June 1, 2010 The downtown hotel project gets a green light and the Peoria city/county Google Initiative hits the road and heads out west...here's a look at some of the news regarding The Heartland Partnership and our family of companies over the past two weeks. Will hotel pay off?
...as long as the Marriott project stays updated, the connection to the Civic Center will allow it to flourish. ... Hotel design changes shape
...the new look, despite being scaled back, still is an upgrade to the Main Street block that currently features a row ... Downtown Hotel is a Go
The approval, according to Mayor Jim Ardis, could help Downtown Peoria regain some of the confidence it has lost over the years as surrounding cities like East Peoria have seen growing development
Downtown Hotel Project is Approved
With a vote of 7 to 4, Peoria’s City Council will back a downtown hotel project. Peoria Council Says Yes to Hotel
...Peoria City Council voted to approve a redevelopment agreement that will bring a new Marriott Courtyard to downtown Peoria. Marriott Courtyard now a part of downtown plans
It will now be a Marriott Courtyard hotel built in downtown Peoria next to a renovated Hotel Pere Marquette Google Express (Powered by Bob Lindsay Honda) Sendoff
...they prepare to depart on the Google Express to California. Peoria startup Intellihot in running for tour, TV show..
Being selected as a finalist would do more than just help Intellihot's prospects , said Shad Sleeth, executive director of the Peoria NEXT Innovation Center, ... Lottery Reveals First Students to Attend Quest Charter Academy
Liberty's plans were altered when Glenn Barton, chairman of the board of the Peoria Charter School Initiative, pulled out the first slip from the hopper ... Word on the Street: Gulley elaborates - a bit
The council voted in favor of the cancer center project after Heartland Partnership CEO Jim McConoughey said a delay would lead to an increase in costs ... | 
