Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce

The Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce’s new leadership revealed a new brand this week.

Highlighting aspects of the key priorities in Peoria’s five-year strategic plan, Mayor Rita Ali touted better things to come in her State of the City address Thursday night.

The new CEO of the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce is setting her sights on attracting talent and improving Peoria’s quality of place.

Gunn will become the new president and CEO of the Glendale Chamber of Commerce. He leaves his leadership position at the Peoria Chamber and CEO Council on May 31.

Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Joshua Gunn says the organization continues to assist business growth in the region, and the work is never-ending.

Joshua Gunn is into his fourth year as head of the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce, and the CEO Council. Gunn says talent attraction, workforce development, and diversity and equity remain areas in need of improvement.

The new business-backed talent attraction and branding initiative for the Greater Peoria area formally launched Thursday ahead of a broader marketing blitz.

The first in-person Big Table event since 2019 brought hundreds of people to the Civic Center to discuss diversity, business and life in Peoria.

Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce and CEO Council president Joshua Gunn discusses efforts to reverse population decline, grow the workforce amid labor shortages, and assist economic recovery.

After four weeks in office, Peoria Mayor Rita Ali says she has determined her appropriate response when asked what it’s like to be the city’s first woman and first person of color with the role.