Week of 10/5/09

Monmouth College to Host Major Economic Development Forum

Monmouth College will launch its new Midwest Studies initiative with a major forum with featured speakers and a guest panel of regional leaders including Jim McConoughey. The goal is to create an interactive forum on Midwestern economic challenges.

Silobreaker Water heater hot ticket Water heater hot ticket at Peoria NEXT: Former Caterpillar engineers win Launch competition for best business plan.

New businesses in the works for Peoria area From going green with a water heater to a unique place to buy green tea, those are just some of the ideas as part of the first ever LAUNCH Business Plan Competition.

Water heater hot ticket at Peoria NEXT Sivaprasad Akasam and Sridhar Deivasigamani won the Launch business plan competition Wednesday at the Peoria NEXT Innovation Center, 801 Main St., ...

 

'Angels' look to invest in area businesses Kip McCoy, director of the Heartland Capital Network, got the Heartland Partnership involved in an ongoing effort to rejuvenate and restart the organization ...

 

Casey Johnson discusses the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce's Community Leadership School on WMBD 31 This Morning. Watch the interview!

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