By STEVE TARTER Journal Star Posted Aug 05, 2012 @ 01:00 AM PEORIA —Economic development, often a hot topic, came to a boil in Peoria last week. In rapid order, here was the sequence of events: After months of preparation, the Regional Eco ...

Regional economic development committee holds first meeting By STEVE TARTER of the Journal Star Posted Aug 09, 2012 @ 09:43 PM PEORIA —Calling the challenge to build economic development in central Illinois a journey, a new steering commit ...