Mark Hanback has been Director of the Greater Peoria Manufacturing Network for about a month, but is quickly working with the team to seek ways to diversify the Greater Peoria customer base. Mark recently retired from Caterpillar with 38 years of expe ...

Dr. Jim Seward recently relocated to Greater Peoria from Fort Dodge, Iowa to begin his new position as CEO of Family Core, an organization based in Downtown Peoria. Upon his arrival for his job interview, Seward was amazed by the cle ...

The Mount Pulaski Business Association is a perfect example of how the GPEDC can provide support to our rural communities. All of the pieces of the puzzle exist within the community, we are just helping put them together. The MPBA has and will continue to ...