of Greeley

Community Development

In Progress

Technical Assistance

Ongoing

Delaware County

Lake Delhi

EIRUSS

Seeking Funding Facility Construction / Rehab.

Ongoing

Grant Writing Technical Assistance Regional Education Center

Expand educational services that respond to the growing demands of employers including contract training, soft skills training, and specific, employerbased skills training.

Delaware County

Manchester

Northeast Iowa Community College

ECIA

In Progress

Facility Construction / Rehab.

2016-2019

Homeownership Program

EIRHA purchased a lot in Manchester to develop an affordable single family home. Project complete 2015. Sold in 2016.

Delaware County

Manchester

EIRHA

Completed

Facility Construction / Rehab.

2014-2015

Delaware County

Manchester

City of Manchester

None

In Progress

Facility Construction / Rehab.

2014-2017

Delaware County

Manchester

NICC, West Region 1 Delaware Workforce and Schools, local Development industries: Henderson Products, XL Specialized Trailers, Paladin and EIP, DCED, Great Delaware County Foundation

In Progress

Technical Assistance

Ongoing

Wastewater System

Whitewater Park

Park will consist of six drops at roughly 18" per drop and span over 800 ft.; Public fundraising complete; Project total: $1.8 million; 2015: restrooms and parking lot need to be constructed. 2015: Add a parking lot and restroom facilities to the Whitewater Park and lighting and benches along the trail to the acquatic center. 2016: Seeking funding for parking and restroom. Manchester Regional Long term, community generated and sustained Education Partnership - initiative to equip unemployed and under employed Manchester Welding Iowans in Eastern Iowa with the skills necessary to Program advance to career track, high wage jobs with full benefits; Manchester: 50 have graduated from the program, Currently 31 are working in Adv Manufacturing, 2 went back for further Welding training, 10 working in other positions (self-employed, etc), 2 not working. 2015 info: 17 enrolled and 16 graduated.

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CDBG

$237,000

EIRHA

Private contributions

NICC, local businesses

$630,000 Vision Iowa CAT

$71,900 WIA (Promise Jobs), ECIA, Gap funding

City

$6,000

City

$300,000 IDNR Low Head Dam, IDNR REAP

$200,000 City, County, Citizens, Businesses

$243,000

$1,280,000

$2,410,000

$71,900

ECIA Strategic Projects, Programs & Activities General Information Report

CEDS Goal (if applicable)

Project Title

Both

Housing: Increase the number of workforce rental General Technical and single family housing units in the region by Assistance 2% to accommodate the industry demands by January, 2020. Community Development: Enhance community and Wastewater System public facility infrastructure and increase access to community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020.

Both

Project Description (Please enter month/year of updated information)

Project Location (County)

EDA Grant 2016: Research best practices for educational training Delaware Manchester Regional centers throughout the United States. Conduct a needs County Educational Partnership assessment as the result of surveys, one on one interviews and focus groups. The end result will be a a completed business plan. Based on the needs assessment, building a larger one-stop educational hub to offer additional classes to build workforce pipelines for regional employers will be explored through this grant.

Funding Project Location (City)

Lead Organization

Lead Department (ECIA Projects)

Project Status

Project Type

Schedule

Manchester

ECIA, NICC, DCED Economic Development

In Progress

Technical Assistance

Final Business plan to be completed by 8/31/2016.

Delaware County

Manchester

ECIA

In Progress

Technical Assistance

2016-2018

New wastewater system; Prior funding applications Delaware not successful. 2015: Staff secured a Planning and County Design loan from the Iowa DNR State Revolving Fund (SRF) program to prepare a Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) and the most feasible option. Upon completion and approval of the PER, staff will work to secure funding for construction in 2016.

Petersburg

City of Petersburg None

Seeking Funding Facility Construction / Rehab.

2015-2019

RW McDowell Truck & Auto Repair - Purchase land and building that they were renting; completed in 2016

Delaware County

Manchester

ECIA Business Growth, Inc.

Economic Development

Completed

2016: Provided grant and funding chart to Delaware County ED Director for a housing development and a new Chamber/ED Building

Administration and CDBG

Both

Business Loan

Both

Safety Improvements: Tree Removal, Remove Vertical Curve, Realign Realign the Hales Mill Road to eliminate skew angle intersection of Asbury Road and Hales Mills Road

Dubuque County

Asbury

City of Asbury

ECIA Transportation and Planning

Completed

Infrastructure

2013-2015

Both

Housing: Increase the number of workforce rental and single family housing units in the region by 2% to accommodate the industry demands by January, 2020.

Homeownership Program

This 2014 grant targets seven home buyers within incorporated Cities in Dubuque County excluding Dubuque. Approved applicants may receive up to about $30,000 per project which is used for down payment and after purchase rehabilitation. Won't decide on reapplication until 2016. Total budget is $294,000. Project complete in 2016

Dubuque County

ECIA

Community Development

Completed this Year

Facility Construction / Rehab.

2015-2017

Both

Cascade Aquin Daycare Center

ECIA staff is facilitating a feasibility study and capital Dubuque County campaign to add on to the existing daycare center. Total construction cost is $1.5 MM

Asbury, Peosta, Epworth, Farley, Worthington, Dyersville, Cascade, Holy Cross, New Vienna, Luxemburg anyone who has public sewer and water. Cascade

Aquin Daycare Center

Administration

Seeking Funding Facility Construction 2014-2017 / Rehab.

Dubuque Brownfields FY15 Areawide Planning

Keep budget, oversee contractor, assist with and Dubuque attend community meetings, workplan and quarterly County reporting for Dubuque's FY15 EPA areawide grant. 2015 activities: Developed workplan and budget and completed required cooperative agreement forms; Developed RFP for consultant, hosted consultant interviews and proposal review. 2016 activities: Finalized scope of work with consultant; attended Planning Committee meeting; submitted required draws and quarterly reports; entered property information into ACRES.

Dubuque

Administration

In Progress

Both

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2016

Technical Assistance

2015-2017

Jobs Created or Retained (projected or actual)

Jobs Lost (projected or actual)

Private or Leveraged Funding Sources NICC, DCED

Private or Leveraged Funding Total

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Sources EDA

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Total

Other Grant Funding Sources

$47,500 ECIA, NICC, DCED - in kind time

Other Grant Local Match Funding Total Source $42,000 NICC, DCED

Local Match Total $13,500 (in kind)

Total Project Cost $103,000

Business via Community Savings Bank

$295,917 SBA 504 Loan

$244,000

$539,917

IDOT, local

IFA-HOME program

Private contributions

$314,465 RJ McElroy Trust; Woodward Foundation; Theisen's

$243,015

$285,250

$51,000 DRA

$285,250

$3,799 Fall Festival

$4,929

$374,193

$200,000

ECIA Strategic Projects, Programs & Activities General Information Report

CEDS Goal (if applicable)

Project Title

Project Description (Please enter month/year of updated information)

Project Location (County)

Funding Project Location (City)

Lead Organization

Lead Department (ECIA Projects)

Project Status

Project Type

Schedule

Jobs Created or Retained (projected or actual)

Jobs Lost (projected or actual)

Private or Leveraged Funding Sources

Private or Leveraged Funding Total

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Sources

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Total

Other Grant Funding Sources

Other Grant Local Match Funding Total Source

Local Match Total

Total Project Cost

Both

Community Development: Enhance community and Bee Branch Flood public facility infrastructure and increase access to Mitigation community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020.

1. Carter Road Detention Basin Completed in 2004 Dubuque $1,076,315; 2. West 32nd Street Detention Basin County Completed in 2009 $4,158,589; 3. Historic Millwork District Complete Streets Completed in 2012 $7,977,311; 4. Lower Bee Branch Creek Restoration Est. Completion 2014 $21,274,685; 5. Flood Mitigation Gate Replacement Est. Completion 2015 $2,099,000; 6. Impervious Surface Reduction (alley reconstruction) Est. Completion 2033 $57,420,000; 7. Upper Bee Branch Creek Restoration Est. Completion 2016 $64,823,636; 8. 22nd Street Storm Sewer Capacity Improvements Est. Completion 2020 $3,380,000; 9. Flood Mitigation Maintenance Facility Est. Completion 2020 $4,360,000; 10 North End Storm Sewer Capacity Improvements Est. Completion 2019 $1,160,000; 11. Water Plant Flood Protection Est. Completion 2020 $3,800,000; 12. 17th Street Storm Sewer Capacity Improvements Est. Completion 2020 $7,520,000. Total project cost, excluding interest on debt: $179,049,536. Received $98.5 million from Iowa Flood Mitigation Board in 2013. 2015: Assisted City in HUD Resiliency competition grant application for additional funding for expansion of the entire project for $61,400,000.

Dubuque

City of Dubuque

Community Development

In Progress

Facility Construction / Rehab.

Both

Develop a strategic work plan for the Dubuque area to address impending workforce shortage - Dubuque Works

Dubuque County

Dubuque

Greater Dubuque Economic Development Development Corporation; Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce, ECIA, Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, Dubuque Area Labor Management

In Progress

Planning

Ongoing

Both

Business Development: Remain economically Local Business Loan competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging Program expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

SBA 504 Loans, Local RLF loans and Energy Efficiency Dubuque Loans are available through and processed by E.C.I.A. County Business Growth, Inc.,.; loans to local businesses result in the creation of new jobs and the retention of existing jobs.

Dubuque

E.C.I.A. Business Growth, Inc.

Economic Development

In Progress

Planning

Ongoing

Both

HUD Resliency

Upgrade sewer - $18 million

Dubuque County

Dubuque

City of Dubuque

Community Development

In Progress

Infrastructure

2016-2021

HUD Resliency

Rehabilitate 320 homes in census tract 1 of Dubuque. $8.9 million project.

Dubuque County

Dubuque

City of Dubuque

Community Development

In Progress

Smart City pilot program for sustainability

Revamp how water, energy and tranportation systems Dubuque operate; reduce carbon footprint; Cost: $2.5 million; County Water meter replacement complete. Smarter Travel underway.

Dubuque

Dubuque, IBM, AY None McDonald

Both

Dubuque Works Strategic Plan

In Progress

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2004-2030

Wahlert Foundation; Private Donations

$165,000

State $140,866,780 RECAT; National Scenic ByWays; Mississippi River Trail; Federal PassThru (DMATS); GO Bonds; Iowa SRF Loan; Iowa SRF Loan (Forgivable); I-JOBS EDA Disaster Recovery (Awarded 2013) $1,200,000 Iowa Flood Mitigation Board $98,500,00 0

$141,031,780

2016-2021

Infrastructure

2009-2017

IDOT

$1,000,000

ECIA Strategic Projects, Programs & Activities General Information Report

CEDS Goal (if applicable)

Project Title

Project Description (Please enter month/year of updated information)

Project Location (County)

Funding Project Location (City)

Lead Organization

Lead Department (ECIA Projects)

Project Status

Project Type

Schedule

Both

Business Development: Remain economically Project Hope competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Meet regularly to discuss re-engaging the dropout Dubuque youth and the unemployed and under employed; EDA County technical assistance planning grant funded in August 2011; Business Plan completed Spring 2012; 2015 activities include: Targeted Workforce Strategy diagram that documents the local collaboration of education, economic development, and workforce partners aimed at sharing customers, services, and outcomes. Continue to discuss success model strategies for the recruitment, assessment, career development, education, training, and job placement of low income youth and adults. In addition, they continue utilizing local and state initiatives such as Opportunity Dubuque, Re-engage Dubuque, Home Base Iowa, and Skilled Iowa while embracing new ideas like Sector Boards and Career Pathways.

Dubuque

Community None Foundation of Greater Dubuque, Dubuque Community Schools, Northeast Iowa Community College, ECIA, city of Dubuque, city of Dubuque Housing, Greater Dubuque Development Corp.

In Progress

Planning

Ongoing

Both

Business Development: Remain economically Re-Engagement Center competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Reconnect with high school drop-outs and encourage Dubuque them to work on GED attainment or return to high County school for their diploma; Re engagement center opened fall 2012; two success coachs hired. Continues to expand and evolve with employer's needs.

Dubuque

City of Dubuque/Project Hope, NICC, Dubuque Community Schools, ECIA

None

In Progress

Technical Assistance

Ongoing

Both

Community Development: Enhance community and Solar Power Pilot Study public facility infrastructure and increase access to community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020.

A state agency has been awarded a $1 million grant Dubuque from the U.S Department of Energy to launch a County statewide program aimed at promoting the installation of solar power systems. Pilot organizations will implement measures to reduce barriers to solar installation. The Iowa Economic Development Authority will work with the Iowa Environmental Council and other groups to implement the program over the next three years. The money will be used to increase solar awareness and encourage installation of solar power generation systems.

Dubuque

City of Dubuque

None

In Progress

Planning

Ongoing

Both

Opportunity Dubuque

Long term, community generated and sustained Dubuque initiative to equip unemployed and under employed County with the skills necessary to advance to career track, high wage jobs with full benefits; Program launched in fall 2011; Welding, CNC, Adv Manufacturing training; 12 employers participating; 100 students completed training; 89% working. 2015: 38 students completed training

Dubuque County

City of Dubuque, Project Hope, NICC, Dubuque Community Schools, ECIA, local businesses

Region 1 Workforce and Development

In Progress

Technical Assistance

Ongoing

Both

Wastewater treatment Double the capacity of the sewer system to mitigate Dubuque facility upgrade raw sewage going into nearby rivers; Cost: County $4,000,000; Received $1,000,000 EDA Public Works award

Dyersville

Community Development

In Progress

Infrastructure

Downtown Revitalization

City Council members voted 4-0 at a special meeting Dubuque Thursday (Oct 30) to approve an application for a County new pilot program through the Iowa Economic Development Authority. The program, a partnership between IEDA's Iowa Downtown Resource Center and Drake, aims to help communities improve the economic viability of their downtowns using the university's services to conduct market research and develop business recruitment and retention programs, branding and marketing campaigns.

Dyersville

City of Dyersville

None

Seeking Funding

Business Development: Remain economically Business Loan competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Cottingham & Butler Insurance Services, Inc.; Computer Dubuque equipment, software, and working capital County

Dubuque

ECIA Business Growth, Inc.

Economic Development

In Progress

Both

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Jobs Created or Retained (projected or actual)

Jobs Lost (projected or actual)

Private or Leveraged Funding Sources

Private or Leveraged Funding Total

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Sources EDA

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Total

2011-2016

Local Match Total

US Department of Energy>Iowa Economic Development Authority>Iowa Environmental Council

$100,000

WIA, IEDA Career Link

$100,800 Dubuque Community Schools,

$1,000,000

Total Project Cost $45,000

Dubuque Community Schools

EDA

Other Grant Local Match Funding Total Source

$45,000

NICC

NICC, GDDC

Other Grant Funding Sources

$100,000

$200,800

City

$3,000,000

$4,000,000

2014-2016

2016-2017

Business

$1,915,000 IEDA; ECIA BG Loan

$450,000

$2,365,000

ECIA Strategic Projects, Programs & Activities General Information Report

CEDS Goal (if applicable)

Both

Project Title

Funding Project Location (City)

Harris Motor Sports, Inc.,; Purchase existing land and storage building for expansion; completed in 2016

Dubuque County

Dubuque

Transportation Infrastructure: Improve highway Freight Study and bridge transportation infrastructure funding to attract, retain, and expand business in the region by increasing the State and Federal funding to the area by 10% by January 2020.

Complete a freight study for the ECIA region plus four counties in Blackhawk Hills Region in Illinois

ECIA Region

Both

East Central Brownfields Coalition Formerly: Eastern Iowa Rural Revitalization Initiative (EIRRI)

This project will assist ECIA's rural local government members with brownfields revitalization from beginning to end. ECIA applied for an EPA Brownsfield Assessment grant in December 2014 for $200,000. Applied for $600,000 for FY16 round with a focus on Clinton and Jackson Counties. Funded in 2016 until 2019

ECIA Region

Both

Ride the Rail, Passenger Train Service (Amtrak) from Chicago to Dubuque

Both

Business Loan

Project Description (Please enter month/year of updated information)

Project Location (County)

A consolidated effort to achieve funding; creation of a ECIA Region state-wide rail program in Iowa; advocate for additional financial resources; Cost: $3.2 million; creation of community coalition; presentations to legislative committees; correspondence to Congressional delegations; City needs to find funding for platform and rail improvements. Applied for Iowa Clean Air Attainment Program (ICAAP) but grant not amended in 2013, will re apply; 2015: This is still alive. Community Development: Enhance community and Parks to People Provide technical assistance to Jackson, Jones, and ECIA Region public facility infrastructure and increase access to Grant Wood Dubuque Counties for the Parks to People Program; community services and amenities to meet the Mississippi River Region Traveled to Des Moines for award announcement; demands of regional employers and their - Transportation Dept. Project awarded. ECIA Staff will do grant writing. employees by increasing the number of public Technical Assistance Possibly project management, fundraising, and and private funds to the region by 20% and marketing. completing 15 projects by January 2020. Community Development: Enhance community and Smarter Travel In partnership with city of Dubuque and IBM; Web ECIA Region public facility infrastructure and increase access to portal for transit providers; Collecting GPS and GIS community services and amenities to meet the data and route schedules within the region. 2015: First demands of regional employers and their round of recruitment was April to July 2015, employees by increasing the number of public reassessing recruitment, updating app, app testing, and private funds to the region by 20% and preparing for 2nd round of recruitment in January completing 15 projects by January 2020. 2016 Housing: Increase the number of workforce rental Homeownership Work with existing tennants to purchase a unit using ECIA Region and single family housing units in the region by Program Section 8 their existing rental assistance; 21 tenants assisted to 2% to accommodate the industry demands by date with homeownership January, 2020. Transportation Infrastructure: Improve highway RPA 8 - Projects $108,310 million will be used to bring the ECIA Region and bridge transportation infrastructure funding transportation system to standards of which $12.69 to attract, retain, and expand business in the million will be RPA 8 Surface Transportation Program region by increasing the State and Federal (STP) funds. funding to the area by 10% by January 2020. Community Development: Enhance community and Mississippi River Docks public facility infrastructure and increase access to community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020. Community Development: Enhance community and Aquatic Center/Pool public facility infrastructure and increase access to Upgrade community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020.

Lead Organization ECIA Business Growth, Inc.

Lead Department (ECIA Projects)

Project Status

Project Type

Schedule

2016-2017

Jobs Created or Retained (projected or actual)

Jobs Lost (projected or actual)

Private or Leveraged Funding Sources

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Sources

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Total

Other Grant Funding Sources

Other Grant Local Match Funding Total Source

Local Match Total

Total Project Cost

Economic Development

Completed

Delaware, ECIA Dubuque, Jackson and Clinton Counties

Transportation

In Progress

Planning

Dubuque

ECIA

Administration

In Progress

Technical Assistance

Dubuque

City of Dubuque

ECIA Transportation and Planning

Seeking Funding Infrastructure

2009-2018

Dubuque, Jackson, and Jones Counties

ECIA

Transportation

In Progress

Technical Assistance

2014-2018

Dubuque, Peosta, Asbury, East Dubuque

ECIA

ECIA Transportation and Planning

In Progress

Planning

Ongoing

EIRHA

Housing

In Progress

Technical Assistance

ongoing

RPA Region

ECIA Transportation and Planning

In Progress

Infrastructure

Ongiong

$175,000 Dubuque County IRP Loan

$143,000

2016-2017

Ongoing

Install docks along the Mississippi River for easier access

Jackson County Bellevue

City of Bellevue

None

Seeking Funding Infrastructure

Ongoing

Aquatic Center/Pool Upgrade

Jackson County Bellevue

City of Bellevue

None

Seeking Funding Infrastructure

Ongoing

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Business via Dubuque Bank and Trust

Private or Leveraged Funding Total

$318,000

ILL DOT, IA DOT, local businesses, RPA and DMATS Environmental Protection Agency

$550,000

State

Iowa DNR

STP, DOT

$300,000

$1,900,000

$3,700,000

$1,900,000

$3,700,000

ECIA Strategic Projects, Programs & Activities General Information Report

CEDS Goal (if applicable)

Project Title

Project Description (Please enter month/year of updated information)

Project Location (County)

Funding Project Location (City)

Lead Organization

Lead Department (ECIA Projects)

Project Status

Project Type

Schedule

Jobs Created or Retained (projected or actual)

Jobs Lost (projected or actual)

Private or Leveraged Funding Sources

Private or Leveraged Funding Total

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Sources

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Total

Other Grant Funding Sources

Other Grant Local Match Funding Total Source

Local Match Total

Total Project Cost

Both

Business Development: Remain economically Buyer Supplier competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

There are over 1,200 Eastern Iowa businesses participating in Buyer Supplier, a buy local search engine. Forty of those businesses are located in Jackson County.

Jackson County

Buyer Supplier

Prosperity Eastern Economic Iowa Development

In Progress

Technical Assistance Ongoing

Both

Community Development: Enhance community and Water - Droessler public facility infrastructure and increase access to Subdivision and Spruce community services and amenities to meet the Creek Park demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020.

Provide water to Droessler Subdivision and Spruce Jackson Creek Park. Staff is also working via EIRUSS with County Jackson County to address the wastewater needs of the unincorporated Droessler Subdivision and Spruce Creek Park north of Bellevue. Based on a PER prepared for the City of Bellevue, it appears the most feasible option is to install a public water supply thereby eliminating the separation issues between water wells and septic systems. Staff secured a Planning and Design loan from the Iowa DNR State Revolving Fund (SRF) program to prepare project plans and specifications and updated cost estimates. Upon completion, staff will work via EIRUSS to secure funding for construction in 2016.

Jackson County

EIRUSS

Community Development

In Progress

Infrastructure

Both

Business Development: Remain economically Maquoketa Betterment competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging Corporation Grant expansion, and attracting new industry in the Writing region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Downtown facacde improvements and other Jackson community projects. Active projects include Decker County House, event space, streetscaping, historic walking tour, etc. Will separate these when we have plans and numbers.

Maquoketa

Maquoketa Betterment Fund

Administration

Seeking Funding Planning

Both

Maquoketa Downtown Assist Betterment, City, JCEA, P2P with hiring RDG and Jackson Master plan preparing a Downtown Master Plan County

Maquoketa

Betterment

Adminsitration

In Progress

Technical Assistance

CDBG Housing Rehabilitation Fund

Assisting City with CDBG Housing Fund application to Jackson assist six households in a targeted area of the city with County rehabilitation needs. No money has been funded yet. State recommends environmental review and potential houses identified before grant is submitted. Will know by April 2015. Not funded in 2015. Will reapply in 2016. Total project cost is $498,000

Maquoketa

City of Maquoketa

Community Development

In Progress

Facility Construction 2014-2016 / Rehab.

Both

Workforce recruitment and retention

2015: Met with Jackson County Economic Alliance, Chamber and Clinton Community College to discuss workforce and expanding their community college offerings in Maquoketa

Jackson County

Maquoketa

Admin

Completed this Year

Planning

Both

Housing: Increase the number of workforce Pocket Neighborhood rental and single family housing units in the region by 2% to accommodate the industry demands by January, 2020. Community Development: Enhance community and Downtown Public Art public facility infrastructure and increase access to community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020. Housing: Increase the number of workforce rental IFA HOME Grant and single family housing units in the region by 2% to accommodate the industry demands by January, 2020.

Working with Jackson County Economic Alliance, Cities of Maquoketa and Preston to address the workforce housing needs in the County.

Jackson County

Maquoketa

ECIA and JCEA

Housing

Seeking Funding Facility Construction / Rehab.

Ongoing

Working with JCEA, Creative Welding class, Street Committee, Chamber, Betterment and MAE on several different public art projects including downtown functional art, Grant Wood Art Festival, MAE Executive Director position, etc.

Jackson County

Maquoketa

ECIA, JCEA and MAE

Administration

In Progress

Other

2016-2019

ECIA

Community Development

In Progress

Facility Construction 2016-2018 / Rehab.

Both

An IFA HOME grant that will assist seven households to Jackson County Maquoketa become homeowners - seven homes completed.

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ongoing

Ongoing

2016

National Association of Realtors, Realtor Foundation of Iowa, Eastern Iowa Realtors

21500

Betterment

8500

$30,000

Ongoing

Applied for a USDA RCDI grant

HOME funds

ECIA Strategic Projects, Programs & Activities General Information Report

Both

Project Title

Project Description (Please enter month/year of updated information)

Project Location (County)

Funding Project Location (City)

Wastewater Treatment Working with City to assist in development of Facility wastewater treatment facility improvement project. Will upgrade existing plant.

Jackson County

Sabula School

Jackson County Sabula

Met with Sabula Council members, school board member, school superintendent, JCEA, and Mel Pins to discuss options for the rehab or demo of the old Sabula school

Miles

Lead Organization

Lead Department (ECIA Projects)

Project Status

Project Type

City of Miles

Community Development

In Progress

Infrastructure

JCEA

Administration

Completed

Technical Assistance

Schedule

Jobs Created or Retained (projected or actual)

Jobs Lost (projected or actual)

Private or Leveraged Funding Sources

Private or Leveraged Funding Total

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Sources

2015-2020

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Total

Other Grant Funding Sources

Other Grant Local Match Funding Total Source

Local Match Total

Total Project Cost

$300,000

Ongoing

Wastewater Treatment Working with City to address wastewater treatment Jackson Facility facility issues. IIW is in discussions with City on future County plans. Received Disadvantaged Community Designation in 2014 which will give them time to plan appropriately and financially feasible. They need to fix lagoon before they do other improvements and will apply in January 2016 for CDBG for $512,000.

St. Donatus

City of St. Donatus Community Development

Seeking Funding Planning

Regional Approach to Veteran recruitment

PEI will be marketing the Home Base Iowa initiative in PEI Region order to be apart of the statewide effort of veteran recruitment.

Dubuque

ECIA

Prosperity Eastern Iowa

In Progress

Technical Assistance

2015-2017

Both

Business Development: Remain economically Regional Workforce competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging Recruitment Program expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

PEI Region In July of 2014, PEI applied for grant funding to collaborate with regional economic development entities and regional employers to promote and build a regional workforce recruitment program through the Accessdubuquejobs.com website including one year trial memberships for local companies in the PEI region.

Dubuque

ECIA

Prosperity Eastern Iowa

In Progress

Technical Assistance

2016-2017

Both

Business Development: Remain economically Prosperity Eastern Iowa competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

This is an economic development initiative staffed by PEI Region ECIA that was initially funded in 2005 by the State of Iowa. ECIA applies for continuation funding every two years to conduct economic development activities in the PEI region. 2015 activities include: Hosting regular meetings (6), hosted several trainings on various topics such as: social media, Home Base Iowa, Housing Trust Fund, Workforce Development, Business Retention, Workplace Culture, STEM importance, EMSI data, Industrial Bonding, and IMPLAN. Staff also hosted a bus trip to Hagie Manufacturing for PEI members as well as businesses in the region on workplace culture and business retention. PEI is partnering with NICC to host the business summit in May, 2016. A complimentary registration was provided to Delaware Co. ED.

Dubuque

ECIA

Prosperity Eastern Iowa

In Progress

Technical Assistance

Ongiong

Both

Business Development: Remain economically Petal Project competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Green business certification program to encourage environmental practices in the business community; Companies will learn sustainability practices; Program in place; 26 businesses participating; 16 businesses certified

PEI Region

Prosperity Eastern Economic Iowa Development

In Progress

Technical Assistance

Ongoing

Both

Facilitate industry requested for joint training of multiple employers for specific assistance and educational programs; actively participate in workforce development activities and sector board partnerships

Region 1

Dubuque and Manchester

IowaWORKS

Planning

Ongoing

IowaWORKS

Region 1 In Progress Employment and Training in Delaware and Dubuque Counties

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IEDA

$39,984 GDDC, EDA, PEI Partnership dues, In kind

$30,132

$70,116

ECIA Strategic Projects, Programs & Activities General Information Report

CEDS Goal (if applicable)

Project Title

Project Description (Please enter month/year of updated information)

Project Location (County)

Both

Skilled Workers: Improve the quantity and quality of the region’s workforce to address the employer demands in the areas of Advanced Manufacturing; Healthcare; and Professional, Scientific, Technical Services by expanding the number of participants in the regional training programs by 10% and by increasing the number of trained skilled employees in these sectors by 10% by January 2020.

IowaWORKS/ECIA/NI Coordinate with high schools and employers to privide Region 1 CC work-based learning activities through the DOL Youth CareerConnect Grant; Oct 2016: 579 high school students have participated throughout Region 1 to date

Both

IowaWORKS and DubuqueWorks

Both

Funding Project Location (City)

Lead Organization

Lead Department (ECIA Projects)

Project Status

Project Type

Schedule

Jobs Created or Retained (projected or actual)

Jobs Lost (projected or actual)

Private or Leveraged Funding Sources

Private or Leveraged Funding Total

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Sources

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Total

Other Grant Funding Sources

Other Grant Local Match Funding Total Source

Local Match Total

Total Project Cost

Dubuque and Manchester

IowaWORKS

Region 1 In Progress Employment and Training in Delaware and Dubuque Counties

Planning

Ongoing

Connecting workforce development efforts in the area; Region 1 IowaWORKS - Meet with businesses individually and in groups to determine and help address workforce need; FY13: 3,597 served; FY14: 4,931 served; FY 15 3,390 served.

Region 1

IowaWORKS and Region 1 In Progress Dubuque Works Employment and Training

Planning

Ongoing

IowaWORKS/WIA Youth Program

Assist low-income or at-risk youth obtain employment or improve their employment potential; in FY14, 86.4% of participants were placed in education and employment and 62.5% attained a degree or certificate

Region 1

IowaWORKS

Region 1 In Progress Employment and Training

Technical Assistance

Ongoing

IowaWORKS/WIA Dislocated Worker Program

Assist unemployed workers obtain re-employment; in Region 1 FY15, 76.3% of participants obtained employment in the 1st quarter after exit, 90.9% of them retained that employment in the 3rd quarter after exit, and their average six months earnings after exit was $15,301

Region 1

IowaWORKS

Region 1 In Progress Employment and Training

Planning

Ongoing

Both

IowaWORKS/WIA Adult Program

Assist low-income adults obtain employment; In FY15, 71.5% of participants obtained employment in the1st quarter after exit, 88.5% of them retained that employment in the 3rd quarter after exit, and their average six months earnings after exit was $12,705

Region 1

IowaWORKS

Region 1 In Progress Employment and Training

Technical Assistance

Ongoing

Both

Business Loan

J & A Printing, Inc.; Purchase land and building that they were renting

Cedar Rapids

ECIA Business Growth, Inc.

Economic Development

Completed

Both

The Powder Shop, Inc., Cedar Rapids; Purchase existing land and building for expansion

Cedar Rapids

ECIA Business Growth, Inc.

Economic Development

In Progress

Region 1

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2016-2017

Business via Community Savings Bank

$1,982,000 SBA 504 Loan

$1,611,000

$3,593,000

Business via Community Savings Bank

$759,400 SBA 504 Loan

$621,000

$1,380,400

ECIA Strategic Projects, Programs & Activities General Information Report

CEDS Goal (if applicable)

Project Title

Project Description (Please enter month/year of updated information)

Project Location (County)

Funding Project Location (City)

Lead Organization

Lead Department (ECIA Projects)

Project Status

Project Type

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Industrial Park Projects competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Develop a 20-acre park in the northeast section of the Cedar County city; One new park in the county for industrial growth and three expanded parks for industrial growth; existing business moved to Durant industrial park; new business also in park - Norfolk Iron and Metal

Mechanicsville

City of Mechanicsville

None

Seeking Funding Planning

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Tipton Business and competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging Industrial Park expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

2015: A committee had been working on a plan to expand the park with a new west to east road off of highway 38. A RISE (Renew Iowaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sound Economy) grant would pay for 50% of the road and storm sewer costs, estimated at approximately $522,600. Total cost for development of the area was estimated at $867,060, leaving a TEDCO obligation of $605,760. Those funds would come from a credit line that the organization has with the city.

Cedar County

Tipton

City of Tipton

None

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Incubator for New competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging Startups expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Incubator program for small new startup businesses, flexible space, small business support center

Cedar County

Tipton

Cedar County Economic Development

None

CEDS

Community Development: Enhance community and Airport expansion public facility infrastructure and increase access to community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020. Community Development: Enhance community and Pedersen Valley Park : public facility infrastructure and increase access to recreational complex community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020.

Expand Mathews Memorial airport to accommodate larger planes

Cedar County

Tipton

Seeking Funding Infrastructure

West Branch

City of West None Branch and the West Branch Park Commission

Seeking Funding Facility Construction / Rehab.

Clinton

Clinton Chamber

In Progress

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Clinton Chamber Local competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging & Government Affairs expansion, and attracting new industry in the Committee - 2015 region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

CEDS

Housing: Increase the number of workforce rental and single family housing units in the region by 2% to accommodate the industry demands by January, 2020. Transportation Infrastructure: Improve highway and bridge transportation infrastructure funding to attract, retain, and expand business in the region by increasing the State and Federal funding to the area by 10% by January 2020.

CEDS

Valley Bluff Horizons Housing Development

Community Center, Library, and ballfields, including: Cedar County Gymnasium, fitness rooms, weightlifting and cardiovascular equipment, racquetball court, locker rooms, elevated track, meeting rooms, kitchen, council chambers, and a future pool; site is selected, land is being acquired, grants applied for and then a possible tax levy may take place; City purchased 22 acres of park land in Summer of 2013. Public planning process competed in June of 2014. In the process of conducting a feasiblity study and fundraising plan for the project. ECIA staff attend ED committee meetings to discuss Clinton County Chamber and stakeholder issues and provide feedback from a regional perspective and any assistance ECIA can offer. Working on STEM Academy and Home Base Iowa

Construction of 200 units of multifamily housing in the City of Clinton

Mill Creek Expressway Construct northern leg of the Mill Creek Expressway; Enhancements Conducting needs assessment; property acquisition completed

Administration

Schedule

Jobs Lost (projected or actual)

Private or Leveraged Funding Sources

Private or Leveraged Funding Total

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Sources

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Total

Other Grant Funding Sources

Other Grant Local Match Funding Total Source

Local Match Total

Total Project Cost

2009-2017

Seeking Funding Infrastructure

Ongoing

Seeking Funding Facility Construction / Rehab.

Ongoing

Other

2014-2017

Possible City funding

FAA - 90% grant money

Private, Fundraising, Grants

Planning to apply for FEMA Safe Room, Vision Iowa CAT, Baseball Tommorrow Fund

$7,500,000

Planning to do: Tax Levy, Local Option Sales Tax, TIF, Urban Renewal Plan, GO Bond

Ongoing

Private Developer Community Development

Seeking Funding Facility Construction 2016-2018 / Rehab.

Clinton County Clinton

City of Clinton

Seeking Funding Infrastructure

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Possibly EDA

2016-2018

Clinton County Clinton

ECIA Transportation and Planning

Jobs Created or Retained (projected or actual)

2013-2018

ECIA Strategic Projects, Programs & Activities General Information Report

CEDS Goal (if applicable)

Project Title

Project Description (Please enter month/year of updated information)

Project Location (County)

Funding Project Location (City)

Lead Organization

Lead Department (ECIA Projects)

Project Status

Project Type

Schedule

Jobs Created or Retained (projected or actual)

Jobs Lost (projected or actual)

Private or Leveraged Funding Sources

Private or Leveraged Funding Total

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Sources

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Total

Other Grant Funding Sources

Other Grant Local Match Funding Total Source

Local Match Total

Total Project Cost

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Job Creation and competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging Private Sector expansion, and attracting new industry in the Improvements region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Create 1,250 jobs and generate $130 million in new private sector improvements; To attract jobs that pay 20 percent more than the current median wage; $1 billion ADM expansion last 5-7 years; & 67 million in tech park; 645 new jobs

Clinton County Clinton

Clinton Regional None Development Corporation, City of Clinton

In Progress

Planning

Ongoing

CEDS

Manufacturing Meadows III

Active urban renewal and urban revitalization area; Continue to evaluate ways to create inventory

Clinton County Clinton

City of Clinton

Seeking Funding Planning

Ongoing

Lincolnway Rail Port Industrial Park

Develop Lincolnway Rail Port Industrial Park to Clinton County Clinton accommodate industries requiring 50 acres or more; Phase 1 completed; awarded RISE grant; Accommodate both rail and non-rail industries; 2012 city approved building spur track into park; City of Low Moor has pledged to provide water service to the industrial park; RAIL.ONE, Nevada Rail Materials, and Data Dimensions are open.

Clinton Regional None Development Corporation, City of Clinton

In Progress

Facility Construction / Rehab.

Ongoing

CEDS

None

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Lyons Business and competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging Tech Park expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Two adjacent properties purchased.

Clinton County Clinton

Clinton Regional None Development Corporation, City of Clinton

In Progress

Planning

Ongoing

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Commercial Area competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging Development expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Continue development of the commercial area north of Clinton County Clinton U.S. 30 and east of Mill Creek Parkway; Wild Rose Casino since 2008 and Hampton Inn opened in 2012; new prospects continue to be developed; new auto dealership under construction

Clinton - Valley None Bluff Development

In Progress

Infrastructure

Ongoing

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Adcraft Printwear competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging Facility Expansion expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

8,500-square-foot expansion â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a metal warehouse located just east of their original headquarters.

Clinton County Clinton

Adcraft Printwear None - Facility Expansion

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Ashford University competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Reuse plan - STEM Academy, develop business plan and business model

Clinton County

In Progress

Other

Clinton

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ECIA Strategic Projects, Programs & Activities General Information Report

CEDS Goal (if applicable)

Project Title

Project Description (Please enter month/year of updated information)

Project Location (County)

Funding Project Location (City)

Lead Organization

Lead Department (ECIA Projects)

Project Status

Project Type

Schedule

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Clinton County competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging Coordinating Council expansion, and attracting new industry in the (Rita Hart Group) region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Started in 2014, with representatives from DeWitt, Clinton, County, Clinton Chamber, and others. Attend and facilitate stakeholder conversation regarding economic development goals and actions in Clinton County. Develop mission and vision, agendas, etc. -

Clinton County

ECIA/Senator Rita Hart

CEDS

New Jail and expanded communication center

New Jail and expanding the communications center and the sheriff's office

Clinton County Clinton County

Clinton County

Business Education Coordinator

Connect business and education to create youth awareness of local career opportunities

Clinton County Clinton County

DeWitt Chamber & Development Company

None

In Progress

Technical Assistance

Delmar Development Group - Downtown Visioning

IISC - Delmar Project; redevelopment of downtown Delmar.

Clinton County

Delmar Development Group

Administration

In Progress

Technical Assistance 2016-18

Clinton County DeWitt

City of DeWitt

None

Seeking Funding Facility Construction / Rehab.

Clinton County DeWitt

DeWitt Chamber & Development Company

None

In Progress

CEDS

Community Development: Enhance community and public facility infrastructure and increase access to community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020. Housing: Increase the number of workforce rental and single family housing units in the region by 2% to accommodate the industry demands by January, 2020. Business Development: Remain economically competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020. Community Development: Enhance community and public facility infrastructure and increase access to community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020. Community Development: Enhance community and public facility infrastructure and increase access to community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020. Community Development: Enhance community and public facility infrastructure and increase access to community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020.

Residential Housing New houses for less than $210,000; The 34-lot Development with D&N subdivision with 19 family lots and 15 condominium Investment Partnership units on 15.4 acres on the city's west side is targeting lower cost new housing. Locate business to Retain employees and reuse infrastructure; Crossroads Business Park

Delmar

Administration

In Progress

Planning

Seeking Funding Infrastructure

Infrastructure

Jobs Created or Retained (projected or actual)

Jobs Lost (projected or actual)

Private or Leveraged Funding Sources

Private or Leveraged Funding Total

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Sources

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Total

Other Grant Funding Sources

Other Grant Local Match Funding Total Source

Local Match Total

Total Project Cost

Ongoing

2016-2018

Ongoing

Referendum

$2,000

$21,000,000

Clinton County

$12,000

$14,000

IISC

2012-2022

Ongoing

Library Expansion

Expanded library; Shovel-ready; seeking funding; still Clinton County DeWitt valid, timeline not determined

City of DeWitt

None

Seeking Funding Facility Construction / Rehab.

Ongoing

New police station

Improved facility; Shovel-ready; seeking funding; meetings ongoing to decide plan - in the works

Clinton County DeWitt

City of DeWitt

None

In Progress

Infrastructure

Ongoing

Lost Nation Downtown Revitalization

IISC- Lost Nation Project; downtown redevelopment

Clinton County

Lost Nation

Administration

In Progress

Technical Assistance 2016-17

Lost Nation

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IISC

ECIA Strategic Projects, Programs & Activities General Information Report

CEDS Goal (if applicable)

Project Title

Project Description (Please enter month/year of updated information)

Project Location (County)

Funding Project Location (City)

Lead Organization

Lead Department (ECIA Projects)

Project Status

Project Type

Schedule

Jobs Created or Retained (projected or actual)

CEDS

Hobby Lobby - new store

Hobby Lobby will occupy the former Target building in Clinton; 5,500 square feet

Clinton County Clinton

2016

CEDS

Data Dimensions New Jobs

Data Dimensions was founded in 1982 and assists Clinton County Clinton clients in managing business processes and workflows by bridging the gap of automation, technology and physical capabilities. The company provides a range of outsourcing and professional services including mailroom management, document conversion services, data capture with OCR/ICR technologies, physical records storage and electronic retrieval services through its Tier III data center.

2016

CEDS

Ashford University Closure

Ashford University closed to focus on their online students, which make up 99 percent of the school population.

Clinton County Clinton

2016

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Buffalo Wild Wings competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging New location expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

The Clinton store features wall-to-wall high-definition and flat-screen TVs for sports viewing. The new restaurant design captures the energy of a sports stadium while creating a local gathering place for sports fans.

Clinton County Clinton

2016

104

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Aldi Grocery Store competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging New location expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

The new store will have 10,000 to 11,000 square feet Clinton County Clinton of selling space with four to five aisles. The replacement store will offer shoppers a modern and convenient shopping environment with more inviting colors, higher ceilings, natural lighting and environmentally friendly building materials, such as energy-saving refrigeration and LED lighting

2016

CEDS

Edgwood Convalescent 2015: Expand assisted living facilities and individual Home expansion apartments

Delaware County

Edgewood

None

UI - Lake Delhi Sewer Design

2016: Reviewed EIRUSS preliminary engineering report; prepared project description for consideration for a Uiowa spring engineering course project

Delaware County

Lake Delhi

ECIA

Administration

Industry Park Development

Development of a 54 acre commercial park by a private investor; located at the corner of Iowa Highway 13 and U.S. 20

Delaware County

Manchester

City of Manchester

None

2015: Expand assisted living facilities and individual apartments

Delaware County

Manchester

None

Housing: Increase the number of workforce rental Good Neighbor Home and single family housing units in the region by Expansion 2% to accommodate the industry demands by January, 2020.

Jobs Lost (projected or actual)

Private or Leveraged Funding Sources

Private or Leveraged Funding Total

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Sources

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Total

Other Grant Funding Sources

Other Grant Local Match Funding Total Source

Local Match Total

Total Project Cost $7,000,000

400

Facility Construction / Rehab.

Ongoing

In Progress

Technical Assistance

2017

In Progress

Infrastructure

Ongoing

Facility Construction / Rehab.

Ongoing

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CEDS Goal (if applicable)

Project Title

Project Description (Please enter month/year of updated information)

Project Location (County)

Funding Project Location (City)

Lead Organization

Lead Department (ECIA Projects)

Project Status

Project Type

Schedule

CEDS

Commercial Vehicle Group - Closure

CVG supplies a range of cab-related products for Delaware the commercial vehicle market. At its leased facility County in Edgewood, the company manufactured wireharness electrical systems for vehicles in the construction and agriculture sectors.

Edgewood

CEDS

Expansion of Housing Subdivisions

Possible 230 units constructed; Expanding single family and two new nursing/assisted living centers

Dubuque County

Asbury

None

Seeking Funding Facility Construction / Rehab.

Rehabiltate downtown buildings

Redevelop and rehabilitate buildings in downtown Cascade

Dubuque County

Cascade

City of Cascade and Casscade Development

Community Development

Seeking Funding Infrastructure

Millwork District Preserve and sustain the Millwork District by providing Dubuque Revitalization Strategy commercial, housing, and employment opportunities; County $200 million in residential and commercial development in 29 vacant buildings; Plan adopted by city council; historic tax credits secured for the CARADCO building, other buildings in progress; New market tax credits received for CARADCO building; 72 units of workforce housing in the CARADCO building (complete); two additional buildings under construction for 2013-2015; Linseed Oil Building - 16 energy efficient apartments - CDBG NP 5 funds awarded to rehab apartments - private money, loans and enterprise zone, $4 million; Bob Johnson building private money, loans, historic tax credits, and enterprise zone, 76 units at full build-out estimated at $27 million. Novelty Iron Works Project ($33 million plus) Phase I: A total of 16 residential units to be completed by January 2015; and 30,000 sq ft of commercial space will be ready for occupants in spring 2015, Phase II: the addition of 30 more apartments, and another 20,000 square-feet of commercial space -- will wrap up in 2015-2016.

City of Dubuque/Millwork District

City of None Dubuque/Millwork District

In Progress

Planning

Community Development: Enhance community and public facility infrastructure and increase access to community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020. Community Development: Enhance community and public facility infrastructure and increase access to community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020. Community Development: Enhance community and public facility infrastructure and increase access to community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020. Business Development: Remain economically competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Port of Dubuque - Pier

This project would be for expanding the Viking Cruise Dubuque Lines to the Mississippi River. 2015 activities: ECIA staff County are working with the City and EDA on a possible application

Dubuque

City of Dubuque

Administration

In Progress

Infrastructure

Dubuque 11/2015: City of Dubuque Washington Dubuque Neighborhood Neighborhood Housing Revitalization County Revitalization Program meeting/program? Preliminary discussion of a comprehensive renovation of several neighborhoods in the downtown area including Washington, Jackson, and Bluff streets.

Dubuque

City of Dubuque

Community Development

Seeking Funding Planning

2015-2020

SouthPort redevelopment

Dubuque County

Dubuque

City of Dubuque

Economic Development

Seeking Funding Infrastructure

2016-2025

Downtown Development Local banks collaborated to create low-interest loan Dubuque pool to encourage downtown economic growth; $149 County million invested since 2008 with an additional increase of 1,120 employees since 2008. The fund was recapitalized in 2010 with an additional $2.5 million; no data available for 2011 and 2012

Dubuque

Dubuque Main Street

Economic Development

In Progress

CEDS

Redevcelopment of the South Port - 33 acres in the Port of Dubuque

2016

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Planning

Jobs Created or Retained (projected or actual)

Jobs Lost (projected or actual)

Private or Leveraged Funding Sources

Private or Leveraged Funding Total

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Sources

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Total

Other Grant Funding Sources

Other Grant Local Match Funding Total Source

Local Match Total

Total Project Cost

Ongoing

2016-2020

Ongoing

Brownfields grant for site assessments

ECIA Strategic Projects, Programs & Activities General Information Report

CEDS

Project Title

Project Description (Please enter month/year of updated information)

Project Location (County)

Funding Project Location (City)

Lead Organization

Phase II Historic Federal Building (Dubuque)

Renovation, cost: $6 million

Dubuque County

Dubuque

City of Dubuque

Retail Development

Develop a 30-acre retail site at old Farmland Foods location; Construct a 250,000 square-foot shopping center with several outlets; Bee Branch improvements have been completed

Dubuque County

Dubuque

Convention Expansion

Expanded facility; Cost: $24,732,105

Dubuque County

Start Up Dubuque (formerly known as the Schmid Innovation Center)

Lead Department (ECIA Projects) None

Project Status

Project Type

Schedule

Jobs Created or Retained (projected or actual)

Jobs Lost (projected or actual)

Private or Leveraged Funding Sources

Private or Leveraged Funding Total

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Sources

ECIA Assisted Grant Funding Total

Other Grant Funding Sources

Other Grant Local Match Funding Total Source

Local Match Total

Total Project Cost

Seeking Funding Facility Construction / Rehab.

2011-2017

Greater Dubuque None Development

Seeking Funding Infrastructure

2012-2020

Dubuque

Grand River Center

Seeking Funding Facility Construction / Rehab.

2012-2020

Entreprenurial one-stop center for new business start Dubuque ups. 2015 activities include: ECIA staff participated in County six Start-Up Dubuque monthly meetings and participated in the organizational board development meetings.

Dubuque

City of Dubuque, None NICC, Chamber, ECIA, SDC, SCORE

In Progress

Infrastructure

Ongoing

None

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Dubuque Technology competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging Park expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Tenants include McKesson Co., Cartegraph, Kunkel & Dubuque Associates, Sedgwick, Straka Johnson Architects, County Entegee, and Windstream; Rockfarm Supply Chain Solutions will break ground on its new, 10,000-squarefoot building in October 2014 and expects to employ 50 people by 2018.

Dubuque

City of Dubuque, None Greater Dubuque Development

In Progress

Infrastructure

Ongoing

CEDS

Community Development: Enhance community and Energy efficiency, public facility infrastructure and increase access to conservation and IBM community services and amenities to meet the "Smart City" demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020.

Energy efficiency and conservation and IBM "Smart Dubuque City"; Energy efficiency upgrades in the commercial County sector, energy audits of municipal buildings; RLF for energy efficiency retrofit to landlords or property owners, RLF for municipal buildings for energy efficient retrofits, Created $200,000 RLF for an Energy Efficiency loan fund; November 2013, Iowa has received $1.03 million IEDA to promote solar energy and make it easier for homeowners and businesses to adopt rooftop solar systems. Dubuque is a pilot city.

Dubuque

City of Dubuque

None

In Progress

Infrastructure

Ongoing

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Industrial Center West competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Encourage new and existing businesses to locate to expanded industrial park; Cost of this phase: $5 million; Grading, streets, water, sewer extensions

Dubuque County

Dubuque

City of Dubuque

None

In Progress

Infrastructure

Ongoing

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Industrial Center South competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

11/2015: Will consist of 140 acres owned by the City Dubuque of Dubuque, acquisition cost of $770,000. The new County industrial park is being designed by IIW, PC and it is estimated that grading, utility and design costs will be $2,602,320. This will result in 4 industrial sites ranging from 12.66 to 26.79acres, with the larger sites being divided into small sites, depending on the needs of the new industrial customers. The number of usable acres is 76.16 (out of 140)

Dubuque

City of Dubuque

None

In Progress

Infrastructure

Ongoing

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Private donations

$1,000,000

US Dept of Energy, ICAAP

$2,174,700

RISE

$230,000

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CEDS

Project Title

Project Description (Please enter month/year of updated information)

Project Location (County)

Funding Project Location (City)

Lead Organization

Schmitt Island Master Plan

11/2015: The City of Dubuque and Mystique recently Dubuque paid consulting firm Cunningham Group a total of County $100,000 to complete a master plan for the island. It laid out a wide range of possible retail, housing and recreational opportunities, including the construction of a 6,000-seat baseball stadium.

Dubuque

City of Dubuque

Applewood Addition Senior Housing Complex

The other two projects include a 60-unit building of one- and two-bedroom senior apartments at 3275 Pennsylvania Ave. The $9.2 million project would be the fourth addition to Applewood Senior Apartments.

Dubuque

City and Private Developer

Dubuque County

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Idustrial Park Expansion competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Expand 20 West Industrial Park (Phase II); phase I Dubuque complete; 25 acres still available; utilities are in place County in phase 1; seeking funding to expand infrastructure to the west 100 acres of the park (phase II & III). 2015: ECIA is working on a RISE grant application to extend Industrial Parkway in the US 20 West Industrial Park, 2,000 ft. of street; Cost of the road is $629,209. Land is $407,000, grading is $996.550 and water and sanitary sewer extensions are $286,500

Dyersville

City of Dyersville

CEDS

Community Development: Enhance community and Commercial Park public facility infrastructure and increase access to Development community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020.

Acquire and develop commercial property for a new commercial park; (12th Ave SW/332nd Ave Street Expansion); Land has been acquired thru City and DEDC partnership; 20 acres sold to FarmTek for facility expansion and 100 additional jobs; Remaining 30 acres will need to be developed with water, sewer, gas and electrical; 12th Ave SW was completed in 2012 for access to the park.

Dubuque County

Dyersville

City of Dyersville

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Industrial Lots competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

2015: Prepared a $337,030 application for 50% of the funding for new 1,275 ft. street for the City of Farley for the construction of 11th Avenue NW to serve several new industrial lots.

Dubuque County

Farley

City of Farley

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Industrial Park competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Looking at possibly doing a few RISE grants for some industrial development

Dubuque County

Luxemburg

City of Luxemburg

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Industrial Park competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging Development expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Purchase land for the purpose of developing an industrial park; Industrial park developed and doing RISE grants for street developments

Dubuque County

New Vienna

City of New Vienna

CEDS

Peosta City Council members on Tuesday (Apr 14) Dubuque unanimously voted to approve a preliminary plat for a County planned 9-acre commercial park.

Peosta

City of Peosta

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Verena Street Coffee - Verena Street plans to build a 34,000-square-foot Expansion facility in Dubuque Industrial Center South

CEDS

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Dubuque County

Dubuque

2016

MC Sports Closure

MC Sports closed its Dubuque location after 10 years Dubuque County

Dubuque

2016

$7,000,000

John Deere Dubuque Works Lay Offs

Twenty employees will be indefinitely laid off, part Dubuque of a broader effort by Deere & Co. to adjust County workforce levels in its struggling construction and forestry division.

Dubuque

2016

100

$7,000,000

CEDS

Platinum The move is part of a cost-reduction plan, according Dubuque Supplemental to a company press release. County Insurance - Workforce Reduction

Dubuque

2016

CEDS

All American Homes - Innovative Building Systems, parent company of Dubuque Closure All American Homes, filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy County and has closed all five of its manufacturing facilities

Dyersville

2016

CEDS

Chick-fil-A - New business

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically McGraw Hill - Staff competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging reductions expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

National restaurant chain opened in September 2016

Dubuque County

Dubuque

2016

The New York-based learning science company publishes print and electronic educational content.

Dubuque County

Dubuque

2016

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Business Development: Remain economically Ashley Home Store competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging New business expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

New store will 35,000-square-foot and plans to open in Fall 2016

Dubuque County

Dubuque

2016

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Rockfarm - New competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging location expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Rockfarm is a worldwide technology, consulting, and supply chain management company.

Dubuque County

Dubuque

2016

CEDS

ECIA Region

ECIA Transportation and Planning

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Industry Park competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging Development expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Locate and evaluate potential sites for industrial park development. 10/2015: The City and BETA (the local development group) are proposing the creation of a 53 acre industrial park, south of Bellevue, along US Highway 52. The initial phase would be the development of a five acre industrial site in the northern corner of the property. Additional development would occur as demand arises.

Jackson County

Bellevue

City of Bellevue

Economic Development

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Low-Interest Loan competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging Program expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

12/2015: Through Oct. 1, 2016, JCEA has teamed up Jackson with financial institutions across the county to establish County a low-interest loan program targeted at interior and exterior projects to help revitalize downtowns. Six financial institutions – Bellevue State Bank, Maquoketa State Bank, DuTrac Community Credit Union, Fidelity Bank & Trust, Clinton National Bank and U.S. Band – have collectively committed $3.75 million dollars to this loan program. The interest rate is fixed at 3 percent for a five-year period.

Jackson County/City of Maquoketa

Jackson County None Economic Alliance (JCEA)

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Industrial/Commercial competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging areas growth pattern expansion, and attracting new industry in the study region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

Identify potential industrial/commercial areas along U.S. 61 highway corridor; Study growth patterns – prevent sprawl; Study completed and areas identified; commercial and industrial areas identified; property rezoned

Jackson County

Jackson County/City of Maquoketa

CEDS

Housing: Increase the number of workforce rental City of Preston and single family housing units in the region by 2% to accommodate the industry demands by January, 2020. Community Development: Enhance community and Wastewater Treatment public facility infrastructure and increase access to Project community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020.

Shovel-ready; Development of new subdivision of 30 new lots

Jackson County

Preston

New wastewater treatment facility; Analyze capacity needs

Jackson County

Monmouth

CEDS

U.S. 30 Construction Support the construction of U.S. 30 as a four-lane between Cedar Rapids highway from Cedar Rapids to Clinton; in the State and Clinton five year plan; Economic Impact Study complete; 2015: No change.

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City of Preston

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2015-2018

Monmouth

None

Seeking Funding Facility Construction / Rehab.

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Locate and evaluate potential sites for industrial park development

Jackson County

Preston

City of Preston

CEDS

Community Development: Enhance community and Community public facility infrastructure and increase access to Revitalization community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020.

1. Westside Park Renovation - Basketball Court, Jackson Walking Path; 2. Downtown Revitalization - Recently County designated TIF district; 3. Middle School Repurpose - 2 developers have looked at facility 4. Housing Addition - Public hearing in January 2016 to approve contract to purchase 13 acres for 20 lots 5. Sidewalk Repair/new Sidewalk Creation; 6. Utilizing info from 2014 Iowa State University study info and design work from Community Visioning process

Preston

Preston Growth None and Development

CEDS

Community Development: Enhance community and Thompson Prison public facility infrastructure and increase access to community services and amenities to meet the demands of regional employers and their employees by increasing the number of public and private funds to the region by 20% and completing 15 projects by January 2020.

ECIA staff have been meeting with the Clinton and Jackson Jackson County Economic County Developers and local leaders regarding the impact of the Thompson Prison opening in Thompson, IL and how the region can better prepare for the infl ux of new employees. 2015 activities: ECIA staff arranged a trip for the regional economic development professionals to participate in an employee recruitment event for the Thompson Prison; Jackson County completed a housing needs assessment to determine the demand for workforce housing; The City of Clinton is in the process of completing a housing needs assessment to determine the demand for workforce housing.

Thompson, Illinois is JCEA the project location but staff have been working with officials from two counties in the ECIA region

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Roeder Brothers, Inc. competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging Expansion expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

CEDS

Business Development: Remain economically Recruit and Retain competitive by retaining businesses, encouraging Older Workers expansion, and attracting new industry in the region by increasing SBA and RLF loan activity by 10%; increasing annual business retention calls to regional employers by 5%; increasing the total regional laborforce by .5%; increasing commercial construction by 10%, and increasing entrepreneurial start-ups by 5% total by January 2020.

HUSCO International - HUSCO International, a global leader in the New Jobs development and manufacture of hydraulic and electro-hydraulic controls for off-highway and automotive industries, announced they would hire new employees in Maquoketa

None

Prosperity Eastern Iowa

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Maquoketa

2016

Tractor and combine dealer

Jackson County

Maquoketa

2016

ECIA staff are working with Prosperity Eastern Iowa partners to submit an EDA Technical Assistance grant to review best practices nationally and develop a plan to recruit, retrain, and retain older workers to assist in addressing the regional workforce shortage. The application will be submitted to the EDA in 2016.

PEI Region

Dubuque

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Jackson County

Prosperity Eastern Administration Iowa

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