Rick Dickinson, president and CEO of Greater Dubuque Development Corp. PHOTO CREDIT: JESSICA REILLY

Rick Dickinson, president and CEO of Greater Dubuque Development Corp. PHOTO CREDIT: JESSICA REILLY

Nic Hockenberry, director of workforce programming at Greater Dubuque Development Corp. PHOTO CREDIT: JESSICA REILLY

Rick Dickinson, president and CEO of Greater Dubuque Development Corp. PHOTO CREDIT: JESSICA REILLY

Nic Hockenberry, director of workforce programming. PHOTO CREDIT: JESSICA REILLY

Nic Hockenberry, director of workforce programming at Greater Dubuque Development Corp. PHOTO CREDIT: JESSICA REILLY

Attendees listen to presentations on a plan that would see Jule Transit provide free bus routes to multiple Dubuque area businesses to assist employees with transportation during the Greater Dubuque Development Corp. workforce breakfast at Diamond Jo Casino in Dubuque on Friday, Dec. 9. PHOTO CREDIT: JESSICA REILLY

Chelsea Cox, with Northeast Iowa Community College. PHOTO CREDIT: JESSICA REILLY

Crystal Dixon presented at the event. PHOTO CREDIT: JESSICA REILLY

Jason E. White, vice president of business services. PHOTO CREDIT: JESSICA REILLY

Mandi Dolson, director of workforce recruitment and retention at Greater Dubuque Development Corp., speaks during the organization’s workforce breakfast at Diamond Jo Casino in Dubuque on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. PHOTO CREDIT: JESSICA REILLY

Jason E. White, vice president of business services at Greater Dubuque Development Corp., speaks during the organization’s workforce breakfast at Diamond Jo Casino in Dubuque on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. PHOTO CREDIT: JESSICA REILLY

Mandi Dolson, director of workforce recruitment and retention. PHOTO CREDIT: JESSICA REILLY

Mandi Dolson, director of workforce recruitment and retention at Greater Dubuque Development Corp., speaks during the organization’s workforce breakfast at Diamond Jo Casino in Dubuque on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. PHOTO CREDIT: JESSICA REILLY