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IBM (International Business Machines). The company which became IBM was founded by Herman Hollerith in 1896 as the Tabulating Machine Company in Endicott, New York. It was incorporated as Computing Tabulating Recording Corporation (CTR) on June 16, 1911 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1916. IBM adopted its current name in 1924, when it became an international manufacturing company. It is often called "Big Blue."
In 1955 IBM sold its first transistorized machine (the 7090). In the 1950s, IBM became the major vendor in the developing computer industry with the release of the IBM 701 and other models in the IBM 700/7000 series of mainframes. The company's dominance in the industry grew in the 1960s and 1970s with the IBM System/360 and IBM System/370 mainframes. Antitrust actions by the United States Department of Justice, the rise of minicomputer companies, and the introduction of the microprocessor all contributed to reducing IBM's position in the industry. The company diversified into personal computers, software, and services.
On January 2009 city officials announced that Dubuque had been chosen from six locations for an IT service center. Among the attractions offered by the community were its sustainability efforts which were in keeping with IBM's commitment to environmental initiatives involving the creation of high-tech and energy-efficient jobs. The company chose the DUBUQUE BUILDING for its headquarters rather than construct another building. The city also benefited from its abundance of college students in computer science fields within a hundred-mile radius.
The hiring plans called for between 350-400 people to be hired during June of 2009. The first day of operation was scheduled for June 30, 2009. A second wave of hiring between 350-400 employees would occur in August 2009. The full work force of 1,300 employees would be in place by June 2010. The estimated payroll of the company would be $58.5 million. The potential financial impact on the city was likened to the arrival of the JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS.
The 1957 Dubuque City Directory listed 489 W. 8th.
The 1962 through 1966 Dubuque City Directory listed 10B Fischer Building.
The 1968 Dubuque City Directory listed 1654 Central.
The 1972 through 1980 Dubuque City Directory listed 583 University.
The 1983 through 1985 Dubuque City Directory listed 3400 Asbury.
See: DUBUQUE BUILDING