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Peoria's "Super Site"

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The  Peoria Journal Star  posted a story online Saturday (and in print on Sunday) that caught my interest: Peoria gains a 'Super Site' . The "Super Site" in question is the Medina Plains Corporate Park in northwest Peoria. The State of Illinois' Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity recently designated the park as one of 15 sites which "...has undergone a qualification process that assures it is up to standards developers require for large industrial projects." Originally called "Growth Cell 2," it was first touted for industrial development in 1995. The article describes its location "The Peoria site is located between Radnor and Allen roads, off the west end of Townline Road near Walmart Supercenter and the North Branch of the Peoria Public Library. It's south of Illinois Route 6 and north of the Pioneer Industrial Railway tracks." Criteria for a "Super Site" includes a minimum of 250 acr...

Ask Peoria Station 6-13-19

Time for more Transportation Q & A! Feel free to post your questions in the comments section on any transportation topic. If I don't have an answer, I'll find one. I am still working on the next "PIA - A History" post that will cover the years 1997-1998. - David P. Jordan