Congrats to our  valued partner, Illinois Central College! ICC was recently named one of the “2019 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges” by the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) and the publication Diverse: ...

Last chance to register for the Local Foods Local Places workshop that starts TOMORROW! Organized by a variety of public and private partners, the Local Foods, Local Places workshop will concentrate on creating and implementing a local food plan, focusing ...

Spence Farm, one of Central Illinois’ foremost diversified farm operations, is hosting Down to Earth Systems, a two-day intensive on July 19 & 20 to share their best practices and business planning resources for diversified, regenerative farming syste ...

Greater Peoria is home to a vibrant healthcare with our world-class hospitals at the heart of all it. This week is National Hospital Week, which is the perfect time to show our appreciation for what  our hospitals do for our region. National Hospital Wee ...

Cullinan Properties is seeking small businesses and startups for their Kickstart program. This provides incentives for these small businesses to join retail and office developments in the Greater Peoria area. The program is designed to help local business ...

The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) will be holding a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Presentation on May 13th in Peoria.  The presentation will set forth the requirements of the 2019 DCEO's Office of Minority Economic Empowerm ...

GPEDC is pleased to announce that Andrew Ngui has been hired to serve as our Director of Innovation and Startups. Andrew comes to us with a tremendous amount of experience in the innovation world. Since 2015, he served as manager and senior program manage ...

Regenerative Agriculture holds great potential as a tool for both community and economic development in Greater Peoria.  At the last GP Farm Forum in April, held during the 2019 Mindshare Midwest, a panel discussed the advantages and challenges of R ...

The Hello Greater Peoria attraction guide is now available in print and digital forms! This guide is designed to help recruiters and HR professionals recruit and retain talent to the Greater Peoria Region. It was designed in partnership with Peoria Magazi ...

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is now accepting applications for both growers and processors of industrial hemp. This is exciting news for our region, where interest has been high in the potential of this newly available crop.  This hi ...