Location & Infrastructure
Grow your business in the heart of Illinois with easy access to your global market. Greater Peoria’s Heart of Illinois Regional Port District is part of the Corn Belt Ports, the largest inland port in the United States, ensuring easy access to its suppliers and market. With a variety of facilities available from grain to coal, more than 13 million tons of cargo pass through the Heart of Illinois Regional Port each year. Located right in the middle of the country, our region is a day’s drive to a majority of major US markets.
The Greater Peoria region has access to fast and efficient railroad service. The region has its own terminal and switching railroad, as well as five “Class 1” and six shortline railroads. Rail service providers include BNSF, Canadian National, Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific, Rail America, Genesee and Wyoming, Iowa Interstate Railroad, Pioneer Railroad, and T&P.
Our road transportation includes Interstates 74, 55, 474 and linkages to Interstates 39, 55, 57, 80, and 88 supported by Interstate 65 and local trucking firms. From Greater Peoria, your business can go practically anywhere in a day or less.
Connect to the global market via our international airport with direct domestic flights and several connecting routes. Greater Peoria is served by General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport, with 13 non-stop flight destinations including Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix and Charlotte, Las Vegas, Nashville, and Tampa. Businesses can also take advantage of the Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington- Normal, 44.5 miles from Peoria, Illinois.
Move your freight cargo on our impressive waterways. Home to the largest city on the Illinois River – Peoria, Greater Peoria is at the heart of the nation. The Illinois River is the principal tributary of the Mississippi River and serves as a link between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River. It is the main route for transporting commodities and products from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and beyond. Your business will benefit from the Heart of Illinois Regional Port District, a part of the Corn Belt Ports, which is collectively the largest inland port system in the nation. The value of waterborne commerce in the tri-state region of Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri is immense. The Heart of the Corn Belt handles enough freight tonnage to be ranked as the equivalent of the largest inland port in the nation. The Illinois Waterway, which handles more than 34 million tons of freighter each year, has recently been designated as an integrated U.S. Port Statistical Area by the U.S. Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center.
Greater Peoria has the utility capacity to ensure smooth business operations in any industry. Greater Peoria is powered by Ameren Illinois and provides competitive electrical power and natural gas at almost 3cents/kwh lower than the national average.
Water service is provided by Illinois American Water and various municipal systems.
Excellent telecommunications services are provided by SBC Communications Inc., AT&T, Verizon, Gallatin River Communications, MTCO, McLeod, USA MCI, T-Mobile, and i3Broadband. In addition, high capacity broadband access is provided by Heartland Cable Television, i3 Broadband, Comcast, Mediacom and Telestar.
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