WMBD1470 has three versions of the story. All are attached in MPEG. New Regional Economic Effort Begins What started out as an economic development consultant's study about the central Illinois region, has now turned into the beginning of a new long ter ...

By STEVE TARTER of the Journal Star Posted Jul 26, 2012 @ 10:22 PM PEORIA —Frank Knott presided at his first Economic Development 101 session for central Illinois with more than 200 students - community leaders, business people and legisl ...

By: Eugene Daniel WMBD-TV Updated: July 26, 2012 PEORIA- A study released in May stated the area Economic Development Council, the Heartland Partnership, and the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission needed significant changes. Thursday ...

Study submits five recommendations for the Regional Planning Commission to make area more attractive to business By CHRIS KAERGARD OF THE JOURNAL STAR Posted Jul 09, 2012 @ 08:56 PM PEORIA —A broad coalition of business and government le ...

by Mike Phelan & Larry Whitaker Tri-County Rgional Planning Commission Local Stakeholders are focused on improving the climate for economic development The journey to create a better environment for economic development will be long ...