(Radio Iowa) – A Dubuque-based trucking company and two northeast Iowa families have donated 10 MILLION dollars to support construction of a professional ballpark and other facilities at a “Field of Dreams” complex in Dyersville. The McCoy Group’s Jim Conley says he moved to Dubuque 31 years ago and was awe struck during his first visit to the Field of Dreams.
Andy Butler of Dubuque is chairman of the third-largest privately-held insurance brokerage in the U.S. His hope for the project is that a visit for a game at the site will inspire people to choose Iowa as their home.
Craig Breitbach of Farley is C-E-O of Cedar Valley Steel. He and his wife, Lisa, have donated to the site before, but Breitbach says a fishing trip last August with the Butlers and the family of Greg McCoy, president of the McCoy Group, sparked a new conversation.
An Oskaloosa company is also involved in the project. Charley Campbell — a vice president at Musco — says his company installs lighting all around the world for major sporting events, including the Major League Baseball games played at the Field of Dreams in Dyersville in 2021 and 2022.
The home and baseball field featured in the movie are now at the center of a 300-acre campus that includes a ballpark that is scheduled to host a Major League baseball game this summer.
