1,300 IBM Jobs at Iowa Global Technology Delivery Center, Dubuque

At a ribbon cutting ceremony, IBM and leaders of Iowa's business and governmental communities announced that the new IBM technology services delivery center - located in the historic Roshek Building in downtown Dubuque, Iowa - is now operational. IBM has hired several hundred people to work in the new facility and intends to employ up to 1,300 by the end of 2010.

The new facility joins an extensive network of more than 80 IBM delivery centers worldwide where employees maintain, monitor and support computer hardware, software and manage information technology services for thousands of IBM clients.

"IBM's global delivery centers are critical in delivering information technology services to our clients around the world. Today we celebrate the opening of a new center in Dubuque, Iowa, that will be a key hub in our delivery network, serving clients in the United States. We are delighted to partner with the city of Dubuque and the state of Iowa and look forward to a successful and enduring relationship," said Mike Daniels, senior vice president and group executive, IBM Global Technology Services.

IBM is said to continue to work with institutions of higher learning in the tri-state area of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin to recruit and train potential employees. In addition, IBM will continue look for opportunities to partner with these schools to enhance their curricula to better prepare students for opportunities in the information technology industry, including the types of roles found at IBM.

Update: Dubuque-based newspaper journalist, Brian Cooper reports via NewsConference - "The first 300 employees are working in the renovated Roshek Building downtown, with another 300 due to be hired by the end of 2009. Another 700 or so are to be hired in 2010."

To apply for job opportunities visit: www.ibm.com/careers/us or www.accessdubuquejobs.com or www.iowajobs.org.

The Carnegie-Stout Public Library located at 360 West 11th Street, sent me a note stating, "....we invite IBM'ers new to Dubuque to bring their families and friends to Carnegie-Stout Public Library to get library cards." So please go ahead and avail the generous services of Dubuque's well-known public library.

"I am committed to bringing high-quality jobs to our state, and I want to thank IBM for their partnership. IBM's decision to locate their new technology delivery center in the region makes the company a key player in Iowa's growing information technology economy. I am pleased to welcome them to our state," said Governor Culver.

"I'm thrilled to see IBM's new facility open today and bring with it good jobs to Dubuque. IBM's renovation of the Roshek Building is a model for downtown revitalization and sustainable development, and I hope it inspires similar efforts across Iowa and the U.S. This project shows that Iowa has the skilled workforce and the willingness to invest in the jobs of the 21st century," said U.S. Representative Bruce Braley.

In January 2009, IBM announced the signing of a 10-year lease, with optional extension years, to occupy the Roshek Building. The City of Dubuque, Dubuque Initiatives and IBM have worked together to upgrade the facility to make it a "green" building.