Week of 9-14-2009

9/14/09

‘The Insider’s View—Our Road To Recovery” featuring U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, Caterpillar CEO and PhD Economist Jim Owens, and The Heartland Partnership President/CEO Jim McConoughey airs September 16th on our new website www.heartlandpartnership.org. Be sure to check out the videos along with the 2008-2009 Heartland Partnership Progress Report and the brand new website this Wednesday!!!

Here are a couple of recent stories from the local media discussing The Heartland Partnership and our family of companies.

Business File: Local 974's membership in free fall
Peoria Journal Star - Peoria,IL,USA
The taping of three local experts - Jim Owens, Ray LaHood and Jim McConoughey - discussing their views on the area's economy was not a project of WTVP-TV,

Mary Ardapple wins ATHENA honor
Peoria Journal Star - Peoria,IL,USA
By Steve Tarter Mary Ardapple, owner of Apple's Bakery, received the 2009 ATHENA Award on Thursday given by the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce. ...

United Way goal: Getting more people involved
Peoria Journal Star - Peoria,IL,USA
... and our hometowns have not been immune to its effects," Jim McConoughey, CEO of Heartland Partnership and a campaign chair for United Way, ...

East Peoria one of six communities to add Byway kiosk
Peoria Journal Star - Peoria,IL,USA
This is an artist rendering of one of the kiosks to be placed in seven communities along the Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway. ...