Dubuque Forward News Today

Nonprofit Dubuque Forward recently shared initial designs for a Mississippi River-themed pocket park planned for the site of a former gas station at Ninth Street and Central Avenue.

Recruitment and worker retention will be the name of the business game in the new year, according to a wide variety of local entrepreneurial experts.

Dubuque city staff have selected the route for the community’s first bike lanes located on city streets.

Members of a group focused on attracting and retaining professionals in Dubuque said that a historic lumber shed with a unique past could be a centerpiece of their goals at

Local developers recently remarked that ongoing meetings are helping to mend the relationship between the city and the business community, but disagreements still remain.

Work on a new park in Dubuque is anticipated to begin next year, but, most interestingly, this park isn’t a project being undertaken by city officials.