PEORIA MAGAZINE September 2023

COMMENTARY 84 Accelerating Greater Peoria’s Economy Chris Setti 86 Risks Real, Rewards Great for Small Business Owners Dee Brown 88 Battling Office Gossip Dee Brown 98 One More Thing: Piling up the Pennies ... and Admirers By Phil Luciano

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7 Letter from the Editor 72 ArtsPartners Calendar 90 Out & About 94 In Brief 100 Thank You, Advertisers

in this issue September 2023 contributors: Dee Brown, Linda Smith Brown, Amy Burkett, Lisa Coon, Mary DiSomma, Wyatt Edwards, Katie Faley, Scott Fishel, Denise Jackson, Patrick Kirchhofer, Phil Luciano, Laurie Pillman, Chris Setti, Missy Shepler, Scott Shepler, Steve Stein, Steve Tarter, Nick Vlahos, Kirk Wessler

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MONTHLY ISSUE 092023 ISSN: 947