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An Interview with Robert Bruno

Robert BrunoWelcome to Peoria Magazine’s Econ Corner, a recurring feature in which we pose questions to...
Chris and Ed Monroe of Family Medical Equipment & Supply

How Would the Monroes Do This?

When your first job as a youngster is crawling inside a boiler to scrape away the lime build-up, a lifetime...

From Pumpkin Patch to Grocery Store Shelf

Seeking a healthier diet, Jeremy Zobrist discovered a financial opportunity.Where? Inside a pumpkin.Zobrist runs Top Fox, a 3-year-old snack-food factory...

A family affair

Family vacations and stops at Amish markets where you could buy flour, sugar and other staples including candy in bulk...

That old-time rural religion

The small country church may be the last of the rural outposts resisting the fate that’s befallen such reminders of...

Roots

As my husband Rob and I travel the country speaking and taping TV segments and doing interviews, we have had...

An Interview with Yafei Guo

Yafei GuoWelcome to Peoria Magazine’s Econ Corner, a recurring feature in which we pose questions to...

Need a parochial school uniform?

Since being formally incorporated by Naomi Lagron and Ida Miller, a rarity for two women in 1925, the eponymous purveyor...
Annette and Brian Ford are the vice president and president , respectively, of Facet Technologies

Turner: Small Business of the Year

Like many small business owners, there came a day when Brian and Annette Ford of Facet Technologies, Inc. almost lost...

Turner: Rural Business of the Year

Plants aren’t the only thing growing at Evergreen Farm Brewing.By more than 20%, sales in 2022 exceeded projections at the...
Products made with Natural Fiber Welding fiber

Turner: New Exporter of the Year

For Natural Fiber Welding, exporting has never been a question of “if” but “when.”That future is now, as NFW —...
David Demirjian, Ph.D. President of Midwest Bioprocessing Center

Turner: Innovation of the Year

A smile spreads across Dave Demirjian’s face when asked why a Chicago-area businessman would start up a bioprocessing technology company...

Turner: Exporter of the Year

You don’t have to be a big company to do business overseas. That’s been the message from the International Trade...
Matt Whitehall cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of GoodJava, a software company that won the Turner Center’s 2023 Startup of the Year

Turner: Startup of the Year

GoodJava Inc. opened in Morton on June 1. But there’s no sign for the company on the front door of...

A tale of two weekends

The 2023 growing season will be marked by two significant crop-saving weekends — the first weekend in July and the...
food

‘Our food speaks for itself’

The options Peoria-area residents have to stock up on locally grown produce are as bountiful as the variety of vegetables...
More than 350 sodas are in stock at the Little Soda Pop Shop in Utica. It’s the only shop in central Illinois with a soda-only focus

Sodas go the craft route

Thirsty for Barf?Or maybe you’re hankering for a delicious Bloody Nose? Or a Pimple Pop?Then head to Utica’s Little Soda...
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