Grow Your Sales – Government Contracting Workshop
Grow Peoria is hosting a workshop this March on the topic of Government Contracting. This is a great opportunity to learn about the potential of growing your business through government contracts. Network with other businesses and meet with purchasing ag ...
Greater Peoria Helping to Shape the Future of Illinois
Governor Pritzker and his transition team established eleven different transition committees, each working to develop strategies on an important area of Illinois’ future. Greater Peoria was well-represented with members on 6 of these committees ...
Foreign Trade Zone Board approves Winpak
Winpak Heat Seal Corporation located in Pekin Riverway Business Park has been approved to become a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) subzone. FTZ's are secured, designated locations near a U.S. Customs Port of Entry where foreign and domestic merchandise is g ...
A Note from Our CEO: Governor Pritzker’s Transition Plan A Glimpse into Changes
In early December, I received an unexpected but welcome phone call. A staffer for then Governor-Elect Pritzker’s transition team called to ask if I would serve as a member of a committee on the topic of Job Creation and Economic Opportunity. The committe ...
Morning Mashup Event Recap
On Tuesday, February 12th, we hosted our first Morning Mashup, a partnership with the Peoria Area CVB and the CEO Council to better support our HR Recruiters attract and retain talent. Our first event was incredibly well-attended, with over 30 HR partners ...
GPMN Welcomes New Member
The Greater Peoria Manufacturing Network is proud to announce the addition of a new member, TRIGO-SCSI. The addition of TRIGO-SCSI will help the Network continue to diversify and strengthen its reach and capabilities. TRIGO-SCSI provides containment, log ...
GP Farm Forum Series: Building Our Region’s Specialty Crop Value Chain
In Greater Peoria, farms large and small are taking advantage of opportunities with specialty crops. But much of the economic activity beyond production happens outside of our region. Specialty crops grown at a smaller scale in our region (such as o ...