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The St. Paul Chief of Police sent this message to all our businesses: Dear Saint Paul Business Leaders, I’m writing to make you aware of upcoming events that may affect the safety and operations of your businesses. On Monday, March 8, the high-profile court proceedings involving former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin ar...Continue Reading

Dear Business Leaders,   I wanted to share a new tool that we launched today, the COVID-19 Vaccine Connector, which will help Minnesotans find out when, where, and how to get their COVID-19 vaccine.    The Vaccine Connector is the next step of the state’s vaccination strategy to meet Minnesotans where they are and connect the...Continue Reading

The City is working to support unsheltered and homeless individuals and families this winter. We can help by collecting donations and delivering them, working with the City’s nonprofit partners, and volunteering in outreach or other COVID relief operations. Your business is welcome to post this list of needed items, collect them, an...Continue Reading

St. Paul Port Authority is on the move! That could mean new furniture at your place. Check it out. Contact Laurie Siever if interested: las@sppa.com   Continue Reading

St. Paul’s Gathering Place: Swede Hollow Café by students from New Media Class Metro State What is Swede Hollow Café? The Swede Hollow Café is located in Saint Paul, MN.  This café has been serving the community of Saint Paul since 1997, and is located at 725 E 7th St. Saint Pau...Continue Reading

A Taste of Michoacán on the East Side: La Michoacana Purépecha by students from New Media Class Metro State   The Dream of Michoacán  Enter 2018, when La Michoacana Purépecha first opened its door, bringing to 701 Lake Street authentic and unique frozen treats, a socially responsible business, and making it their personal mission to support indigenous communities, particularly that of Michoacán...Continue Reading

The East Side Funders Group Small Business COVID-19 Relief Fund is accepting applications now through November 20, 2020. The purpose of this fund is to provide COVID-19 relief grants (up to $5,000k) to established small and micro businesses on the East Side of Saint Paul that have BIPOC ownership o...Continue Reading

Building Community Leaders Through Tennis by students from New Media Class Metro State St. Paul Urban Tennis- Still going strong St. Paul Urban Tennis (SPUT) establishment has been a part of the East Side Community for about 29 years now. Over the past two decades, the St. Paul Urban Tennis has seen man...Continue Reading

Civil Unrest and Community Responses took front and center on Oct 22nd at our East Side Connect. David Alarcon of Munisupport a Chicago firm that does consulting for emergency response presented alongside Erika Bennett, property manager at Sunray Shopping Center about plans that that property is making to be prepare...Continue Reading

BizRecycling has introduced a new Relief Grant. As of now applications will be accepted through October 31, 2020. If members are already familiar with BizR, they can apply directly at this link: https://bizreliefgrant.com/ New things this can be used for: Covering hauling costs for Orgnaics Staff impacts due to COVID or increased hauling o...Continue Reading

Here are the details you need to know about Census and Early Voting. 2020 U.S. Census counting will continue until Oct. 31 It’s not too late: https://my2020census.gov/ Go to https://2020census.gov/en/ways-to-respond/responding-by-phone.html for the list of phone numbers to use to complete your census by phone in one of 14 languages.   Elections and Voting Information Register t...Continue Reading

Prediction: You'll feel confident and capable on Thursday if we don't surprise the heck out of you. Prediction: Your date will love your new ZOOM skills. Prediction: Un/fortunately, Aretha Franklin will not be singing any new songs based on said skills. We're getting into the Go Zone with Gala next week and the ESAB...Continue Reading

BUSINESS ASSISTANCE FUNDS - Thanks for St. Paul Area Chamber for their list of assistance funds    The application for We Love St. Paul/Midway fund remains live. Please apply, and share with any businesses you know were impacted by the civil unrest: See application here.   BizRecycling Relief Grants: Any business that has been negatively impacted by th...Continue Reading

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Food Industry Plan It! Training program Learn how to start a successful catering business, food truck, restaurant, or food product company. Are you an aspiring entrepreneur with a passion for the food industry? This program teaches the fundamentals of starting a food business to people who already have culinary experience. You'l...Continue Reading

Greetings from East Side Funders Group! Please check out and share this opportunity for East Side nonprofit organizations to receive COVID-19 recovery funding. The East Side Resilience Fund prioritizes supporting organizations led by and for Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color (BIPOC) on the East Side of Saint Pau...Continue Reading

Statewide Mask Requirement - Mask Distribution Starts Monday   Governor Walz has announced Executive Order 20-81, a statewide mask mandate that will go into effect today, Saturday, July 25. The executive order requires Minnesotans to wear a face covering in indoor businesses and indoor public settings. Under the order, businesses must require that al...Continue Reading

Good news for Rush Line BRT – project receives $1.25 million federal grant for development plans This month, the Federal Transit Administration announced a $1.25 million grant to support transit-oriented development plans along the Rush Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route. Rush Line BRT is a 15-mile transit route with 2...Continue Reading

BizRecycling has expanded to include multi-unit residential properties, such as apartment buildings. This means that multi-unit residential property owners and managers can now take advantage of the great resources available through BizRecycling, including free consultations with recycling experts and grants to help reduce waste and expand or improve recycling an...Continue Reading