Peoria – Peoria County joins the City of Peoria and other local agencies in sponsoring the annual Government Purchasing Diversity Event to be held on Wednesday, March 12 from 9:00 a.m. – noon at the Gateway Building; registration begins at 8:30 a.m. This free event provides local small and minority, women, and disadvantaged business owners an opportunity to learn how to do business or become a vendor with the City and County, as well as with the Peoria Housing Authority, Peoria Park District, CityLink, and others.

Representatives from the Illinois Procurement Technical Assistance Center and Bradley University’s Turner Center for Entrepreneurship will speak about their services for business owners and entrepreneurs. Peoria County’s EEO and Purchasing staff will be on hand to help answer questions business owners and potential government vendors may have regarding doing business with Peoria County.

While walk-ins are welcome, registration is recommended to accommodate seating and materials. To register, interested business owners and entrepreneurs may contact one of the following by March 7.

Virginia Pearl, County of Peoria; vpearl@peoriacounty.org; ph: (309) 672-6056
David Watkins, City of Peoria; dwatkins@peoriagov.org; ph: (309) 494-8528

Questions regarding this event may be directed to Chris Switzer with the City of Peoria:cswitzer@peoriagov.org or (309) 494-8507.