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Pekin Gets It

January 9th, 2009 · 5 Comments
Manufacturing and Industry · Railroads · Uncategorized

Check out how Pekin, Illinois promotes its Riverway Business Park. Read all of it.

If only Peoria could figure out how to do the same for Growth Cell Two.

- David P. Jordan



5 responses so far ↓

  • 1    prego man // Jan 20, 2009 at 1:00 am

    Let’s face facts: it’s still Pekin.

  • 2    David P. Jordan // Jan 20, 2009 at 4:38 pm

    So? Pekin is growing through real job creation rather than through subsidized hotels, museums and big-box stores. Peoria could learn from them.

  • 3    prego man // Jan 23, 2009 at 8:16 pm

    I don’t care if they’re growing down, up, sideways, or through the sewer system… no matter which way you slice it, it’s still Pekin.

    ‘Nuff said.

  • 4    David P. Jordan // Jan 23, 2009 at 9:45 pm

    Condescension can be blinding.

    ‘Nuff said.

  • 5    Robert Thompson // Feb 24, 2009 at 8:19 pm

    yes. that is very true. there isnt squat for jobs in peoria. I do not understand the mentality of the leaders in peoria.

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