Choose Greater Peoria
I moved to Peoria 18 years ago. We relocated here from Denver, but I’m originally from the Los Angeles suburb of Burbank. We chose Peoria for a pretty ordinary reason: my wife, who I first met while living in Chicago, is from Peoria Heights. With o ...
Going Virtual with Site Selection; A Pekin South Industrial Park Video Tour
In the hunt for the perfect location, we know that businesses are looking to reduce the three most important factors: time, money, and risk. And while the evaluation process can be long and stressful, the GPEDC has launched a new innovative tool that ...
Let’s Get Extra Regional
As you can imagine, I’m a big proponent of a regional approach to economic development: the borders between communities are fluid and when employers are strong in one community it benefits all our communities. While the work ultimately has to be fo ...
Peoria’s First BioMade Meet & Greet Event Recap
On May 11th, Jake Becraft of Strand Therapeutics, the Greater Peoria (GP) EDC, and stakeholders came together for the Peoria BioMade initiative to discuss how Peoria, IL is on track to be the next BioMedical Manufacturing hub of the United States. ...
Meet (Some of) the Team
Whenever I make a presentation, I always start with a brief mention of our organizational mission statement: “The Greater Peoria Economic Development Council, in collaboration with our local partners, drives economic growth in Greater Peoria through ...
Join us for Peoria’s First BioMade Meet and Greet
Jake Becraft of Strand Therapeutics, the Greater Peoria (GP) EDC, and stakeholders in the Peoria area invite you to a 1 hour virtual meet and greet event about the Peoria BioMade initiative and how it is positioning Peoria, IL to be the next BioMedi ...
GPEDC Helps Communities Get Funding
In January, GPEDC received an email from the state of Illinois showing the allotment amount for each municipality from their Local Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Support (Local CURES) program. The program, which launched in Fall 2020, was ...
The Intersection of Planning and Stimulus
In our January newsletter, I used this space to discuss the finalization of the region’s five year plan, the Big Table Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). We used the newsletter as part of the launch of a 30-day public comment window ...
A Reminder That We Are Makers
Every year, our friends at the Illinois Manufacturing Association (IMA) run a fun and cool contest called “Makers Madness.” The bracket-style competition, patterned on the NCAA college basketball tournament, seeks to name the “coolest thing made in ...
Free Virtual Events from IMEC
The Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) is hosting a series virtual events will provide training on workplace safety, increasing virtual sales, developing your workforce and more. Below is a list of the free events in March. March 2 - ...
