Editing Dubuque, Iowa (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Dubuque Star Brewery in 2018.jpg|thumb|The [[Dubuque Star Brewery]] building]]

Dubuque's economy was traditionally centered on [[manufacturing]] companies such as [[John Deere]] and Flexsteel Industries. While industry still plays a major role in the city, the 2000s saw economic diversification with the city outpacing the state in job growth.<ref name="autogenerated5">{{cite web|title = Dubuque Job Growth Ranking |access-date = February 5, 2007|url = http://www.greaterdubuque.org/news/dubuque_top_job_growth.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070218174611/http://www.greaterdubuque.org/news/dubuque_top_job_growth.html |archive-date = February 18, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dubuque Job Growth: 2005 |access-date=February 5, 2007 |url=http://www.cityofdubuque.org/uploads/manager/BudgetFY2008Web.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080624184731/http://www.cityofdubuque.org/uploads/manager/BudgetFY2008Web.pdf |archive-date=June 24, 2008 }}</ref> In 2022, Ben Jacobs of ''[[The New Republic]]'' wrote "Dubuque has weathered the economic transformations of the late twentieth century comparatively well."<ref name="JacobsBenRepubIowa" />

Dubuque's largest employers include:<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.greaterdubuque.org/business-development/major-employers|title=Dubuque Iowa Major Employers|website=Greaterdubuque.org|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref>
* [[John Deere]] (2,600)
* [[Dubuque Community School District]] (1,957)
* [[MercyOne|MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center]] (1,410)
* Medical Associates (1,061)
* [[Finley Hospital]] (975)
* [[Andersen Corporation|Andersen Windows & Doors]] (900 est.)
* City of Dubuque (737)
* Sedgwick Claims Management Services (725)
* Cottingham & Butler (715)
* [[Dubuque Bank and Trust|Heartland Financial USA, Inc]] (600)
* [[Medline Industries]] (500)

Other companies with a large presence in the area include [[Holy Family Catholic Schools]], [[Prudential Financial]], [[Diamond Jo Casino]], [[University of Dubuque]], A.Y. McDonald Manufacturing, Dubuque County, Dupaco Community Credit Union, [[Loras College]] and [[DuTrac Community Credit Union]].<ref name=":1" />