Our newsletter always comes out in the final week of the month, which usually means I can use the November issue to talk about all the things I’m thankful for in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday. But Thanksgiving was last week! I certainly hope you all enjoyed your holiday and had a chance to share […]
Here are a few updates to end your week: GPMN Meeting: We had a packed house for this quarter’s meeting of the Greater Peoria Manufacturing Network, including a few newcomers. The meeting was held at Integris Group’s Peoria facility and featured a presentation by Integris’ Andy Berberich and Quality Metal Products’ (QMP) Jeremy Casper on […]
Here are some GPEDC updates to end your week: Career Spark Kickoff: It doesn’t seem possible, but Career Spark is on the horizon. We actually never stop planning for Career Spark, but Thursday morning was our official kickoff breakfast. We joined our friends and partners at Junior Achievement to celebrate last year’s success and discuss […]
TPM Kickoff: About ten years ago, the US Chamber of Commerce developed Talent Pipeline Management (TPM), an employer-centered process for identifying hiring and training needs, discovering common pain points and solutions, and delivering localized and verified data to workforce service providers. TPM builds “sector partnerships” where multiple employers within a particular industry work collectively to […]
In late April, just as our last newsletter was being finalized, a large group of community, political, and business leaders met at the Peoria Riverfront Museum for the unveiling of the Choose Greater Peoria campaign. About a week and a half later, this important regional talent attraction initiative launched with a website, media blitz, […]
I debated when to write this article. Given the timing of our monthly newsletter (usually in the last week of every month), I was either going to be a tad early or too late. Every year, our friends at the International Economic Development Council organize a series of events and outreach to celebrate “Economic Development […]
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Lots of good things here, so a bit longer than normal (no pictures, though!). Here are some GPEDC updates to end your week: CEJA Awards: The Illinois Clean Energy and Jobs Act created the “Energy Transition Communities Grant Program” that awards grants to communities impacted by coal power plant, coal mine or nuclear power plant […]
Some GPEDC updates to end your week: Talent Attraction Grant: GPEDC hosted a press conference with our partners in the GP2030 Talent Attraction Initiative to celebrate the award of a $500,000 state grant to the Peoria Chamber of Commerce to support this important effort. The grant was secured by Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, who joined Joshua […]