"Don't hang the 'Mission Accomplished' banners and sit back with a cup of complacency, entrepreneurship will be the driving force of Peoria's future success that comes from this recent big news." Settle down with this post and get right back out there and push for more.

Social media has been buzzing since Friday about Caterpillar’s announcement to keep and expand their World Headquarters here in Peoria. I too, am pretty excited about what this spark means for our community, but I can’t help but referring back to a particular statement from Mayor Ardis that has stuck with me as I wade through all of the posts, videos and interviews filling my feeds.

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