economic development

The city of Peoria has many economic development tools for attracting business. Council members over the weekend spent three hours discussing the guiding…

The Greater Peoria Economic Development Council will have a new executive director at the helm in the new year.On Thurs. morning, the GPEDC announced in a…

DeKalb and Rochelle may be in the running for a massive new auto manufacturing plant. Toyota and Mazda announced they are teaming up to build a…

The City of Peoria is continuing its Community Conversation on Race and Economic Opportunity. The next phase of the effort is smaller subject based group…

Western Illinois University wants to do more to help the Quad Cities area create new businesses and expand existing companies. In January, the university…

A private consultant is offering a different look at economic development and land use in Peoria. Joe Minicozzi of Urban3 specializes in land value…

The privately run and funded economic development corporation that Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner created to attract new businesses to Illinois has a new…

Mid-size American cities like Peoria face some of the nation’s deepest challenges with poverty, health and a lack of investment. A new initiative hopes to…

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner's administration is defending the transparency of its newly formed Illinois Business and Economic Development Corporation.…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The city of Springfield's new micro-lending program has given out a total of $120,000 in loans to small business owners and…