Rik Edgar

As the Peoria Civic Center boasts the two best fiscal years in nearly two decades, general manager Rik Edgar acknowledges some challenges lie ahead.

The Peoria Civic Center continues to work on upgrades and renovations throughout the venue, a little more than a year since the city approved a $20 million funding plan for capital improvements.

Peoria Civic Center general manager Rik Edgar says the city-owned venue had its best year since renovations were completed in 2007, with a record adjusted growth income of $7.1 million.

Peoria Civic Center General Manager Rik Edgar tells WCBU that recent concert crowds have exceeded expectations after the venue stayed dormant during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nearly four months ago, Peoria Civic Center general manager Rik Edgar declared “it’s time to turn the machine back on,” after the downtown entertainment venue had been shuttered for more than 500 days by the COVID-19 pandemic.

For Peoria Civic Center general manager Rik Edgar, this weekend can’t arrive fast enough.

PEORIA -- The Peoria Civic Center is set to wrap up fiscal year 2019 on a high note. Civic Center General Manager Rik Edgar says the venue is slated to…