With many consumers now accustomed to staying close to home, retailers are trying more innovative strategies to try to welcome them back. By Rosemary Feitelberg on June 26, 2020 Original Article Posted on WWD: https://wwd.com/business-news/retail/murals-street-front-shopping-retailers-use-ingenuity-to-welcome-back-consumers-1203654083/ With stores across the country in varying stages of reopening, retailers and local organizations are…
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Ready to Restart grants still available to help Marion County businesses re-open safely: Small employers can get up to $5,000 in reimbursements for PPE, sanitizing stations and other COVID-related reopening costs…
View MoreCity Announces Additional Support For Restaurants and Bars Looking to Reopen Fast-track permitting and street closures to encourage social distancing, safe reopening INDIANAPOLIS – Today the Department of Business and Neighborhood Services (BNS) announced the expansion of the Dine Out Indy initiative, allowing bars to…
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(INDIANAPOLIS) – In an effort to secure much-needed federal assistance for small businesses in Indianapolis impacted by COVID-19, the Indy Chamber through its Business Ownership Initiative will begin processing federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans today in partnership with Bankable of the Flagship Enterprise Center. This partnership was significantly bolstered…
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The following statement ahead of the launch of the Paycheck Protection Program is from Indy Chamber Vice President of Indianapolis Economic Development Ian Nicolini: “This weekend the Indy Chamber team has finalized processes, attended trainings, and prepped in anticipation of the processing of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans…
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Indy Chamber selected to join Brookings Inclusive Economic Indicators Lab Lab will help the Indy Chamber advance locally-relevant metrics of economic inclusion to help advance growth and opportunity in the Indy Region The Indy Chamber has been selected by the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program (Brookings Metro) as one of…
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The city’s economic development agency details 67 successful projects in 2019, creating 4,044 new jobs and $516M in capital investment; focus on ‘opportunity industries’ in preparation for Inclusive Incentives INDIANAPOLIS — Mayor Joe Hogsett and Develop Indy, the City of Indianapolis’ economic development agency housed by the Indy Chamber, reported…
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As the economic development organization for the City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Develop Indy focuses on business attraction, retention, and expansion to support the people, communities, and companies that make up our economic landscape. The Develop Indy mission is simple: guide businesses large and small in their growth so…
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New recommendations aim to broaden access to opportunity for all Indianapolis citizens through a repositioning of current economic development incentive programs INDIANAPOLIS – Mayor Joe Hogsett, leadership of the Indy Chamber, and community stakeholders gathered today at Ivy Tech Community College to unveil a new roadmap for economic development that…
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Annual awards ceremony celebrates Indy region’s built environment (INDIANAPOLIS) – The Indy Chamber is accepting submissions for the 2019 Monumental Awards starting today, recognizing excellence in landscape architecture, interior design, real estate development, architecture, engineering, construction, neighborhood revitalization, reuse and public art. 2019 marks the 42nd Monumental Awards, highlighting the most…
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