Greater Peoria Economic Development CEO Chris Setti

WCBU reporter Joe Deacon talks with GPEDC chief executive officer Chris Setti about the need for an analysis examining the market's "labor shed" and how it can enhance business attraction efforts.

The Greater Peoria 2030 campaign was launched in September 2021 as a collaborative effort to attract new residents and retain existing community members.

The Greater Peoria Big Table is back in the Peoria Civic Center for the first time since 2019.

As Peoria leaders seek to reverse the region's population loss over the next several years, they're eyeing a growing demographic to bolster the people count: remote workers.

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

“No one will love us if we don’t love ourselves.”That’s Chris Setti, CEO of the Greater Peoria Economic Development Council, referring to one of the…

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Shopping locally everyday improves our daily lives. That’s the message of the new Shop Local 365 initiative launched Tuesday in Peoria. Organizers say…