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Innovation in the Makerspace

by Stevie Zvereva

Photography by David Vernon

Peoria’s maker movement has industry experts and amateur tinkerers alike exploring the new age of manufacturing.

Jan Wright, Publisher, iBi

"Caterpillar will stay in Peoria. I repeat: Caterpillar will stay in Peoria." And with those words, Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman revealed the long-anticipated plans for the company’s headquarters complex.

A Day in the Life of a Cat Engine

by Henry Vicary

Caterpillar Inc.

Behind the scenes of the world-class foundry in Mapleton…

Made in the Region

A Snapshot

From modular homes and heavy equipment simulators to metal tools and food items, a wide range of products are being manufactured in the heart of the Midwest.

Opportunities for U.S. Manufacturers to Excel

by Amy Fitzgerald

IMEC

The Next Generation Manufacturing Study illustrates strategies that will carry manufacturing firms into the future.

Inspiring Manufacturing Through Mini-Golf?

by Jennifer Daly

Greater Peoria Economic Development Council

An unusual competition is the latest project from the Greater Peoria EDC’s Strategic Manufacturing Group.

Q&A with Paul Blackhurst

Vice President, Kitchen Cooked, Inc

Kitchen Cooked has been making quality snacks since the Great Depression, when founder Flossie Howard made potato chips by hand in small, cast-iron kettles in her basement.

Galesburg After Maytag

A Decade Later

by Chad Broughton

A new book traces the aftermath of the Maytag factory closing in Galesburg.

The Case for Additive Manufacturing

by Mark Cotteleer

Deloitte Services LP

AM, also known as 3D printing, can play an important role in the pursuit of performance improvement, innovation and growth.

Manufacturing and International Trade

The Excel Way

by Jim Foley

Illinois SBDC International Trade Center at Bradley University

A brief discussion with the team at Excel Foundry...

Is Your Six Sigma Stifling Innovation?

by Edward Hess

Darden School of Business, University of Virginia

The quest for operational excellence has a dark side: it can stifle innovation. Here are five ways not to let it.

ISO Changes and Risk Management

by Scott Tillison

OQInternational, LLC

Do you know where your risks are hiding?

Region

Manufacturing a Stronger Partnership
Stephen Morris - Peoria County Board
What It Means to Live United
Michael Stephan - Heart of Illinois United Way

Finance

Protect Your Assets with a Trust
by Cathy S. Butler Morgan Stanley
What Hospitals Need From Their Bankers
Steve Daggs - Commerce Bank

Workplace

The Modern Face of Sales Shouldn’t Include Selling
by Hampus Jakobsson, CEO of Brisk
Thumb Drives & Data Breaches
Heather Fitzanko - AAA Confidential Security Corporation
Apps for Safety and Beyond
Larry Timm - AAIM Employers’ Association
Illinois Enacts New Eavesdropping Statute
by Michael R. Lied Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC
Ownership Transition
What’s Your Destination?
by Joe Glawe and Melissa Yoder CliftonLarsonAllen

Healthcare

Meet the New President…
Dr. Mike Cruz - OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
Health is Not Valued Till Sickness Comes
by UnityPoint Health – Methodist | Proctor

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