PEORIA MAGAZINE September 2023

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Letter from the Editor	7
Seed and Soil: A Tale of Two Weekends	8
Dish and Drink: ‘Just Games and Beer’	12
Dish and Drink: What's Cookin' — Maple Butternut Squash and Apple Soup	15
Cocktail Class: Jungle Bird	17
Incubating Baby Businesses	18
Choose Greater Peoria	22
Turner: Women in Business Leadership Award — Christell Frausto	26
Turner: Small Business of the Year — Facet Technologies, Inc.	28
Turner: Rural Business of the Year — Evergreen Farm	32
Turner: New Exporter of the Year — Natural Fiber Welding	34
Turner: Innovation of the Year — iActive	38
Turner: Exporter of the Year — Micro Products Company	40
Turner: Small Business Advocate of the Year — Lifting Up, LLC	44
Turner: Community Partner of the Year — Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce	46
Turner: Startup of the Year — GoodJava Inc.	50
Turner: Government Contractor of the Year — Davis & Davis General Contractors	53
Peoria Retro: Norma Jean, We Hardly Knew Ye	56
Hometown: ‘The Epitome of Resilience’	60
Mom and Pop: From Shot-and-Beer Joint to Venerable Town Treasure	64
Playing in Peoria: Discovering His Jam	68
ArtsPartners Calendar	72
Wordcount: ‘Pain Into Purpose’	76
Twenty Something Commentary: Facing Imposter Syndrome	80
Accelerating Greater Peoria’s Economy	84
Risks Real, Rewards Great for Small Business Owners	86
Battling Office Gossip	88
Out & About	90
In Brief	94
One More Thing: Piling up the Pennies ... and Admirers	98
Thank You, Advertisers	100

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