This weekly update from The Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce and The Heartland Partnership shows all of the media coverage we’ve received over the past week(s). These are stories from The Heartland Partnership Family of Companies that the local, regional, and national media outlets have picked up on. We hope you enjoy reading about what we’ve been up to. Please contact Megan King mking@chamber.h-p.org for more information on any of these stories.

Here is a look at some of the headlines from the past two weeks regarding The Heartland Partnership Family of Companies.  Headlines range from the successful Discover Manufacturing Career Expo to the announcement of $10 million going to rennovate Peoria's warehouse district.  

Council endorses budget plan
He said it is too early to talk about the location for a station closure. ... the Economic Development Council for Central Illinois for similar services. ...

Recommendations for city manager
The four-person economic development staff could be cut, or reduced, and the city could contract with the Economic Development Council for Central Illinois ...

Pork plant could bring 2500 jobs to Pekin area
The Heartland Partnership, which often works hand-in-hand with communities on economic development-related projects, would not confirm any details. ...

Happy Thought Coffee named in magazine
“The Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway is one in a collection of 150 America's Byways® designated throughout the US,” said Anaise Berry, director of ...

Contracting city economic development services to the EDC
Jim McConoughey, CEO of Heartland Partnership - of which EDC is a part - said there has been discussion of the future of economic development activities in ...

Limestone makes national news with vocation program
The timing of the network's visit has to do with Wednesday's Discover Manufacturing Career Expo hosted by the Economic Development Council's Manufacturing Strategy Group.

Fixing on the future
The tour was sponsored by the Economic Development Council for Central Illinois' Specialized Manufacturing Strategy Group, an arm of the Heartland ...

Students observe modern-day factories
The event, produced by the Economic Development Council for Central Illinois Specialized Manufacturing Strategy Group, was geared to show high schoolers ...

AAA Certified Confidential Security Corp is Named 2010 Outstanding ...
We thank the Heartland Partnership for recognizing AAA Certified Confidential Security Corp and its employees in this way." In naming AAA Certified as the ...

A $10 million boost is bringing Peoria's warehouse district back to life.
The money comes from the Department of Transportation's TIGER II program.

With money in their pockets officials are ready to give Peoria’s Warehouse District a new look.
Local business owner Pat Sullivan is looking forward to the new neighbors he thinks a redeveloped Washington Street will bring.

Peoria leaders unveiled their aggressive vision for the city's Warehouse District.    
The three-year old plan is becoming reality now that the city has ten million dollars from the Federal Government to get it going.

Peoria's Warehouse District will be transformed into an urban village.
The city is getting a ten-million dollar grant to rebuild the street network around Washington, MacArthur, State and Hamilton.

The future is now for much of Peoria's dormant Warehouse District.
The recent announcement of a $10 million dollar federal grant to improve 15,000 feet of roadway mainly along Washington Street, is ticketed to quickly spur waiting developers to action

Local business owners are hoping the newly signed Small Business Jobs Act will be a shot in the arm for their operations.
With $30 billion in aid now available, small business owners are taking advantage of the new deal.


Good Company TV program on WHOI highlights Peoria NEXT

Peoria's first charter school opened this fall, and one of the organizations involved in its success is Peoria NEXT.

Learn why the partnership between big yellow and Peoria NEXT is such an important part of keeping technology strong in Central Illinois.