About Us

Based in Peoria, Illinois, Central Illinois Business Publishers is the foremost business, social and arts resource in the region. On this site, you will find information about our four publications: InterBusiness Issues, art & society and Peoria Progress magazines. Whatever your interest, you’re sure to find it covered on PeoriaMagazines.com.

In conjunction with our magazines, website and weekly newsletter, Central Illinois Perspective, CIBP sponsors the annual 40 Leaders Under Forty awards ceremony, recognizing our community's rising young stars.

Central Illinois Business Publishers was recognized as the 2006-2007 Corporate Partner by the Central Illinois Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO).

Our Magazines

Our magazine publications include:

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Our History

CIBP was founded in 1989 by the late David C. and Jan Benson Wright, and has been solely owned by Jan since 1997.

Our Staff

Jan Wright
President/Publisher
Julie Morales
Marketing/Sales Director
Jonathan D. Wright
Managing Editor
Michelle Gray
Art Director
Amy Groh
Associate Editor
Kim Johnson
Production Assistant

Our Readers

Our readers are members of the "I" crowd: intelligent, informed, involved, and inquisitive. They are strong-minded community and business leaders who live the lives they enjoy and make central Illinois their home.