Greg & Dan Show Interviews

This morning on the Greg and Dan Show, Chris Setti and Steve Rika gave us a visit in the studio.

 

Steve is from NFW (formerly Natural Fiber Welding), a company from Peoria, Illinois, and a finalist in the EarthShot Competition. This competition takes thousands of companies into consideration, then picks 3 finalists in 5 categories, NFW was nominated in the waste-free world category. In this interview, we talk about the Earthshot Competition, the origins and purpose of NFW, their future in sustainable clothing and automotives, and the personnel that make NFW the powerhouse that it is.

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This morning on the Greg and Dan Show, we spoke with Dave Johnson from Pearl Technologies.

 

In this interview, Dave speaks to us about Infragard and critical infrastructure in America. Infragard is a collaboration between the FBI and private-sector experts in specific subject matters. Members work hand in hand with the FBI to help to protect American citizens and critical infrastructure. Dave shares members of the Peoria chapter and how you could potentially become a member.

 

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This morning on the Greg and Dan Show, we called friend-of-the-show Rick Hirschmann about the impact of Hurricane Helene.

 

Rick lives in Greenville in South Carolina, which is about 45 minutes away from Asheville, North Carolina. In this interview, Rick shares about his, and his families, experiences with the storm, storm preparedness, and the recovery process.

 

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This morning on the Greg and Dan Show, J.R. Runkle came into the studio to talk about the Putt Club in East Peoria.

 

J.R. Runkle is the spokesman of “Putter-tainment” for the new Putt Club in East Peoria. Putt Club is a high-level putting facility, designed for all skill levels and with food and drinks. Coming next week, the Putt Club Fall Open, on October 6th, at 9 am is a tournament that will be awarding a cash prize, and will be done just in time for the NFL.

 

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This morning on the Greg and Dan Show, Alex and Wesley Hunt came into share about the newest show at Eastlight.

 

Waitress, the smash-hit on Broadway is coming to Peoria and is opening tonight at the Eastlight Theatre. The musical features songs written by Sara Barreilles and non-stop laughs. 

For tickets, visit https://eastlighttheatre.com/ or purchase them ain the box office at the door. The show will be Running from September 27-28th and October 2-5th at 7:30 pm, with a matinee on Sunday the 29th at 2:00 pm.

 

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This morning on the Greg and Dan Show, John Ackermann, the Tazewell County Clerk, gave us a visit.

 

Today marks the beginning of early voting for Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford County. In this interview, Mr. Ackerman shares his dedication to ensure our elections integrity, how to contact the Local Election Officials for information to the questions you have, and most importantly how to start the process for you to vote early.

 

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This morning on the Greg and Dan Show, Abby Koester, the Development Director for the Ronald McDonald House.

 

Coming Thursday October 10th at the Embassy Suites is Wine, Women & Shoes. Despite the title the event is for women and men, and is a great opportunity for wine tasting and browsing fashion vendors.

 

For more information and tickets visit their website here.

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This morning on the Greg and Dan Show, we called Pat Justis and Tucker Kennedy from Ameren.

 

Yesterday on the show Dan had mentioned an energy cost saving program in Texas that automates your air conditioning unit. After hearing that on the air Ameren reached out to us to inform us that we have access to a very similar program. In this interview, Pat and Tucker share information about the Demand Response(DR) program and how to sign up, as well as the benefits that these programs can have on the sustainability of our power consumption.

 

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This morning on the Greg and Dan Show, we gave Luke Rosenbaum from the Greater Peoria Honor Flight a call.

 

Today, Operation Penguin is in full swing to honor those veterans that are unable to make the long journey out to Washington D.C. The operation is a massive community effort to honor the brave veterans of World War II, Korean, and Vietnam War in the city of Peoria.

 

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This morning on the Greg and Dan Show, Chris Setti from the Greater Peoria Economic Council gave us a visit.

 

Today, Mr. Setti came in to share some updates about himself and the Peoria-area. This past weekend he was in Denver, Colorado for a conference with the International Economic Development Council. Chris shares what he learned from this conference, the importance of economic development, Peoria’s focus on entrepreneurship, and some news about the PNC bank. 

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