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The organizers of the 2022 Greater Peoria Big Table are back with a 17-page report on the results and conversations from this year’s event.

The Louisville Slugger Sports Complex on Orange Prairie Road has been honored by the U.S. Sports Specialty Association as it’s National Complex of the Year for 2022.

Whether you are brand new to the Peoria area and showing off your home for the first time, or have been here for decades, it can be stressful to host out-of-town friends and family in your home during the holidays. What can be even more panic-inducing is finding ways to entertain them if they're here for an extended stay.

The Peoria Civic Center will host the four-day U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships beginning March 1, featuring 90 teams with about 1,200 attendees.

Hotel and tourism took a big hit when COVID put a stop to travel in 2020, and Peoria's tourism revenue suffered from the lack of visitors. More than two years later, travel to Peoria and hotel occupancy is trending upward, but numbers are still not meeting pre-pandemic levels.

The three-day Greater Peoria Farm Show, with free admission, opened Tuesday, celebrating its 40th anniversary at the Civic Center after COVID-19 canceled last year's show.

Local tourism and activities are starting to bounce back in earnest as the country trudges through its second year in the COVID-19 pandemic. But staffing isn't keeping pace with burgeoning demand.

A decade-long collaborative campaign touting the benefits of Peoria and the surrounding area will focus on both prospective and current residents.

OSF HealthCare says it has more than 750 open positions in the greater Peoria area. UnityPoint Health has close to 500 vacancies. And Morton Industries is looking to hire about 70 additional workers.

As Illinois enters Phase 5 of the COVID-19 reopening, economic leaders say the Peoria area is poised for a big rebound.