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Distillery Labs Executive Director Doug Cruitt shows off rows of workspace tables in the members' area of the organization's new Innovation Hub that's set to open in downtown Peoria later this month.

Taking a look at Distillery Labs’ downtown Innovation Hub as its anticipated opening draws near

Joe Deacon

After more than a decade in planning and development, and nearly a year of construction, the Distillery Labs Innovation Hub is close to opening in downtown Peoria.

Doug Cruitt is in his first week on the job as the new executive director of Peoria's Distillery Labs, the technology and innovation center that launched in 2020 as part of the Illinois Innovation Network.

Local News

Cruitt looks to grow Distillery Labs as its new executive director

Joe Deacon

Doug Cruitt says he hopes to build on his past successes - and his failures - as the new executive director of Peoria's Distillery Labs tech and innovation center.

State News

Rauner, U of I Officials Leave Sunday for Israel

Associated Press

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and University of Illinois President Timothy Killeen are leaving for a trade and research mission to Israel on Sunday.Rauner…

State News

U of Illinois Proposes Building Chicago Innovation Center

Associated Press

The University of Illinois is proposing a new public-private innovation center near downtown Chicago that would partner the Urbana-Champaign campus with…