Greater Peoria Economic Development Council

Organizers are anticipating more than 4,000 eighth-grade students from across Central Illinois for this week’s ninth Greater Peoria CareerSpark expo at the Peoria Civic Center.

The Greater Peoria Economic Development Council is getting $210,000 in federal funding to assist with operational expenses over the next three years, helping the organization boost private investment and job creation.

A Canadian manufacturer of electric vehicles plans to build its first U.S. assembly plant in the Peoria region, with a capital investment of more than $31.5 million over four years.

Greater Peoria Economic Development Council CEO Chris Setti suspects financial uncertainty may continue to linger as the Trump Administration’s trade policies keep changing.

Epic Medical is coming to Pekin. Mayor Mary Burress and Epic Medical founder and CEO Freddie Lee signed papers that pave the way for the Singapore-based company to build a $25 million medical equipment manufacturing facility in the city's Riverway Business Park.

As the fall harvest season arrives each year, the economic significance of agriculture in the Peoria area becomes highly visible. That’s a fact Greater Peoria Economic Development Council CEO Chris Setti has come to appreciate after growing up in suburban Los Angeles.

The manufacturing company broke ground Monday on the project, which will replace an aging office building. The new building will be powered by solar energy and is designed to conserve water.

The chamber of commerce will be paid $2,000 by the city to submit the grant application. Other payments would be made by the city to the chamber if the grant is approved by the DCEO.

The Peoria area saw an increase in jobs from April to May, but unemployment is still up from last year.

The development community in the Greater Peoria area is "leaning in" on everything the region has to offer.