It’s time to reconnect with Dubuque
January 13, 2017 | Rediscovering Dubuque and Northeast Iowa
It is a pleasure to contribute to this month’s edition of Business Record Iowa focusing on Dubuque. This great Iowa city is the site of ABI’s 2017 Taking Care of Business Conference. I hope you will join me and 600 of your ABI colleagues in Dubuque in June.
Inside this edition of Business Record Iowa, you will learn that Dubuque has changed and grown, even in the few years since ABI last had its conference there in 2011. New venues, attractions and facilities dot the city. In addition, Dubuque continues to be one of Iowa’s most philanthropic cities. This fits right in with an emphasis for the 2017 conference — giving back.
If you attended the conference six years ago, you know what a terrific city Dubuque was then. Dubuque is even better now! Much more than a location in which to hold ABI’s best conference ever, it’s a commercial juggernaut, with growing, world-class businesses. It’s a place with some of Iowa’s most innovative and productive business leaders and workers. Not forgetting, Dubuque is one of our state’s most beautiful cities.
So enjoy reading about Dubuque and then finalize your plans now for ABI’s premier annual event. The 2017 ABI Taking Care of Business Conference will have terrific keynote speakers, educational breakout sessions and the best networking all year — you do not want to miss it. I look forward to seeing you in Dubuque June 6-8.
In the meantime, and on another topic, on behalf of ABI members all over Iowa, I congratulate Gov. Terry Branstad upon his appointment as U.S. ambassador to China. I also congratulate Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, who will sometime soon become Iowa’s governor. Both dedicated officials are and have been important to ABI, and we look forward to continuing to work together. Best wishes to them both as they assume new roles.
Finally, on behalf of the ABI Board of Directors, I wish you, your family and your company all the very best in 2017. Thank you for your support for ABI!
Read this month's cover story: REDISCOVERING DUBUQUE AND NORTHEAST IOWA