NEXTsteps - The Premier Central Illinois Entrepreneurial Networking Meeting
Posted on June 26th, 2008

Peoria NEXT Solicits Submissions to Seed-Grant Program
Posted on November 1st, 2007

Application for Research Grant
Posted on November 1st, 2007

Peoria NEXT Innovation Center Update
Posted on August 30th, 2007

Science Colloquia - April 20, 2007
Dr. Mike Taylor, Caterpillar Inc.
Posted on April 10th, 2007

2006 - 2007 Science Colloquia
Discover the NEXT big thing in science and technology at the 2006 - 2007 Peoria NEXT Science Colloquia.
Posted on October 13th, 2006

Gary List, NCAUR
Trans Fats: Where do they come from and how do we get rid of them in foods?
Posted on October 13th, 2006

Gov. Blagojevich Announces $250,000 in New Funding to Continue Helping Entrepreneurs Grow
Posted on September 18th, 2006

CATERPILLAR IMPLEMENTS AKOYA CMA TO REDUCE ITS DIRECT MATERIALS SPEND
Posted on July 31st, 2006

Gov. Blagojevich Announces $450,000 Investment in Peoria based venture capital fund
Fund Provides Critical Start-Up Capital to High-Growth Companies across Central Illinois
Posted on July 31st, 2006

Local Start-Up Company Receives $25,000 Peoria NEXT Research Grant for Alternative Energy Project
Posted on June 28th, 2006

Akoya, Inc. Continues to Expand
Akoya, Inc., a product lifecycle analytics solution provider, announced today that it has named David Stegall Jr. as Director of Solution Sales and Jim Reilly as Strategic Account Manager.
Posted on June 20th, 2006

Caterpillar Implements Akoya CMA to Reduce Its Direct Materials Spend
Posted on June 20th, 2006

Akoya Featured in Industry Week - Feature-Based Cost Analytics
Direct spend cost reduction is the primary bottom-line benefit, says Akoya Inc.
Posted on June 20th, 2006

Talk to An Angel: Crucial Connections to Early Stage Capital
June 7, 2006 at 5:30 pm
Posted on May 23rd, 2006

Rao's Discovery Wins National Competition
Posted on May 12th, 2006

Firefly Energy Receives Frost & Sullivan 2006 Technology Innovation Award
Posted on May 12th, 2006

Peoria NEXT Innovation Center Executive Director Job Opening
Posted on April 28th, 2006

Finalists Selected for $10,000 Peoria Prize for Creativity
Cash prize and medallion recognizing creativity through collaboration to be awarded at Discovery Forum
Posted on April 25th, 2006

Innovation Center Webcam Now Available
See the latest images of the Peoria NEXT Innovation Center as it is being built.
Posted on April 13th, 2006

Discover the NEXT Big Thing in Science & Technology!
Posted on April 5th, 2006

Second Annual Peoria NEXT All-Science Assembly
Have Fun. Meet People. Be More Successful.
Posted on March 31st, 2006

Gov. Blagojevich Urges Illinois Companies to Participate in "Olympics of Biotech" in Chicago
More Than 20,000 People From 60 Countries Are Slated to Attend International Convention
Posted on March 15th, 2006

Illinois anticipates biotech expo
Tuesday, March 7, 2006 By Steve Tarter of the Journal Star
Posted on March 9th, 2006

Creativity, collaboration keys to Peoria's economic future
Published in the Peoria Journal Star Sunday, February 26, 2006 by Glen Barton.
Posted on February 28th, 2006

Akoya Inc. software helps cut purchasing costs for manufacturers
Posted on February 24th, 2006

Peoria NEXT Soliciting Applicants for 2006 $10,000 "PEORIA PRIZE"
Posted on February 11th, 2006

Peoria NEXT and ArtsPartners Host Discovery Forum 2006 – Creating through Collaboration
Annual day-long event scheduled for April 28, 2006 will highlight the power of collaboration
Posted on February 7th, 2006

Peoria NEXT Innovation Center Construction Begins with Community Groundbreaking Ceremony
Federal, state, and local collaboration enables signature project to move forward, fueling economic growth across region
Posted on February 3rd, 2006

Peoria NEXT Selects Otto Baum Company, Inc. for Phase One Construction of Innovation Center
Posted on January 31st, 2006

Firefly Energy Tabbed for R&D Funding in U.S. Defense Bill
U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood says $2.5 million portion of bill could speed development of advanced battery technology for military applications
Posted on January 24th, 2006

Patent Powers Up Firefly Energy’s Drive
Foundational Patent Awarded in December to Caterpillar Spin-out
Posted on January 19th, 2006

Peoria NEXT Launches Book Club
Posted on January 17th, 2006

Don't Miss TiE Midwest's "Great Chicago Tech Debate" on January 23rd
Posted on January 13th, 2006

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles can help slash foreign oil imports, battery expert says
Firefly Energy panelist tells attendees at Durbin’s energy independence summit that auto makers must bridge a 15-year gap before hydrogen power arrives
Posted on January 13th, 2006

Firefly Energy Expands Board of Directors
Posted on January 6th, 2006

Illinois Business and Investor Forum
Posted on January 6th, 2006

Peoria NEXT Announces Expanded Scope and Presence of Innovation Center
$1 Million in federal funding and creation of third floor increases facility capacity
Posted on December 19th, 2005

Putting a New Face on Peoria
Posted on November 30th, 2005

New Carbohydrates for use as Prebiotics and Food Ingredients
Posted on November 14th, 2005

High-speed connectivity is subject of seminar series
Posted on October 26th, 2005

Advanced Battery Pioneer Joins Firefly Energy Team
Posted on October 17th, 2005

Electric car batteries a challenge for Peoria firm
Posted on October 17th, 2005

Bringing R2D2 into the classroom: Human Patient Simulators in Healthcare Education
Posted on October 14th, 2005

Former Caterpillar CEO Joins Firefly Energy Board of Directors
Posted on September 29th, 2005

NOVUS Entrepreneur Network of Central Illinois
Posted on August 1st, 2005


Posted on July 28th, 2005


Posted on July 28th, 2005

Firefly Energy and Electrolux Professional Outdoor Products Group Sign Agreement
Posted on June 21st, 2005

Gov. Blagojevich Delivers Funding to Launch High-Tech Business Incubator in Peoria
Peoria NEXT Innovation Center to Fuel Growth Across Region
Posted on June 13th, 2005

Local Company Receives Loan from Bradley University Heartland Illinois Technology Enterprise Center
Posted on May 26th, 2005

Peoria Ranks on Inc Magazine's Top Cities for Doing Business in America
Posted on May 26th, 2005

Present at Springboard: Midwest 2005
Posted on May 18th, 2005

Firefly Energy Announces New Advisory Board Member
Posted on May 11th, 2005

Area company receives loan from Bradley University Heartland Illinois Technology Enterprise Center
Posted on May 9th, 2005

University of Florida’s Digital Worlds Institute awarded $10,000 Peoria Prize for Creativity
Posted on May 2nd, 2005

Peoria NEXT Celebrates the Art & Science of Life with Discovery Forum 2005
Posted on April 29th, 2005

Discovery Forum 2005: A Celebration of the Art & Science of Life
Posted on April 27th, 2005

Three finalists selected for $10,000 Peoria Prize for Creativity
Posted on April 25th, 2005

NOVUS Entrepreneurial Network of Central Illinois - Created by Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs
Posted on April 15th, 2005

Seven area schools awarded STEM grants
Posted on March 3rd, 2005

Akoya Closes $800,000 On Series A Financing
Posted on November 11th, 2004

First Annual Peoria NEXT All-Science Assembly
Posted on November 9th, 2004

Peoria Physician Awarded $1.3 Million Grant to Study Value of Hospital Discharge Software
Posted on November 5th, 2004

ICC Program, Student Named Best In Nation By Cummins Engine Company
Posted on November 5th, 2004

Bradley University Ranks in Top 25 Entrepreneurial Campuses
Posted on November 5th, 2004

Science in the Service of Society
Dr. Norman Hackerman, University of Texas at Austin Wednesday, November 3, 2004
Posted on October 25th, 2004

Firefly Energy Receives Series A Funding
Posted on October 14th, 2004

HITEC Announces funding for Two Regional Companies
Posted on October 10th, 2004

Peoria NEXT Receives $2 Million EDA Funding
Posted on September 16th, 2004

Illinois Coalition Board Members Key to Treasurer's New Venture Technology Fund
Posted on August 5th, 2004

Governor Blagojevich Announces $250,000 in Funding for North Central Region Entrepreneurship Center
Funding to Spur Innovation and Job Creation
Posted on July 22nd, 2004

zuChem Recipient of Tri-County Venture Capital Fund's First Investment
Newly Established Fund to Invest $200,000 in Local Commercialization Venture
Posted on July 21st, 2004

Firefly Energy Announces Key Personnel Appointments
Moves Further Strengthen Management Team and Advisory Board
Posted on June 22nd, 2004

Peoria NEXT Introduces New Board Leadership
Posted on June 22nd, 2004

Bacteria named for Ag Lab microbiologist
Posted on June 2nd, 2004

Be a part of INNOVATION in the making!
Paticipate in the Peoria NEXT Innovation Center feasibility study.
Posted on April 28th, 2004

Phillips Swager Associates Selected as Designer for Peoria NEXT Incubator
Posted on April 23rd, 2004

zuChem Continues to Attract Investors
Company raises over $500,000 in Second Round of Series A Financing
Posted on April 14th, 2004

Firefly Energy Wins NICC Award
Company awarded $100,000 to further develop its advanced lead acid battery.
Posted on April 14th, 2004

Novus Entrepreneurial Network of Central Illinois - Created by Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs
Posted on April 12th, 2004

NEXT ideas for a brighter tomorrow
Harnessing CREATIVITY for the future of the PEORIA area
Posted on April 10th, 2004

Peoria American Chemical Society Hosts Lecture Series
Posted on March 25th, 2004

NEXT Steps -- The Premier Central Illinois Entrepreneurial Networking Meeting
Posted on March 1st, 2004

EDUCATION Discovery Forum
Posted on February 24th, 2004

Peoria NEXT Announces Future Site of Innovation Center
Technology commercialization incubator will have location on Main Street.
Posted on February 17th, 2004

Peoria NEXT Announces Research Grant Recipients
Posted on February 6th, 2004

2004 Conference on Strategic Growth for Businesses and Entrepreneurs
Posted on January 10th, 2004

Discovery Forum 2004: A Celebration of Creativity
Posted on December 9th, 2003

Peoria NEXT Innovation Center to Receive State Funding
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich recently announced a $4.5 million state grant to help fund a high tech business incubator in Peoria, Illinois.
Posted on December 5th, 2003

Children’s Hospital Part of Select National Network of Congenital Heart Centers
The Children’s Hospital of Illinois at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center is one of seven hospitals* in the United States to be named to the Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Resource Services Network. The designation was announced at a news conference held today at the Children’s Hospital.
Posted on November 21st, 2003

Local Research, Innovation, and Commercialization Efforts Funded by Grant
A three-year $600,000 grant has been awarded to Bradley University by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to implement three initiatives that will enhance regional science and technology-based innovation, and economic and workforce development in Central Illinois.
Posted on November 13th, 2003

zuChem Advances Product Portfolio through BRDC Award of $900,000
Posted on October 1st, 2003

Positioning Central Illinois for Leadership in the Hydrogen Economy
Peoria NEXT and Illinois 2H2 Host Regional Forum in Peoria
Posted on September 18th, 2003

SBIR Grant & Proposal Preparation Workshop
Do you need funds to develop and test an innovative product or technology?
Posted on July 28th, 2003

Biotechnology Needs Assessment
The Peoria NEXT Biotechnology Knowledge Community invites you to participate in a needs assessment survey regarding new biotechnology programs at Illinois Central College.
Posted on July 17th, 2003

Workshop Teaches Grantwriting Skills
Posted on July 9th, 2003

Discovery Forum II -- Slide Presentations
Posted on May 12th, 2003

Life Gets Sweeter for Local Company; zuChem Raises Series A Financing
zuChem, Inc., an innovative supplier of specialized sugars for the food and pharmaceutical industry announced today that it has raised $850,000 in the close of its Series A financing.
Posted on May 9th, 2003

Caterpillar materials technology to form basis for Firefly Energy Inc.
Peoria NEXT incubator company to develop new power cell for wide range of battery applications.
Posted on May 1st, 2003

World Class Cardiologist to Lead Methodist Cardiovascular Services
Methodist Medical Center President and CEO Michael Bryant today announced that Dr. Igor Singer will lead Methodist Heart Care in the newly created role of Executive Medical Director, Cardiovascular Services, effective July 1, 2003.
Posted on April 25th, 2003

Pioneer in population, resources, and environmental issues to speak at Bradley
Dr. Paul R. Ehrlich, a pioneer in alerting the public to the problems of overpopulation, and in raising issues of population, resources, and the environment as matters of public policy will speak at Bradley University on April 24.
Posted on April 22nd, 2003

Bradley University Ranked Among Top Entrepreneurship Programs
Bradley University was recently ranked in Entrepreneur magazine as one of the top collegiate entrepreneurial programs in the nation.
Posted on April 18th, 2003

Upcoming Physician Symposium On Carotid Artery Disease
A dinner symposium for physicians and healthcare professionals on “Current Management of Carotid Artery Disease” will be held on April 24, 2003, from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. at the Hotel Pere Marquette in downtown Peoria.
Posted on April 17th, 2003

Internationally-known physicist, author to lecture at Bradley
Internationally-known theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss, author of The Physics of Star Trek and Beyond Star Trek, will lecture at Bradley University on Monday, April 7, at 7 p.m. in the Michel Student Center, located at 915 N. Elmwood.
Posted on March 25th, 2003

Bradley biology students to present work to U.S. Senate, Congress
Two Bradley University students have been selected to participate in the annual Council on Undergraduate Research "Posters on the Hill" event.
Posted on March 25th, 2003

Methodist Opens Area’s Largest Dedicated Chest Pain Center
Part of Major Emergency Department Expansion!
Posted on March 19th, 2003

Bacterium Tapped to Make Low-Calorie Sweetener for Candies, Gums
Posted on March 5th, 2003

Patented Microbial Collection Boasts 6,000 Strains
Posted on February 27th, 2003

Key ED Organizations Forge Strategic Alliance
EDC & Peoria NEXT Join Forces to Generate Exponential Impact
Posted on February 26th, 2003

Robotic and Virtual Technology Impacting the Medical Industry
Posted on November 26th, 2002

Peoria-Pekin MSA Ranks In Nation’s Top Five Again
Posted on November 18th, 2002

Local Neurosurgeon Named Recipient of Bayer Fellowship
Posted on November 7th, 2002

Public Umbilical Cord Blood Donation Now Available in Peoria
Posted on November 7th, 2002

New Center to Help Entrepreneurs Create New Businesses in Area
Posted on November 7th, 2002

Methodist Announces Collaboration with Arizona Heart Institute
Increases Access to the Latest Cardiovascular Research and Treatment
Posted on November 5th, 2002

Methodist Offers Unique "Pill" Camera for Gastrointestinal Examinations
Revolutionary Capsule Endoscope First in the Area
Posted on November 5th, 2002

Nanotech Next for the Peoria Area
By ELAINE HOPKINS of the Journal Star
Posted on November 1st, 2002

Illinois Company Licenses High-Fiber Fat Replacer
Illinois Company Licenses High-Fiber Fat Replacer
Posted on October 31st, 2002

Public Umbilical Cord Blood Donation Now Available in Peoria
For the first time in central Illinois, public umbilical cord blood donation is now available. The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria is contracting with Cryobanks International, Inc. to allow patients at Methodist Medical Center, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Pekin Hospital, and Proctor Hospital to donate umbilical cord blood at no charge.
Posted on September 25th, 2002

Robotic Surgery Introduced to Downstate Illinois
OSF Saint Francis is site for latest technology.
Posted on August 16th, 2002

Dr. James Williams Awarded Guidant Ancure Endograft Milestone Achievement Award
Among Top Vascular Surgeons in the Nation Using High Tech Graft
Posted on July 8th, 2002

Peoria NEXT Innovation Center
Posted on April 7th, 2000

Peoria NEXT Innovation Center: Frequently Asked Questions
Posted on April 7th, 2000

Peoria NEXT Innovation Center: Facts About Incubators
Posted on April 7th, 2000

Peoria NEXT Innovation Center: Why a Technology Incubator?
Posted on April 7th, 2000

Peoria NEXT Innovation Center: Why is this critical to our region?
Posted on April 7th, 2000