PEORIA MAGAZINE September 2022
| Letter from the Editor | 7 |
| Seed and Soil:
Goodbye Disney, Hello Marshall County | 8 |
| Seed and Soil:
Fred the Horse Cartoons | 11 |
| Seed and Soil:
On the Farm, Finding Positives In the Pandemic | 12 |
| Dish and Drink:
Giddyup to Macomb’s Horseshoe Central | 14 |
| Dish and Drink:
Cocktail Class – Plum Line | 17 |
| Mom and Pop:
Beecham’s Market, Four Generations Strong | 18 |
| EconCorner:
A Q&A With Jim Bullard, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis | 22 |
| The Turners Behind the Turner Center | 26 |
| Turner: New Exporter of The Year - Sorce Freshwater Company | 28 |
| Turner: Innovation of the Year - Kuzma Guitars | 34 |
| Turner: Exporter of the Year - Ag World International | 38 |
| Turner: Women in Business Leadership Award - Francie Hinrichsen | 42 |
| Turner: Small Business of the Year - iSTEAM Studios | 46 |
| Turner: Startup of the Year - Veloxity Labs | 48 |
| Turner: Small Business Advocate of the Year - Enabling Nonprofits, Inc., Brenda Grove | 50 |
| Turner: Government Contractor of the Year - Alegna | 54 |
| Turner: Community Partner of the Year - Morton Chamber/EDC | 56 |
| Turner: Rural Business of the Year - Savage Building Systems | 59 |
| Twenty Something:
Bridging the Gap Between Ideas, Action | 60 |
| Peoria Retro:
When the Wild West Ruled The Stage in Peoria | 64 |
| Living It Up Local in Eureka | 66 |
| Eureka’s Maple Lawn Homes Celebrates a Century of Care | 70 |
| Playing in Peoria:
Reel-ing In the Years At The Barn III | 74 |
| ArtsPartners Calendar | 78 |
| Playing in Peoria:
A Decade of Dance Central Illinois Ballet | 82 |
| ‘God Can Start Some Things’ | 84 |
| WordCount:
Interview with Peoria Public Library’s new deputy director | 88 |
| In 2022 As In 1776, Still Working On Becoming a Nation | 92 |
| Making Decisions in Inflationary Times | 97 |
| People, Places & Parties | 98 |
| In Brief | 102 |
| One Last Thing:
Of Nightmares and Unfulfilled Gridiron Glory | 104 |
| Toon Town | 106 |
| Thank You, Advertisers | 108 |
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