GPEDC Seeking Director of Rural Outreach & Development
The Greater Peoria Economic Development Council (GPEDC) is seeking a dynamic individual to serve as its next Director of Rural Outreach and Development. This program manager will take a proactive approach in establishing and maintaining relationshi ...
Leveraging Connections to Get Greater Peoria Back to Business
Last week, the State of Illinois began accepting applications for the Back to Business grant -- a $250 million pot of money available for small businesses who were financially impacted by COVID. Grant sizes range from $5,000 to $150,000, depending ...
Peoria Bio-Made Seeking Director
Director, Peoria Bio-Made Peoria Bio-Made seeks to hire a contract employee (1099) to work 30 hours per week, generally between October 2021 and March 2022. The schedule is flexible to accommodate other work commitments. The position can be accomp ...
Amazon Fulfillment Center to Locate in Greater Peoria Region
For Immediate Release North Pekin, Illinois - Amazon has selected a location in Greater Peoria to serve as a Fulfillment Center, occupying a 100,000 square foot existing warehouse at 1961 Edgewater in North Pekin, Illinois. While a timeline for open ...
Peoria Metro Ranked 6th in the Nation for Top Mid Sized Health Care Hubs
Media Contact: Lenora Fisher, Director of Business Attraction lfisher@greaterpeoriaedc.org | 309-495-5959 ##Released July 28, 2021 ### Peoria Metro, One of the Top 10 US Mid Sized Health Care Hubs Peoria: The Peoria Metro is recognized as ...
Working for You, Working for the Region
I typically use this space in our monthly newsletter to discuss a broad topic regarding our regional economy, whether that has been about talent attraction, the importance of manufacturing or the rise of the healthcare industry. But this month I ju ...
Setting Greater Peoria up as a Biomedical Manufacturing Hub
Manufacturing has led the way in Greater Peoria for decades. From the mass production of Penicillin in the 1940s to manufacturing-giant Caterpillar’s innovative efforts in construction equipment and technology today. However, Greater Peoria is abo ...
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 ...
