Pastoral Center - Great New Addition to Peoria

The Pastoral Center on Monroe and Spaulding is nearing completion. A beautiful addition to our City. Nice Web Cam to look at progress on the building.

http://camera.cdop.org/

Lots of fun events on the Peoria Riverfront.
Check them out at:

http://www.peoriariverfront.com

Request for Proposals (RFP) City of Peoria

Request for Proposals (RFP) for Development of City of Peoria property can be found at:

http://rfppeoria.blogspot.com/

We have some tremendous opportunities available on the Peoria Waterfront and in the Warehouse District for new urban and green development. Enterprise Zone and TIF incentives available.

Turner Center for Entrepreneurship

The Turner Center for Entrepreneurship is a great asset for Peoria. The not-for-profit program is located at Bradley University. They provide business counseling, technical assistance, training, and educational activities for individuals interested in owning their own businesses.

http://www.bradley.edu/turnercenter

And of course Bradley University is a great institution. We appreciate their efforts. Read all about Bradley at:

http://www.bradley.edu

Peoria and Comparsion Cities

The table below compares Peoria to some similar cities. The data is somewhat old, from the 2000 census and 2003 estimates. The data shows the relatively high percentage of our citizens who have BA degrees. It also shows the relatively high rate of poverty. This illustrates the need for continued economic development efforts to provide good jobs for our less fortunate residents.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pSt1ivzaCLuNPs4etlKNfbg

Congratulations

Congratulations to all who have worked to make Peoria a better and easier place to do business.

Inc.com, the Daily Resource for Entrepreneurs, has given Peoria it's highest rating in Illinois, substantially higher than our major competitors.

Peoria moved up 208 positions from the last rating to number 83. Chicago and St Louis dropped in the ratings to 241 and 257.

http://www.inc.com/bestcities/2008/best.html?size=0&year=2008

http://www.inc.com/bestcities/2008/bestlimited.html?size=2&year=2008&display=30

ADVANTAGE PEORIA !!

Contact Peoria Economic Development for information:

http://www.peoriaed.blogspot.com/

Hullingerc@gmail.com

309 494 8640

Heart of the Heartland

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If the Midwest is the Heartland of America, then Peoria and Central Illinois are the “Heart of the Heartland”. Our region is midway between Chicago and St. Louis. We are smaller and less congested. Our rush hour is the "Rush Minute", compared to our larger neighbors.

We have a high quality workforce. We are served by miles of free uncongested interstate highways and major railroads. We welcome new developments and industries. You can drive to destinations anywhere in the United States without traffic jams and their cost and aggravation.

We are easy to work with and offer a pleasant atmosphere in which to conduct business. In many cases you can meet directly with the Mayor and City Council to discuss your development and needs.

This region is the Heart of America’s Heartland. Our crime rate is low and we offer great school systems, low taxes, and affordable housing for your employees. For those seeking higher education, the region offers several universities and colleges.

We offer numerous economic development incentives, including Tax Increment Financing, Enterprise Zones, Port Districts, HUB Zones, Foreign Free Trade Zones, low interest loans, and many other incentive programs.

All of this makes the “Heart of the Heartland” a wonderful place to live and conduct business.

Contact the City of Peoria Economic Development Department at:

419 Fulton Street Suite 402

Peoria, IL 61602

Phone; 309-494-8640 Fax: 309-494-8650

Hullingerc@gmail.com

http://www.peoriadevelopment.com/