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[[Image:mcgraw.jpg|left|thumb|250px|McGraw-Hill Building-2010]]MCGRAW HILL COMPANIES. On July 27, 2006 the McGraw-Hill Companies broke ground for its state-of-the-art, 135,000 square-foot office building in the Port of Dubuque. The building provided the corporation with a new base of operations to develop textbooks, digital products and other content in such critical subjects as engineering and math for higher education customers around the world. | [[Image:mcgraw.jpg|left|thumb|250px|McGraw-Hill Building-2010]]MCGRAW HILL COMPANIES. On July 27, 2006 the McGraw-Hill Companies broke ground for its state-of-the-art, 135,000 square-foot office building in the Port of Dubuque. The building provided the corporation with a new base of operations to develop textbooks, digital products and other content in such critical subjects as engineering and math for higher education customers around the world. | ||
Employees in the new four-story building provided editorial, production and marketing services focused on the development of educational programs for the science, engineering, math and allied health fields. All of McGraw-Hill Education's nearly 400 employees based in a leased facility on Kerper Boulevard in Dubuque moved to the new building. | Employees in the new four-story building provided editorial, production and marketing services focused on the development of educational programs for the science, engineering, math and allied health fields. All of McGraw-Hill Education's nearly 400 employees based in a leased facility on Kerper Boulevard in Dubuque moved to the new building. | ||
The McGraw-Hill Companies also operated a distribution center in Dubuque, which was the primary distribution point for educational products offered by CTB/McGraw-Hill, a leading publisher of standardized student achievement tests and McGraw-Hill Professional, which focused on professional, reference, and trade publishing. | The McGraw-Hill Companies also operated a distribution center in Dubuque, which was the primary distribution point for educational products offered by CTB/McGraw-Hill, a leading publisher of standardized student achievement tests and McGraw-Hill Professional, which focused on professional, reference, and trade publishing. | ||
In addition to its Dubuque locations, the Corporation had education operations in Coralville, Iowa. The McGraw-Hill Companies in 2006 had more than 450 employees in Dubuque and approximately 540 employees in Iowa. ( | In addition to its Dubuque locations, the Corporation had education operations in Coralville, Iowa. The McGraw-Hill Companies in 2006 had more than 450 employees in Dubuque and approximately 540 employees in Iowa. (1) | ||
By 2020 the company was one of the three largest publishers of educational materials in the nation. The company website described the Dubuque office as the "center of McGraw-Hill High Education's award-winning digital teaching and learning product development for science, engineering, and math. ( | By 2020 the company was one of the three largest publishers of educational materials in the nation. The company website described the Dubuque office as the "center of McGraw-Hill High Education's award-winning digital teaching and learning product development for science, engineering, and math. (2) | ||
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1. McGraw Hill press release, July 27, 2006 | 1. McGraw Hill press release, July 27, 2006 | ||
5. Jacobson, Ben, "McGraw-Hill to Cut 28 Jobs in Dubuque," ''Telegraph Herald'', January 9, 2020, p. 1A | |||
5. Jacobson, Ben, "McGraw-Hill to Cut 28 Jobs in Dubuque," Telegraph Herald, January 9, 2020, p. 1A | |||
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Revision as of 02:32, 30 August 2021
MCGRAW HILL COMPANIES. On July 27, 2006 the McGraw-Hill Companies broke ground for its state-of-the-art, 135,000 square-foot office building in the Port of Dubuque. The building provided the corporation with a new base of operations to develop textbooks, digital products and other content in such critical subjects as engineering and math for higher education customers around the world.
Employees in the new four-story building provided editorial, production and marketing services focused on the development of educational programs for the science, engineering, math and allied health fields. All of McGraw-Hill Education's nearly 400 employees based in a leased facility on Kerper Boulevard in Dubuque moved to the new building.
The McGraw-Hill Companies also operated a distribution center in Dubuque, which was the primary distribution point for educational products offered by CTB/McGraw-Hill, a leading publisher of standardized student achievement tests and McGraw-Hill Professional, which focused on professional, reference, and trade publishing.
In addition to its Dubuque locations, the Corporation had education operations in Coralville, Iowa. The McGraw-Hill Companies in 2006 had more than 450 employees in Dubuque and approximately 540 employees in Iowa. (1)
By 2020 the company was one of the three largest publishers of educational materials in the nation. The company website described the Dubuque office as the "center of McGraw-Hill High Education's award-winning digital teaching and learning product development for science, engineering, and math. (2)
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1. McGraw Hill press release, July 27, 2006
5. Jacobson, Ben, "McGraw-Hill to Cut 28 Jobs in Dubuque," Telegraph Herald, January 9, 2020, p. 1A