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Yahoo
14-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Peoria start-ups unveil innovative products at showcase event
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — On Tuesday, in celebration of Economic Development Week, the Peoria Economic Development Council hosted a start-up showcase. It was a collaboration with Distillery Labs and gener8tor. Several local entrepreneurs were able to give demonstrations of their products before participating in a panel discussion. Ashlie Inman is the founder of dotbox, a self-care subscription box that will sync to a menstruation cycle tracking app to send products when needed. She said it felt great to present her product for the first time. 'So way out of my comfort zone. But I am so glad that I did it. Just being able to get out there and knowing there's so many people in the community that are so supportive. It's just been fantastic,' she said. 'Now I have to do this because now people know it exists. So I think that's good. I think giving myself that pressure is good.' Iman partnered with other local entrepreneurs to supply the products in the subscription box. She hopes to make dotbox available by the fall. To stay up to date with dotbox, click here. Other start-ups included Bear's Bites, HuMod, AgDefense Systems, and enterN. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
This week is Economic Development Week in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott has declared this week as Economic Development Week in Texas. On April 23, Abbott declared that May 12-16 will be Economic Development Week in Texas to recognize the role that economic development organizations play in the state's economy, workforce and quality of life. Economic development organizations look to support economic expansion in an area particularly looking to bring in companies, train and expand workforce opportunities and can work either independent from or within local, regional or state governments. The U.S. Economic Development Administration recognizes over 40 in the state of Texas. More: City of Austin, Chamber of Commerce host events for Small Business Week 'The key to Texas' unrivaled success in economic development is teamwork," Abbott said. "It takes a collaborative effort from organizations across the state to attract new businesses, investments, and jobs, as well as help existing Texas companies grow. By working together with all of our economic development partners across the state, we will build a stronger, more prosperous Texas for generations.' Abbott released a five-year statewide economic development strategic plan coined, "Bigger. Better. Texas.", outlining a blueprint for economic expansion and job creation. The plan has four main goals: Establishes a unifying vision for the future of our Texas economy. Identifies new target industry sectors and clusters expected to drive strategic economic growth and job creation. Outlines objectives and initiatives to advance the state's global competitiveness. Provides data and recommendations to inform economic development decisions across the state. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Abbott proclaims this week as Economic Development Week in Texas
