Join the Greater Peoria Economic Development Council and Junior Achievement of Central Illinois for the 4th annual GP CareerSpark — a virtual, interactive work and career readiness experience for 8th grade students in our region. Spark your students ...
Greater Peoria’s total labor force decreased by more than 10,000 in November due to a sharp decrease in the number of employed persons, likely tied to COVID-related restaurant closings. This 6% decrease in labor force is the most severe decline of 2 ...
Greater Peoria’s total labor force increased by more than 2,500 in October supported by a strong increase of nearly 8,000 employed persons. The number of unemployed fell by over 5,000 as many workers returned to the workforce. The total labor force ...
The Greater Peoria Economic Development Council is pleased to announce Kari Rauh as the new Director of Workforce Solutions. Rauh is a central IL native (raised in Metamora) as the granddaughter of a farmer-salesman and a telecommunications entrepre ...
Greater Peoria’s total labor force decreased by more than 3,000 in September following a similar trend in June and July. The drop in labor force and unemployment, without an increase in employment, indicates that some unemployed workers have stopped ...
Greater Peoria’s total labor force increased by more than 8,300 in August surpassing totals from January and February. With more than 9,300 workers re-entering the workforce, employment jumped up by 6%. The total of employed people has continued tre ...
When I started my career in economic development I never thought I’d also have to know as much as I do now about public health and infectious disease. The COVID-19 pandemic has gripped the world and our nation, creating both a health crisis and an e ...
Coming in January, the Greater Peoria Essential Abilities and Knowledge (GPEAK) Program will be a free and open platform for students, professionals, and employers in the region to help equip individuals with the skills needed to be successful i ...
To be successful in the writing industry means one has to possess a broad range of versatile skills. Emily Potts has been a prominent writer, consultant, and editor based in the Peoria community with a scope of clients and employers nationwide. ...
We are in an extraordinary moment, one that has called into question so much of our daily lives. While I have grown more comfortable with the dynamism of working with others in the last seven years of my community development career, even I have bee ...
