Regional Partnership Connects More Small Businesses to Potential Grant Funds
The Downstate Small Business Stabilization Program provides up to $25,000 in grant funds intended to cover 60 days of working capital for the “non-essential” businesses forced to close or drastically reduce operations because of the Stay at Home order fr ...
Panel Discusses Industrial Hemp at First in New GP Farm Forum Series
We had a great turnout for the Industrial Hemp Forum last Friday! Thank you to everyone that came out and to all the great information provided by our panelists from the Illinois Stewardship Alliance, the Congressional Research Service, Western Illin ...
Live GP Community Tour Helps Boost Recruitment Numbers at Caterpillar
Kate Cundiff, Director of Workforce Solutions As part of our Live Greater Peoria initiative, we are constantly trying to show prospective candidates of our region's employers why Greater Peoria is a great place to live and work. At the end of last year, ...
We Moved!
Stop by our new office and say hello! We are now located at 401 NE Jefferson Avenue in Downtown Peoria. We are happy to be sharing a campus with our partners at the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce on the Judge Jacob Gale House property. Our office is i ...
Chris Setti Named CEO of the Greater Peoria Economic Development Council
Chris Setti, Incoming CEO at the GPEDC The Greater Peoria Economic Development Council’s Board of Directors approved Chris Setti as the incoming CEO of the organization. He begins in his new role on Jan. 15. Setti has had an extensive career in pu ...
Busy Fall for Greater Peoria Business Attraction
Business attraction efforts continued this fall at GPEDC with a handful of activities to build upon our international business relationships. We are also learning new ways to approach attraction marketing for our region to stay on top of modern digital t ...
Magnificent Main Streets in Greater Peoria
The downtown districts of Greater Peoria’s small towns contain a wealth of history, character, and well-built environments designed to last for generations. But many of these communities face numerous challenges when it comes to attracting or retaining b ...
Inaugural GP CareerSpark connects region’s students with career possibilities
On October 23 and 24, over 3,400 eighth graders from 44 schools in the five-county Greater Peoria region descended on the Peoria Civic Center to attend the inaugural GP CareerSpark. The event gave each student the opportunity to explore 16 career pathway ...
3,500 Greater Peoria eighth graders to attend GP CareerSpark
We would love for you to volunteer at GP CareerSpark! Find volunteer opportunities HERE. PEORIA – The Greater Peoria Economic Development Council, in collaboration with Junior Achievement of Central Illinois, has partnered with over 100 businesses to ho ...
Note from the CEO: CEDS Priority Projects Pitched to Funding Bodies
by Denny Kief, Interim CEO, Greater Peoria EDC Last spring, the GPEDC opened a Call for Projects for the next round of development projects as part of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) funding cycle. Of the 21 projects submitted for ...
