Meet Journal Star business and government reporter JJ Bullock
Journal Star reporter JJ Bullock writes about local government, politics and business in and around Peoria.
- Councilmembers were split on the merits of a business development district in Peoria.
- Would the new district in Peoria be “business friendly” or “corporate welfare”?
PEORIA — Would the implementation of a business development district at Glen Hollow Shopping Center be a move of “business friendliness” by the city or a form of “corporate welfare” given to a retail location seeking help.
Those were the questions posed by Peoria City Council on Tuesday night as councilmembers began debating the merits of creating a third business development district in the city, this one potentially located at the Glen Hollow Shopping Center, 5001 N. Big Hollow Road.
The owners of the shopping center, which is home to Target, Lowe’s and…
