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Joe Deacon/WCBUWith the Peoria Innovation Alliance officially opening its physical space in downtown Peoria, Executive Director Jake Hamann said its priorities will focus on finding solutions to the city’s biggest problems through civic entrepreneurship. -
Lit. on Fire Facebook page/All across America, corporations are putting LGBT merchandise on their shelves and changing their logos to more colorful ones. While this allows shops to show how welcoming they can be to all customers regardless of their sexuality, it’s also seen as problematic "rainbow capitalism."
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In preparation for the grand opening of a physical office space downtown, the Peoria Innovation Alliance has updated its strategic plan and redesigned its website. -
The Gilmore Foundation is supporting Illinois Central College's efforts to train the next wave of manufacturing workers with a $435,000 grant.
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As the hospitality industry in the Peoria area begins to bounce back with relaxed COVID-19 restrictions, more residents are taking to the town; but behind the scenes, many employees are still working to shake the effects of pandemic-induced furloughs.
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CVS Health is closing its Lincoln Avenue pharmacy in South Peoria on June 26.
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Mayor John Kahl said East Peoria managed to weather the financial impact from COVID-19 last year by acting quickly to cut expenses and delay planned purchases.
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The USDA’s COMET-Farm tool is increasingly useful to farms choosing to implement regenerative practices such as planting perennials and cover crops, and reducing tillage, to better verify their on-farm carbon capture to sell credits on the emerging carbon marketplace.
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Businesses, festivals and conventions may operate at pre-pandemic numbers soon. The Peoria City/County Health Department confirmed during Thursday's briefing that Peoria will be headed into Phase 5 starting June 11.
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The monumental task of mitigating climate change and transforming agricultural practices at a scale is anything but simple. Getting a carbon market to a stable and verifiable condition is just one of the many challenges.
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After four weeks in office, Peoria Mayor Rita Ali says she has determined her appropriate response when asked what it’s like to be the city’s first woman and first person of color with the role.
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People are making big plans this summer, as vaccination rates tick up and COVID restrictions ease. A recent survey by Country Financial found that after a year of conservative saving, people are ready to let loose.
