3,500 Greater Peoria eighth graders to attend GP CareerSpark
We would love for you to volunteer at GP CareerSpark! Find volunteer opportunities HERE. PEORIA – The Greater Peoria Economic Development Council, in collaboration with Junior Achievement of Central Illinois, has partnered with over 100 businesses to ho ...
Note from the CEO: CEDS Priority Projects Pitched to Funding Bodies
by Denny Kief, Interim CEO, Greater Peoria EDC Last spring, the GPEDC opened a Call for Projects for the next round of development projects as part of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) funding cycle. Of the 21 projects submitted for ...
Team GP Spotlight: Ron Hills – Havana, IL
Historical perspective lends Ron Hills an advantage as the economic development coordinator in Havana, IL. As a life-long resident of the city of 3,200 sitting along the Illinois River in Mason County, he possesses an intimate knowledge of the community. ...
A Working Definition of “Startup”
Originally published in the September 2017 issue of iBi Magazine. by Randon Gettys, Director of Startup GP Startups are different from business starts and new small businesses. I often wonder what hearing the word startup evokes for those w ...
