The Peoria area is ready with business opportunities for the future. Existing businesses will enjoy the resulting prospects of the collaborative efforts of the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce - - working side-by-side with many key  organizations to strengthen our business climate. New businesses will find a wealth of knowledge and resources to help them establish themselves and create new prosperities.

Today's business climate is changing rapidly and will continue to do so in the future. Businesses now reinvent themselves as a normal step towards staying competitive. Being part of a larger business organization is indeed an important advantage. Chamber members have access to a priceless network of knowledge in the community and the business environment. The Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce currently has over 1200 members for whom we provide numerous valuable services and opportunities. Browse this site for just some of the ways that the Chamber of Commerce is working now to provide businesses with the tools to prosper. 

The Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce is an active advocate for business in our community on a variety of legislative issues. Our Business Advocacy Committeeis working hard to affect positive change for business. The Business Advocacy Committee works closely with the Illinois Chamber to develop joint legislative agendas. We take a proactive role in advocating for business, and assist local government by adding business expertise, reviewing local ordinances, and practices that create barriers for business development. We lobby for business interest.

By identifying the needs of business today, the Chamber is better able to offer the businesses valued products and services in the future. Giving business what they need to help them thrive, and help our community thrive, as well. Our community's future depends on our children. Education and workforce development are essential to the Peoria area's future. Tomorrow will hold a much different picture for the work force. The 30-year career in one company is a thing of the past; tomorrow's workforce may average seven job changes and three career changes. The majority of tomorrow's workforce will function in businesses of 15-50 employees. Knowledge-based activities will dominate all new jobs, and sifting through the mass of data will become a prized skill rather than finding information.  

The Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce is charged with the task of providing our children with a prosperous community in which to work; solid, relevant education; and an environment that is exciting and enticing which will propel our community in the right direction.  Providing an educated, competent workforce is vital to economic success in the area. We partner with the education community and Workforce Development to ensure that our community has the people resources to support economic development.

Providing the leadership in the Peoria area are the organizations of The Heartland Partnership. The Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce, the Economic Development Council for Central Illinois, and others make up the family of companies striving to provide the growth and prosperity that is the future of the Peoria area. With you, we are the future of the community.

Click on the links below for more detailed information on:
Chamber Programs for Entrepreneurs and Small Business

Transportation

Local News

Print

Central Illinois Business Publishers

Peoria Journal Star Inc.

Chamber Programs 

For more information on businesses in the Peoria area, click on the Chamber's Business Directory and search by company name or keyword.

The following websites provide general community information on doing business in The Greater Peoria Region:

The Heartland Partnership

Economic Development Council for Central Illinois

ExplorePeoria.com

Illinois Business Financial Services

Illinois Small Business Development Center

Peoria Area Labor Management Council

Procurement Technical Assistance Center

TRICON

SCORE

Workforce Network