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Don't Be Surprised... Take a Look Now Jorge Samper Zelaya at Sunray BP took a look at the plans for the  Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit project and saw an impact to his business - his sweeping driveway was losing a lot of curb appeal. When he looked closer it  made sense t...Continue Reading

We need more of your stories, more of your ideas... What concerns do you have about public safety, crime, and our community?  What incidents have you had? What have you tried that worked? Send your response to us. Here's some of what we heard:  Catalytic converter theft is affecting our patients, staff, and company cars ...when we finall...Continue Reading

East Side Orbiter and 100 Years of Payne Arcade Businesses!   Your Coupon is your entry to win! Put your name and contact info on your Orbiter coupon and give it to staff to be entered to win $100 in Gift Certificates to participating Payne-Arcade Businesses. Between July 1 and July 20 when yo...Continue Reading

    Congratulations to our graduates of the Plan It! Class led by NDC and hosted by ESABA. This is the cohort that includes business ideas for a new salon for Muslim women, culturally competent beauty supply, mobile sauna, HR consulting for Latinx, a cafe serving up community connections, and a housin...Continue Reading

The Heights is the new name of the Hillcrest development. On May 5 ESABA hosted a meeting to learn more about the Master Plan that is headed to the City Council for consideration on May 25th. the Master Planning process involved 18 months of listening sessions and feedback and som...Continue Reading

A special thanks to State Farm Insurance Good Neighbor Program for their support for outreach to businesses. We met 10 new minority ownerd businesses on Arcade and E 7th Street in this work. Construction of the road and sidewalk for the East 7th Street and Arcade Street project would start i...Continue Reading

"What's getting you up in the morning and into your business... and wha'ts keeping you up at night?" And what are you hearing in your business network from fellow businesses? We asked each visitor to our table these questions and recorded concerns and interests - Green for energizing ideas; Orange for pinc...Continue Reading

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Like many, the YMCA changed the direction of operations in the past two years to meet community needs. They'd like to see what you're thinking now. Community Needs survey below: https://stthomas.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1R3taJdDWr095vU Continue Reading

  Help with Hiring for Hospitality Businesses Don't miss the Twin Cities Hospitality Hiring Event on May 10 ?? it's virtual ?? there's no cost to sign up ?? you can meet candidates and make offers on the same day `How to Participate: 1. Register here by Monday, May 2  2. Tues May 3 at 11am: Atten...Continue Reading

    Premium Moving Services, LLC. is owned by Chester Sackie, an up-and-coming entrepreneur on the Eastside. He shared his story starting from the beginning. Where came from, what he was doing, and where he is now. As he was explaining this journey of his, he related back to his company's messag...Continue Reading

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Use 5 Orbiter coupons now until May 15th - Enter to win $100 in East Side Cash Click here to purchase your East Side Orbiter for $20 Here's how to enter and win: Take a picture of the location, your order, or yourself when you use an Orbiter coupon  If you have social media...Continue Reading

Career Labs are in full swing Monday through Thursday 1-5 p.m. at Dayton's Bluff Library (645 E. 7th St.) Career Lab offers access to computers, Wi-Fi, printers, faxing, scanning, and one-on-one help from knowledgeable staff. If you’re looking for a space to build digital literacy skills, job search, interview, work o...Continue Reading

Every day, we drive, walk or ride along streets that teem with life, drinking in the stories and cultures that ever-growing communities and entrepreneurial individuals have lovingly placed in our paths. The concrete alleyways, rushing avenues and bright boulevards of the Twin Cities are never still. Even in the mids...Continue Reading

Workgroup Opportunities As the City of Saint Paul moves into the final phase of the Master Planning process, we are ramping up our community engagement efforts with four distinct workgroups: urban design, sustainability, outside spaces, and housing. These workgroups will bring community voices into our conversations about how to bring th...Continue Reading

Buy your passport for $20 today!  You can buy the Orbiter onsite at Brunson's Pub, and Party Time Liquors! ESABA is launching the East Side Orbiter - over 30 deals to some of the best our town has to offer. You'll find Buy-One-Get-Ones for food and drink, free teasers, savings on dollars spent and freebies to entic...Continue Reading

Small business development workshops this month: Invitation to Talk to US Bank Executives Small Business Insurance: Are You Covered?   Building Your Beehive: How to Use Digital Marketing to Grow Your Revenue & Brand Choosing the Right Entity for your Small Business *NEW*? Level-Up Budgeting: Give Every Dollar A Job Money Matters Business Financial Management Program Worksho...Continue Reading

East Side Funders Group (ESFG) is currently accepting applications for the East Side Small Business Fund.  PURPOSE: The purpose of this fund is to provide relief grants to small and micro businesses on the East Side of Saint Paul that are currently experiencing a financial loss due to COVID-19. Grants ar...Continue Reading