By Nathan Davis, Director of Rural Development One of the most popular buzz words in development right now seems to be sustainability.  Sustainable energy, sustainable buildings, sustainable agriculture; sustainability, particularly of the environmenta ...

By Tory Dahlhoff, Director of Marketing Earlier this month, the University of Illinois Extension hosted 'Make, Play, Connect' at Peoria Playhouse. The event brought 35 regional teachers together to share ideas for developing the "maker mindset" in thei ...

By Randon Gettys, Startup Peoria Coordinator Many folks know that the Greater Peoria EDC is working with dozens of regional partners on plans for a new makerspace, a project we call Catalyst. I was among the Catalyst planning team members who recently ...