Dubuque Shipyard To Receive Federal Funding

A Dubuque shipyard is getting $600,000 in federal funding to expand its operation along the banks of the Mississippi River. Sunflower Enterprises, which manufactures custom barges, is the grant recipient from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration will help buy a 100-ton marine travel lift. Sunshine Enterprises currently has 25 employees as part of their business and the purchase will help the company expand and increase the number of barges it can produce in a year.