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Peoria’s Hometown Newspaper
BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
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May 19, 2022
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eoria’s TYR Tactical and the Danish Ministry of Defense recently signed a $200 million contract that calls for providing soldiers with “the most state-of-the-art body armor system.” The agreement will have an impact of more than 100 advanced manufacturing jobs for TYR Tactical, allowing for higher economic growth for the next decade. “We have spent decades building strong relationships locally, nationally, and ones that span the globe,” said Jason Beck, TYR Tactical’s chief executive officer and founder.
TYR Tactical founders Jane Beck and Jason Beck; Maj. Kasper Riis, chief combat equipment branch; and Warrant Officer Class 1 Henrik Staal, discuss the deal. (TYR Tactical/Submitted)
“We have had the honor to serve the Danish military for over 10 years with our life-saving products and been extremely proud of how we have designed and manufactured the best in the world.” A candidate for Peoria mayor, Beck said Denmark has been an “incredible” partner in innovation. “Their commitment to providing the world’s best protection for their military SEE TYR PAGE 3
Historic artifacts in Peoria being returned, re-stored BY JORDAN ROGERS
Peoria Times Staff Writer
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he city of Peoria and the Peoria Arizona Historical Society had maintained a relationship since the early 1990s to operate a public museum that both displayed and stored important historical artifacts. An internal dispute within the Peoria Arizona Historical Society, or PAHS, caused it to dissolve and forced the city to terminate the agreement at the Jan. 22, 2019, city council meeting. After the ruling, the historic artifacts,
documents and materials which had been under the care and protection of PAHS were left behind in the five city-leased buildings. From there, the city contracted consulting company Museum Pros, and its owner Michelle Reid, to decipher what exactly was in the buildings, stabilize them and properly store them. “What we did was we inventoried everything in those five buildings,” Reid said. “We maintained the database — and still do — with everything there. That includes as much information as we could find about it, like when it was donated, by
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whom, and where it had been on display.” The original lease between the city and PAHS included five city-leased buildings to be used by PAHS at a nominal rate. Those buildings were the Peoria Central School Museum, the Office Workshop, the Business and Government Museum, the Agricultural Museum and the Peoria Jail House. Reid said the items within those five buildings that were supposed to be closely cared for were in bad shape when her company took over. SEE ARTIFACTS PAGE 3