Editing Peru, Illinois (section)

==Economy==
[[File:West Street in Peru, Illinois.jpg|thumb|right|St. Margaret's Health Peru (formerly Illinois Valley Community Hospital)]]

There are a number of business districts in Peru. The largest is at the intersection of [[I-80]] and [[Illinois Route 251|IL-251]]. Then there are three smaller districts along the [[US-6]] Corridor, including Peru's downtown. The largest employers in Peru are the [[Peru Mall]], the Illinois Valley Community Hospital, [[Walmart]], [[James Hardie]], [[Officemax]], the American Nickeloid, Liberty Village, Double D Express, Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Eakas, [[Target Corporation|Target]], and [[Horizon House|Horizon Industries]].<ref>[http://ivaced.org/pages/MajorEmployers Employers: Peru, IL], ivaced.org; accessed October 31, 2015.</ref>

Peru is the home of at least three very old companies. It is the national headquarters of American Nickeloid, started in 1898, and the W.H. Maze Co, dealing in lumber and nails, which started the year the Illinois and Michigan Canal opened in 1848. Maze Nails is one of America's last remaining nail makers. Peru is home to the offices of Carus Chemical Company, started in 1915, today one of the largest manufacturers of [[potassium permanganate]] in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caruscorporation.com/home/about-us/locations|title=Locations|website=www.caruscorporation.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>

In 2021, the DuPage Pistol Shrimp baseball team relocated from [[Lisle, Illinois]] to Peru, becoming the [[Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp]]. The Pistol Shrimp are a member of the collegiate [[Prospect League]].{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}