WMBD 1470. Nov. 19, 2012 Last week was, what's called "Discovery Week" in Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford and Mason Counties for the new Focus Forward C-I initiative. That's the new economic driver here. Session were held in Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford and M ...

WMBD 1470 Nov. 13, 2012 It's not a name embedded in your mind yet, but the goal is to make it so. Focus Forward C-I. That's the new economic development driver. A logo and slogan is on the drawing board. Now it's time to raise money. Budget Committe ...

WCBU. Submitted by Alex Rusciano on Tue, 11/13/2012 - 2:48pm The region’s new economic development effort now has a five-year budget plan. The Focus Forward steering Committee approved the budget that projects public, private and grant dollars as fundi ...

By STEVE TARTER (starter@pjstar.com) Journal Star Posted Nov 12, 2012 @ 06:56 PM PEORIA — Focus Forward CI is the name for the region's new economic development effort. Mike Hinrichsen, an employee of Caterpillar Inc. for 34 years, heads up the goa ...

Submitted by Denise Molina on Mon, 11/05/2012 WCBU The group charged with improving economic development in the region has launched a new website. Officials with Focus Forward CI say the site allows residents in Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, and Mason C ...

Community Word Posted by Debbie Adlof on 5 November 2012, 6:11 pm PEORIA – (Nov. 5, 2012) Focus Forward CI launches its website: www.focusforwardci.com today, Nov. 5. The website is just one of the tools that will be used to communicate information an ...

Group also plans forums to map, share assets among communities By STEVE TARTER (starter@pjstar.com) of the Journal Star Posted Nov 05, 2012 @ 10:28 PM PEORIA —The area's new economic development movement just got its own website: www.focusforwardc ...