GPEDC Weekend Update- May 26, 2022
Some GPEDC updates to end your week: April Employment Report: Ugh. One step forward, one step back. The April 2022 employment report released yesterday wasn’t packed with much good news. The labor force number for Greater Peoria dropped about 1,200 since ...
Extra Regional
Anyone who has read my articles over the past few years knows that I’m a big fan of regionalism. The entire work of Greater Peoria EDC is based on our region working together toward a common goal. While each county, city or village offers ...
Havana Familiarization Visit
On May 17th, Kathie Brown, our Director of Rural Development and Outreach, and Sally Hanley, Director of Business Assistance, organized a familiarization trip to Havana for various stakeholders. They worked with Havana’s Chamber of Commerce and the City t ...
Looking Ahead- The Future of Illinois Manufacturing
On Thursday, May 19th, the Greater Peoria Manufacturing Network (GPMN), the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC), and the Illinois Defense Network(IDN)-Peoria Region hosted a group of manufacturers and various stakeholders in a ...
GPEDC Weekend Update- May 20, 2022
It was a busy week! Some GPEDC updates to end your week: Intern Mixers: To welcome the amazing interns at companies in our region for this summer, we are inviting interns to join our Young Professionals of Greater Peoria at their social happy hour gatheri ...
GPEDC Weekend Update- May 13, 2022
Some GPEDC updates to end your week: Broadband Planning: We have known this for quite some time but were told we needed to wait to announce it until the press release was finished. That still hasn’t happened, so let’s keep this our secret. Thanks t ...
Economic Development is Still Not for Amateurs Book Review By Lenora Fisher
The Greater Peoria Economic Development Council and its municipal and economic partners are actively working to grow the economic health and vitality of the region, but did you know there are tried and true economic development practices that the enti ...
Greater Peoria BioManufacturing Industry
Last year we shared Greater Peoria’s efforts to position itself to be the next biomedical manufacturing hub in the country. This month we bring you updates about this growing industry. Our healthcare industry, recognized by Business Facilities as th ...
GPEDC Weekend Update- May6, 2022
Some GPEDC updates to end your week: Back to Business: Illinois DCEO announced the last set of grants awarded under their Back to Business COVID relief program (other than maybe a few who will be awarded if they have a successful appeal). GPEDC ser ...
