Greater Peoria Economic Development Council

The first steps toward improving broadband access in rural portions of Tazewell County are moving forward with help from a $15,000 state grant.

A group of Peoria-area community and business leaders hope to develop the city into a major biomanufacturing center in the next several years. Among them is Jake Becraft, a Metamora High School graduate who is co-founder and CEO of a Massachusetts-based biomanufacturing start-up.

“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…

When you rack your brain for places to get away for a weekend, Havana, Illinois, might not be top of mind.At first glance, Havana has a lot of raw…

Emphasizing diversity, equity and inclusion and educating the workforce remain among the Greater Peoria area’s key needs, according to a summary of this…

Paul Leamon feels he’s up to the challenge of getting Distillery Labs, the technology and innovation center coming to downtown Peoria next year, off the…

More than five months after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down large segments of the economy, trends indicate a slow recovery has started. According to…

Natural Fiber Welding Inc., a Peoria company developing plant-based alternatives to leather and plastics, has raised $13 million in new investments, with…

The City of Peoria Council will receive $1.4 million in federal assistance to help small businesses adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.An…

The Peoria Innovation Hub is now officially redubbed Distillery Labs. The name is a nod to Peoria's past as the whiskey capital of the world. "We thought…