week of 2-15-10

Week of February 15, 2010

Local chambers prep for lobbying trip
Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce director Roberta Parks said they hope to bring a group of between 75 and 100 area residents, business owners and employees ...
Area Chambers of Commerce to Visit State Capital
Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce, "At some point the numbers do count, so our goal is to go down there, have a good program, ...
Regional Chambers Form a CIRCLE
It's a collaboration of chambers from Chillicothe, East Peoria, Morton, Pekin, Washington and Peoria. Next month, they plan on meeting with lawmakers about ...
Area chambers of commerce band together
The chambers in Chillicothe, East Peoria, Morton, Pekin, Peoria and Washington ... said Roberta Parks, of the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce. ...

A Bright Spot for the Peoria Metro | peoriamagazines.com
Innovative ideas are being cultivated throughout our region at places like Peoria NEXT and the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria. ...
Peoria: A Healthcare Hotspot | peoriamagazines.com
The Peoria Metro has been center stage for Vaudeville, a whiskey capital and a manufacturing mecca. ...
Eliminate the Kids' Table | peoriamagazines.com
The Young Professionals Organization of Greater Peoria is a committee of the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce. [iBi - February 2010] ...

More Children Living in Poverty in Illinois
Jim McConoughey says there are now 18-thousand small businesses in central Illinois compared to 13-thousand a decade ago.
Kids Count finds tough choices
Then they survived 2009," said Jim McConoughey, president and CEO of the Heartland Partnership. "What we're saying around the shop is, 'Flat is the new up. ...

Boy Scouts kick off
100th Anniversary Chairman Jim McConoughey says the program honors those who have taken scouting to a new level. He says five local heroes will be ...