GP2030 HR and Realtor Training: As part of the GP2030 Talent Attraction Campaign, we are creating a suite of resources for two sets of our front-line professionals: real estate agents and human resources professionals. We plan to unveil those tools ...
I hope those of you reading this from Greater Peoria have unburied yourself from this week’s storm. If COVID taught us anything, it’s that working from home is a pretty easy option for some of us, including me. A quick shout of gratitude to our publi ...
Some GPEDC updates to end your week: PCs For People: Grace and Kathie hosted a great event yesterday in conjunction with PCs For People and the Peoria Park District. Over 60 computers were distributed to low income families at the Proctor Center. ...
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Some GPEDC updates to end your week: New Board Members: At the GPEDC Annual Meeting, our investors elected two new members to the Board of Directors. Mike Phelan is currently serving his second term as the Mayor of Peoria Heights. Prior to leading ...
Annual Meeting: It was great to “see” many of you at our Annual Meeting this Tuesday morning. Maybe next year we can be in person?? We heard some great remarks from Dr. Shane Needham and Dr. Mitch Johnson of Veloxity Labs on why they chose Greater Pe ...
Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed your end-of-the-year holidays. Sadly, I can’t say that I did. After successfully dodging COVID for 18+ months, I succumbed to it on Christmas Eve! Luckily a relatively mild case, but not a great way to spend the ...
Some GPEDC updates to end your week: Build Back Better: Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. A few months ago, our region (including GPEDC, Distillery Labs and ICC) partnered with similar organizations in Bloomington, Champaign, Springfiel ...
Some GPEDC updates to end your week: Site Selector Conferences: Lenora has been on the road! She attended back-to-back site selector conferences over the past two weeks. The Mid America Economic Development Council’s Competitiveness Conference was ...
Hoping you all enjoyed your turkey and stuffing last week, and are enjoying this awesome weather. (I’m golfing this weekend -- December golf seems like stealing!) Some GPEDC updates to end your week: Bummer October Unemployment: Right before Thank ...
