Video Update

Watch this week's edition of the Heartland Partnership Video Update for a quick update on Peoria being ranked the 6th best city for starting over, an interview on the impact of sports on the regional economy, highlights of the 3rd annual River Stories Cruise and the Congressman Aaron Schock Washington DC Fly-In and more! To learn more about all of these stories, visit www.HeartlandPartnership.org AND check out the rest of your Excelerate E-Newsletter.

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Peoria: Best Place for Starting Over

MSN Real Estate ranks Peoria among the "10 Best Places for Starting Over".  Peoria ranks #6 among midsize to large cities.  The report brags that Peoria has some of the best job prospects and most affordable mortgage payments.

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Sports Play in Peoria

Sports play a major role in our regional economy.  Whether you’re playing or watching sports, there is plenty to choose from in the region.  Jim McConoughey and Bob Marx talk about how sports play in Peoria.

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Washington DC Fly-In 2011

Congressman Aaron Schock's DC Fly-in was a great success.  More than 120 people from around the district attended and received an up close look at Washington DC.  We had a very diverse makeup of the attendees from across the district including business leaders, educators, farmers, union representatives and students.  We also had a remarkable line up of speakers to give us a first hand, up close look at the inner workings in Washington.  It was a chance to get answers straight from the source and it was enlightening to say the least.  

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Byway 3rd Annual River Cruise

The Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway, a program of the EDC for Central Illinois, held its 3rd Annual River Stories Cruise on Wednesday, June 8th aboard the Spirit of Peoria. The event provided the Byway with an opportunity to enlighten the interested public and stakeholders about the economic and program development efforts of the Byway.

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Celebrate the Chamber's 100th Anniversary

Kick off your shoes and head down to the Peoria Riverfront to celebrate 100 Years of the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce Thursday July 14th from 5 - 7 PM on the Riverfront Village platform.  The event will featuring summer style cuisine by Chamber member restaurants, music and dancing, refreshing beverages and of course, networking.

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Tee off at the OSF HealthCare Peoria Chamber Golf Outing

Join us on Monday July 25th at Weaver Ridge Golf Club for a day of golfing and networking.  It's the 2011 annual Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing. 

We have both 7:30 am. or 1:00 p.m. tee times available.  Play 9 or 18 holes in the morning or 18 holes in the afternoon.

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Visit Ireland with the Chamber

The Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce and Chamber Explorations present a tourist and business leaders trip to Ireland featuring Limerick, Killarney, Waterford, & Dublin on November 4, 2011.

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Small Business Opportunities

Learn to do business with the Rock Island Arsenal.  Illinois Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) at The Heartland Partnership, IMEC, and the Economic Development Council for Central Illinois (EDC) invites area small business owners who are interested in selling goods or services to the Rock Island Arsenal, Office of Small Business Programs to attend this event to learn more about the supplier requirements.

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