Norman LaConte is president and chief executive officer of Proctor Hospital and its related organizations. He talks to IBI about healthcare in Peoria, a possible collaboration between area hospitals, the heightened focus on healthcare in the U.S., and more.
Walz Scale Co. was founded in 1966 when Fred Walz decided to go into business for himself. He learned the scale trade from past work in Chicago and decided to start his own business in Peoria. Peoria offered distilleries, breweries and manufacturing, all of which required scales to produce.
The tragic events in New York City and Washington, D.C. and an undeclared declaration of war against the United States and its people was intended to hurt our national economy. It will not succeed. As Senator Dick Durbin said at his press conference in Peoria, "The attack was intended to bring America to its knees, but it brought us to our feet."
