HP In The News
July 29, 2010

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

County, city eye joint economic development office
Heartland Partnership CEO Jim McConoughey said both Ardis and County Board Chairman Tom O'Neill sit on the EDC board of directors. ...

River road group gears up for travel season
As winter fades into the rear view mirror, the time is fast approaching when motorists from far and near will start thinking about where to travel...

Volunteers Work to Transform Former Loucks School
Peoria's first charter school opens for 5th through 7th grade students August 24th...

Volunteers Help Quest Academy Get Ready
Several volunteers are putting a fresh face on Peoria's new Quest Charter Academy set to open next month...

Quest Charter Academy Preps for School to Start
Peoria residents are taking action to get the quest charter academy ready for the new school year...

Packing the Place
Wildlife Prairie State Park is looking to Pack the Place today. A dozen local businesses purchased blocks of tickets to give out to employees. More than 200 are expected to Pack the Place...

'Pack The Place' Pin Points Park
In these tough economic times, many people are familiar with the term 'stay-cation.'...

Reality TV hitting hot company
Intellihot is among the 24 businesses, selected from 400 nominated companies, to be featured on an upcoming cable reality show ...

Education programs win jackpot from Par-A-Dice
The Peoria Charter School Initiative and Peoria Promise each received a $25000 donation Monday from Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino. ...

LAUNCH business competition getting into gear
28, 29 amd 30 in three different parts of the Tri-county region, with the finals at the Peoria NEXT Innovation Center on Oct. 13. ...

Par-A-Dice Gives $25G Each To Quest Charter, Peoria Promise
Generous monetary gifts given by Par-A-Dice Casino and parent company Boyd Gaming have both Quest Charter Academy ...

Casino Makes Big Donation
Peoria's new Quest Charter Academy and the Peoria Promise Organization are 'winning big money.' Par-a-dice Casino made a $25,000 donation to both programs...

Education programs win jackpot from Par-A-Dice
The Peoria Charter School Initiative and Peoria Promise each received a $25,000 donation Monday from Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino...

The region is poised for growth
One of the biggest drivers of our collaborative efforts is The Heartland Partnership, an umbrella group of organizations that connects leaders throughout ...
 
Regional Development Thrives on Collaboration
Collaboration is key to the strength of this region. At EDC, we see firsthand the value of both the public sector and private businesses working together...

Developers Are Stepping Up
We know that great people are doing great things in the region, but when you take a step back and really look at what is happening, it’s pretty amazing...