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By PAUL GORDON (pgordon@pjstar.com)

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Posted Mar 11, 2010 @ 10:40 AM

Last update Mar 11, 2010 @ 09:12 PM

PEORIA —

Caterpillar Inc. announced Thursday it may build a new hydraulic excavator plant in the United States, which could increase the company's excavator employment base in this country.

However, the company did not say what areas of the country it is considering for a new plant that could employ 500 or so.

Caterpillar said it has started to study, as part of its long-term strategic initiative, whether shifting some excavator production from Japan to the United States would best serve its future needs.

Full story Below:

http://www.pjstar.com/business/x1526459564/Caterpillar-may-build-new-U-S-excavator-plant

The Peoria Chronicle - A must read

The Peoria Chronicle - A must read if you want to stay up on Peoria news.

http://peoriachronicle.com/

Peoria Hotel Update

Developers competing proporals - A good problem for a City to have.


Our economy certainly needs the stimulus and new jobs, and the Civic Center needs quality hotel rooms attached to the Civic Center if it is to compete with other improved convention center properties.


Read the links below for more information.

http://www.pjstar.com/business/x693814159/Developer-putting-finishing-touches-on-hotel-project-plans

http://www.pjstar.com/business/x693814159/Developer-putting-finishing-touches-on-hotel-project-plans

The American Planning Association has developed an Economic Development Blog.  Please take a look at this selection of blogs.

Visit the blog at:

http://apaeconomicdevelopment.blogspot.com

Video on Economic Development in Peoria, Illinois

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Learn all about Peoria at WTVP At Issue hosted by H Wayne Wilson

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Real Estate Report

Zillow's Monthly Real Estate Market Report for Peoria According to Zillow's Real Estate Market Reports for January 2010, Peoria home values were up 1.1% compared to December 2009 and up 7.9% compared to January 2009. » Click for Peoria values » Check your home's value » See homes for sale in Peoria » See recently sold homes in Peoria

Great Video about Peoria by H Wayne Wilson

Economic Development

Economic Development

Welcome to Peoria’s Department of Economic Development.   The mission of our department is to foster and support economic growth and improve quality of life by encouraging business expansion in Peoria, retaining existing business and industry, and supporting community revitalization and growth.

Peoria is a great place to live and work.  Whether you are starting a business, looking to expand one, or relocate to Peoria, our knowledgeable and friendly staff is here to help you find the best real estate and employees, connect you with resources, and guide you through the development process.

City of Pekin is doing a Nice Job Marketing their city on Facebook

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Interesting Scoop from Planetizen

March 18 2010 Edition: A Service of Planetizen - The Planning, Design & Development Network

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"Real Simple" Cities That Save Time Mar 15, 2010 -- Real Simple Real Simple magazine offers its survey of America's top "time saving" cities, or those that make getting around and getting things done as easy (and green) as possible. » http://www.planetizen.com/node/43363 Ghetto-ization: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Density Mar 15, 2010 -- myurbanist At first glance, the historic Ghetto streetscene in Venice is an appealing new urbanist community. In another place at another time, the virtues of compact, walkable and dense were the very isolation we now abhor. » http://www.planetizen.com/node/43357 The Town That Lives Online Only Mar 15, 2010 -- The New York Times Elgin Park is a small city that doesn't exist. But online, through a series of photographs created from tiny models in the house of one Massachusetts man, the time-frozen industrial town of the mid-'60s has come to life. » http://www.planetizen.com/node/43360 Woonerfs Are Coming Mar 16, 2010 -- The Toronto Star "Woonerf" is a Dutch word for streets that mix cars and people, but with pedestrians as the dominant mode. Toronto planners are using the concept in their plans for the West Don Lands neighborhood. » http://www.planetizen.com/node/43366 'Sea-Change' Coming To Transportation Planning Mar 16, 2010 -- League of American Bicyclists That's what Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood wrote in his blog after attending the League of Bicyclist's 10th Anniversary Summit, March 9-11 in D.C. And he means it - as reflected in the DOT's Policy Statement on bike and ped accommodations. » http://www.planetizen.com/node/43379 Green Features Aren't Selling Houses Mar 15, 2010 -- CNN Money Green housing features like solar roofs and angled walls add cost to a development, and lenders don't see added value. So as CNN reports, green housing currently faces a stiff market.  » http://www.planetizen.com/node/43351 L.A. Transit: Up a Hill and Out to the Sea Mar 16, 2010 -- True/Slant The historic Angel's Flight funicular reopened yesterday, as Mayor Villaraigosa announces his vision to transform Los Angeles' transit system in 10 years.  » http://www.planetizen.com/node/43381 Remixing Architecture, Without Breaking the Rules Mar 16, 2010 -- The Philadelphia Inquirer Architecture critic Inga Saffron takes a look at what she thinks is "the most innovative take on the traditional rowhouse that Philadelphia has seen in years." Saffron remarks on how the building obeys the rules and innovates at the same time.  » http://www.planetizen.com/node/43367 Three High Speed Rail Lines Announced in UK Mar 15, 2010 -- The Mirror The three new high speed rail lines are being called the biggest advancement of the United Kingdom's public transit system in more than 50 years. » http://www.planetizen.com/node/43343 Charting Public Data Via Google Mar 15, 2010 -- Los Angeles Times Google has launched a new experimental effort to visualize much of the public data it now searches and displays.  » http://www.planetizen.com/node/43344 Why do People Choose to Ride Transit? Mar 17, 2010 -- Psystenance Do certain kinds of people - students, elderly, environmentalists - choose to ride transit because of who they are? Or does the proper infrastructure make the difference? » http://www.planetizen.com/node/43390 Density Uber Alles Mar 16, 2010 -- The Architect's Newspaper Is density a goal unto itself? John Parman argues that a 38-story building proposed for San Francisco has little to do with walkable urbanism, and continues "a sorry tradition of case-by-case rezoning." » http://www.planetizen.com/node/43380 How Prisoners Skew the Census Mar 15, 2010 -- Citiwire At Census time, America's prisoners have typically been counted as residents of the places they are imprisoned. But with nearly 1% of the U.S. population behind bars, where they're counted is counting more to the urban areas they came from. » http://www.planetizen.com/node/43359 Is GDP A Good Indicator of Well-Being? Mar 15, 2010 -- The Globe and Mail The Indian state of Kerala has earned an international reputation for its outstanding achievements in social planning. While its GDP typical for India, its social indicators rival many developed countries.  » http://www.planetizen.com/node/43364 TIGER Grants May Take Transit Off Endangered List Mar 16, 2010 -- New Urban News Less money for highways, more for transit and "complete streets" - New Urban News takes a look at where the $1.5 billion TIGER grants are going.  » http://www.planetizen.com/node/43317 WalMart Purchase Thwarted, Family Sues City of Rezoning - And Wins Mar 17, 2010 -- The Saginaw News WalMart made an offer to purchase a plot from a family in Frankenmuth, Michigan, but withdrew the offer when the City Council rezoned the land for a limited building size. The family sued, and a federal judge awarded them $3.6 million.  » http://www.planetizen.com/node/43400 The Fleeting American Dream Mar 17, 2010 -- The Atlantic The American Dream is a concept that's had a rough go for the past few years. A new survey shows that nearly two-thirds of Americans don't think that dream can become reality. » http://www.planetizen.com/node/43375 South African World Cup Stadium Costs Highlight Neighboring Poverty Mar 15, 2010 -- The New York Times The costs of a new stadium built for this year's World Cup in Nelspruit, South Africa have heightened tensions between the city's poor and its leading officials. » http://www.planetizen.com/node/43341 High Speed Rail from London to Scotland Planned Mar 16, 2010 -- BBC News Take a virtual (5-minute) trip on the 250 mph proposed train from London to Glasgow. 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