Peoria-Metro.orgWelcome to the Peoria Metro! This is your access point for business opportunities in Central Illinois. The Economic Development Council for Central Illinois serves the businesses and communities of the Peoria metropolitan region by strengthening the local business structure and assisting companies in relocating or expanding in our region.


This economic development website is designed to assist company owners and site selection consultants with their information research process. If you would like to work directly with our business development director, click here for contact information.


On this site you will find:
•    Site and Building Database – a comprehensive, up-to-date, searchable database of available buildings and commercial real estate in the tri county region. Our database powered by LocationOne.
•    Statistics – our datacenter offers a wide variety of local information including demographics, fast facts, regional economy reports and more. Need something not listed in the datacenter? Contact our research department.
•    Regional News – For the most recent news, see our listing below or use the search window in the upper left corner to search our site and archives.
•    More – Browse through our site using the navigation panel on the left or use the quick access buttons at the top of this page.

Ten industry clusters have been targeted by the EDC for growth in our region.
Click here to learn more about these targeted industries and the EDC Strategy Groups.

Peoria Metro is the business recruitment brand of the Economic Development Council for Central Illinois.
EDC Recent News
The Heartland Partnership and WTVP have teamed up for a 30 minute program called "We Mean Business."
May 7, 2012

The Heartland Partnership and WTVP have teamed up for a 30 minute program called "We Mean Business." We brought a panel of regional leaders together to discuss the Greater Peoria Economic Scorecard. We wanted to learn what they think of the results and how they plan to use the information. The show will air May 10th at 8pm on WTVP.   

Unemployment Rates Drop Throughout Greater Peoria
April 27, 2012

The monthly unemployment rate for the Peoria MSA dropped to 7.8% in March, down from 9.0% in February.  Peoria County’s monthly unemployment rate dropped to 8.2%, the lowest the rate has been since January 2009.   The City of Peoria, City of Pekin, Tazewell County and Woodford County all saw significant drops in their unemployment rates as well.  Click here for the Peoria MSA unemployment chart or click here for the unemployment charts for Peoria County, Tazewell County, Woodford County, City of Peoria and City of Pekin.

The Peoria Area Association of Realtors® has recently released the 1st quarter sales statistics and the news is very positive for the Greater Peoria Area.
April 27, 2012

First Quarter NewsWatch-

http://youtu.be/5KRcouQSm0w

American Enterprise Institute touts growth in Midwest, Peoria
April 24, 2012

To read the entire article, visit: http://www.american.com/archive/2012/april/r

The Peoria Area Association of Realtors announces that homes sales were up 21.4 percent in the first quarter of 2011
April 18, 2012

To read more about this positive news, visit http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/Housing-numbers-up-for-Central-Illinois-147850275.html