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A Message from Our CEO
Greater Peoria EDC harnesses the efforts and resources of its public and private partners to work collectively to accomplish economic development goals that would be difficult to accomplish individually.
Greater Peoria EDC pools and leverages resources from a broad set of diverse stakeholders to ensure the entire region is successful.
Together, we are more effective at sharing our story, taking advantage of opportunities and voicing issues of a collective concern.
Together, we maximize our chances of success.
Chris Setti
CEO
News Updates
Choose Greater Peoria
I moved to Peoria 18 years ago. We relocated here from Denver, but I’m originally from the Los Angeles suburb of Burbank. We chose Peoria for a pretty ordinar ...
Going Virtual with Site Selection; A Pekin South Industrial Park Video Tour
In the hunt for the perfect location, we know that businesses are looking to reduce the three most important factors: time, money, and risk. And while the evalu ...
Let’s Get Extra Regional
As you can imagine, I’m a big proponent of a regional approach to economic development: the borders between communities are fluid and when employers are stron ...
Peoria’s First BioMade Meet & Greet Event Recap
On May 11th, Jake Becraft of Strand Therapeutics, the Greater Peoria (GP) EDC, and stakeholders came together for the Peoria BioMade initiative to discuss how ...
Meet (Some of) the Team
Whenever I make a presentation, I always start with a brief mention of our organizational mission statement: “The Greater Peoria Economic Development Council, ...
Join us for Peoria’s First BioMade Meet and Greet
Jake Becraft of Strand Therapeutics, the Greater Peoria (GP) EDC, and stakeholders in the Peoria area invite you to a 1 hour virtual meet and greet event about ...
GPEDC Helps Communities Get Funding
In January, GPEDC received an email from the state of Illinois showing the allotment amount for each municipality from their Local Coronavirus Urgent Remediati ...
The Intersection of Planning and Stimulus
In our January newsletter, I used this space to discuss the finalization of the region’s five year plan, the Big Table Comprehensive Economic Development Strat ...
