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Peoria best city in Illinois, 35th top city in U.S. well-being ranking
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- Published on Wednesday, 26 March 2014 13:58
- Written by Paul Gordon
Peoria ranks at the top in Illinois and 35th in the country in the annual measure of well-being compiled by Gallup-Healthways, aimed at civic leaders in the nation's largest 189 cities.
Peoria's ranking in the 2013 State of American Well-Being Index released this week shows the community, for the most part, is thriving in terms of being productive, performance...
Cat participates in China development forum
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- Published on Monday, 24 March 2014 17:05
- Written by Paul Gordon
Caterpillar Inc.'s commitment to China was reinforced recently by the company's strong participation in that country's annual development strategy forum.
Caterpillar Chairman Doug Oberhelman co-chaired the 2014 China Development Forum along with Li Wei, minister of development research center of the State Council of China. The event was in Beijing March 22-24.
Oberhelman said he was pleased with China's commitment to transform...
A Furious Rant Fueled by a Furious Cool Book
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- Published on Monday, 17 February 2014 18:39
- Written by Kevin Kizer
"Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him"
David Henry & Joe Henry
Algonquin Books
A Note From Your Humble Author:
Leadership Luncheon Awards to be revived
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- Published on Tuesday, 04 March 2014 20:07
- Written by Paul Gordon
New Chamber president is on the job
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- Published on Monday, 17 February 2014 15:44
- Written by Paul Gordon
Jeff Griffin said he was attracted to Peoria by several things that led him to seek the position of president of the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce.
After listing some of those things, he said, "It just felt right."
Now the chamber's new president, who started on Feb. 10, Griffin said he intends to keep the organization the...
Glen Oak Park and Power of Play to benefit from Macy's program
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- Published on Tuesday, 04 March 2014 14:48
- Written by The Peorian
Glen Oak Park and its Power of Play campaign have been selected for “Heart Your Park,” a program
Park District moves into new offices at Lakeview
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- Published on Sunday, 16 February 2014 16:09
- Written by Paul Gordon
Rated PG: Washington will be back
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- Published on Monday, 03 March 2014 17:39
- Written by Paul Gordon
At 10 a.m. today (Tuesday, March 4), from my house on the far west side of Washington, I could hear only one thing ̶ a lone tornado siren blowing somewhere in town. I will admit, there was an eeriness about it.
I heard no other sirens, including the East Peoria siren that is closer to where I li
ve and is loud enough to wake the comatose. They didn’t...
Local development group gets a shot at the Madison
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- Published on Monday, 10 February 2014 17:46
- Written by Paul Gordon
A local development team has been granted exclusive rights to work toward rehabilitating the Madison Theater and the connected retail building, the city of Peoria and the theater owners announced Friday.
That team, called NXG Developments, will have 90 days to negotiate a purchase of the Madison from the Comfort family and the adjacent...
