Downtown Innovation Hub Redubbed 'Distillery Labs'
The Peoria Innovation Hub is now officially redubbed Distillery Labs.
The name is a nod to Peoria's past as the whiskey capital of the world.
"We thought about our own story here in the Peoria region. And you know, you can't really think about Peoria without thinking about our distilling past," said Greater Peoria Economic Development Council CEO Chris Setti.
The former ICC Thomas Building in downtown Peoria is envisioned as an innovation space for small to medium-sized companies getting off the ground.
Setti said that's something the region, which has traditionally been reliant on large employers like Caterpillar, needs.