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 ...
Companies Looking for Partnership Opportunities
I had the pleasure of participating in 2 trade missions towards the end of last year with the Trans Atlantic Business International Council. One was a manufacturing focused trip with Turkish Companies and the other was a food manufacturing trip wit ...
5 Reasons Why E Commerce Companies Thrive Here
Greater Peoria is a choice location for E Commerce companies due to the logistics and transportation strengths of our region. Sharing the top 5 reasons an e commerce company should consider locating here! Bump Boxes, Iron Away ...
Why Greater Peoria: Falcon Laboratories
Understanding consumer data is difficult and time-consuming for small business owners seeking to grow their customer base. Falcon Laboratories makes it simple by delivering easy-to-understand infographics right to your inbox. Falcon Laboratories i ...
Business Attraction in the Age of COVID
COVID has forced re-evaluation of everyone’s plans and strategies for the future. I follow site selectors for insights into business relocations. The good news is that North American reshoring is predicted to increase. Surveys from mult ...
The New COVID World
Business Attraction in the new COVID world is a blend of revised, former responsibilities and new ones. Intersect IL has sent three requests for information (RFI) from companies researching new site locations. Each RFI requires intensive site ...
Women in Economic Development Conference Takeaways
New business locations are informed by multitudes of factors, and a key audience informing location decisions is site selectors. A resource for meeting with site selectors is the Area Development organization which hosts an annual conference for Women in ...
