Here's a look at some of the headlines from the past two weeks regarding The Heartland Partnership family of companies. 

'Nature tourism is big dollars'
Berry and Vickie Clark, of the Economic Development Council for Central Illinois in Peoria, visited Ottawa as the first of five input meetings being this ...

Input session planned for Illinois River Road gateway communities ...
A Community Input Session for the Illinois River Road Gateway and Portal Communities will be held from 10 to 11:30 am Monday, Nov. ...

Wanted: Illinois River Road input
As the Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway Organization continues to grow and develop, it once again is seeking public input. ...

Illinois River byway group seeks input
The Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway Organization is seeking input from communities involved in the byway project, and will host a forum in Ottawa ...

Get Into the Flow Control
Another award-winning Peoria NEXT company joins our show. Find out what Lumec is doing in Central Illinois that has an impact on YOUR every day life! ...

Peoria council considers more budget cuts
Restructuring or eliminating the Economic Development ... such as contracting with the Economic Development Council for Central Illinois or ...

Peoria County will focus on job growth
That was because of unresolved issues about the lack of separation between economic development and politics within the Heartland Partnership structure, ...

City Hall exploring all options for economic development
At least one Peoria County official and the president of the Economic Development Council for Central Illinois believe they can offer the city assistance in ...

Local chambers plan lobbying trip
The Peoria area and Pekin area chambers, along with four others, ... Parks and Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Bill Fleming said they hope ...

Business File CIRCLE to wield more clout
The Central Illinois Regional Chamber Legislative Effort started last year by six Peoriaarea chambers of commerce headed by Morton and Peoria has grown and ...

Veterans Day at School
Teachers were not the only ones spending a lot of time lecturing to students at Quest Charter Academy in Peoria Thursday. Three veterans including Vietnam Vet Rodney Bunch, stopped by to share their war experiences with the students.