Farm and Food Innovation Story Series
We hope all of Greater Peoria’s farmers had a happy harvest this year! Recently, Tory Dahlhoff, our rural development coordinator, had the privilege of riding along with Derek and Garrett of Stewart Family Farms as they harvested their Woodford County fi ...
CareerSpark 2018 Wrap-Up
We had a great time at the second annual CareerSpark last week! Over 4,200 8th graders from all over Central Illinois came through over the 2-day event. Thanks to all of our volunteers and sponsors. We had a blast! Check out the short wrap-up video below: ...
A Note from our CEO: October Celebrations
Americans love to celebrate. There seems to be a national “day” or “week” for everything. It’s amazing what you can find on the internet. The website www.nationaldaycalendar.com has a complete list of all these celebrations. In this month alone, we go ...
How is your business doing?
Greater Peoria EDC is partnering with the Federal Reserve to conduct a Small Business Credit Survey for both pre-start and existing businesses, and we’d like you to participate. This short survey will take approximately 9 minutes and will ask about bu ...
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association Roundtable
Download the PDF for more info. The Illinois Manufacturers' Association will be hosting a roundtable discussion focusing on the legislative climate in Illinois and "How Your Organization Can Achieve Enterprise Excellence". Featured speakers include Do ...
Defense Industry Adjustment Program Receives Phase Two Funding
The University of Illinois at Chicago has received a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense's Office of Economic Adjustment to support economic research and resiliency in Illinois' military-connected communities. The grant marks pha ...
Economic Development Program Manager – (Illinois Defense Industry Network)
The GPEDC is looking for a qualified candidate for an Economic Development Program Manager position. Please see the summary below. Job Summary Under the direction of the CEO or their designee, develops and implements the State of Illinois Defense Indu ...
Save the Date: Fall 2018 Startup Mixer
Randon Gettys, Director of Startup GP. The Fall Startup Mixer hosted by Startup GP aims to connect local entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, service providers, and others. Our objective is to engineer connectivity within the Greater Peoria startup comm ...
Peoria GreenSplash Opens in Peoria
On Sept. 12, members of the Peoria community, along with the City of Peoria, Illinois American Water, Peoria Housing Authority and the American Water Charitable Foundation (AWCF), held a ribbon cutting to signify the opening of Peoria GreenSplash, a commu ...