InterBusiness Issues - February 2004

An Interview with Jim McConoughey

The President and CEO of The Heartland Partnership chats with InterBusiness Issues about his first impression of Peoria, priorities in economic development in central Illinois, the pitfalls in studying a plan to death, and more.

Features

Business Profile

Lippmann's Furniture is a fifth generation family business, and though it's undergone changes over the past half century, the family is still committed to the philosophy of founder M. Walter Lippmann: Sell a wide range of products to a variety of customers.
Columns
Patrick Kirchhofer - Peoria County Farm Bureau
Solomon Balraj, Peoria Greater Regional Airport
Tim Elder, Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce
W. Michael Bryant, Methodist Medical Center
Michael Hintz, Absolute Fitness
Roger Meyer, OSF Healthcare Foundation
Congressman Ray LaHood, 18th Congressional District
Dave Maloof, Maloof Commercial Real Estate Company
Bashir Ali, Central Illinois Workforce Development