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Civic Center earns national recognition

Details: Published on Thursday, 31 July 2014 17:36; Written by Paul Gordon

pcc logo The Peoria Civic Center has been named the top convention center in downstate Illinois and ranked number 125 in the country by Trade Show Executive magazine, the Civic Center announced.

The magazine...

Consumer confidence improves third consecutive month

Details: Published on Wednesday, 30 July 2014 14:16; Written by PRNewswire

consumers9 The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index improved for the third consecutive month in July and reached its highest...

Downtown venues look for more residential help

Details: Published on Monday, 21 July 2014 17:25; Written by Tim Rosenberger

rhythm3 The purpose in bringing the USS LST to Peoria was to increase downtown traffic and tourism. With the city failing to get the ship to move from Evansville, Ind., how will the downtown area fare?

A Bridge to the Future: New trail bridge open to the public

Details: Published on Friday, 25 July 2014 15:22; Written by Terry Bibo

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New Marriott Courtyard open; downtown hotel complex complete

Details: Published on Friday, 18 July 2014 20:10; Written by Paul Gordon

The last piece of the complex that developers now call Civic Center Square opened on Friday and convention planners say the potential payoff is limitless.

The Marriott Courtyard Downtown opened at noon Friday with little fanfare but not without much excitement from the staff. Connected to the Marriott Hotel Pere Marquette and the Peoria Civic Center that...

Consumer spending increased in June, report shows

Details: Published on Friday, 25 July 2014 11:10; Written by PRNewswire

consumers7 The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index reversed course in June, showing an increase for the month, according to the...

Home sales stronger in second quarter

Details: Published on Tuesday, 15 July 2014 14:51; Written by Paul Gordon

sold The winter that lingered well into spring had the potential to wreak havoc on second quarter real estate sales; April sales were off from the previous year.

But recovery came in May and June and sales were up 3.2 percent in the second quarter over the same period in 2013, the Peoria Area Association of Realtors reported Tuesday. It marked the fourth...

Cat reports improved Q2 profit despite lower sales

Details: Published on Thursday, 24 July 2014 16:12; Written by Paul Gordon

600px-Caterpillar logo Citing its ability to execute more efficient operations after reducing costs in several areas, Caterpillar Inc. on Thursday reported it made a higher profit in the second quarter despite slightly lower sales when compared with a year ago.