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Eat, Post, Win: Support Local Businesses

November 16, 2020 No Comments

Restaurant traffic has dramatically declined in the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic, causing devastating economic effects across the nation. Restaurants and bars reported losing 48.1% of jobs from February to April, and according to a survey by the Indiana Restaurant and Lodging Association, more than 4 out of 10 restaurant operators in Indiana say, “it is unlikely they will be in business

U.S. Small Business Administration Continues Support of BOI’s REDi Program with PRIME Grant

November 16, 2020 No Comments

Business Ownership Initiative (BOI) received $200,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Program for Investment in Micro-entrepreneurs (PRIME), supporting their Re-Entry Entrepreneurship Development Initiative (REDi). PRIME grants support economic development by providing technical assistance to organizations that encourage training and education to build, expand, and sustain small businesses with special emphasis placed on organizations that assist

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U.S. EDA Supports Accelerator Project Development in Twin Aire

November 16, 2020 No Comments

Southeast Neighborhood Development (SEND) received $45,000 from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to conduct a small business incubator and accelerator feasibility study at the previous Citizens Energy Coke Plant, a 140-acre parcel in the Twin Aire Neighborhood Corporation (TANC) and within the IndyEast Promise Zone. The new Community Justice Campus in development is also located

Healthy Harvest on 10th Offers Second Chance Farmers Program in Eastside

November 15, 2020 No Comments

Over the past several years grocery stores have exited the Near Eastside for a variety of reasons, but in late 2019, Healthy Harvest Market came into the community with a goal in mind to open a grocery store that provides high-quality food at affordable prices. After operating for several months, the market realized they could

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National Coalition of Promise Zones Partners with Federal Agencies in Response to COVID-19 Crisis

November 15, 2020 No Comments

National Coalition of Promise Zones, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Liaisons, hosted the first annual National Coalition of Promise Zones 2020 Federal Convening, a virtual series of 16 presentations from federal agencies, change agents, and community leaders across the United States sharing resources and best practices on

Author: communications.IEPZ

Eat, Post, Win: Support Local Businesses

U.S. Small Business Administration Continues Support of BOI’s REDi Program with PRIME Grant

U.S. EDA Supports Accelerator Project Development in Twin Aire

Healthy Harvest on 10th Offers Second Chance Farmers Program in Eastside

National Coalition of Promise Zones Partners with Federal Agencies in Response to COVID-19 Crisis

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