FREE MONEY! If your commercial property is located within the 111th & Kedzie TIF District and you haven’t already participated in the Small Business Improvement Fund Program, you’re in luck! Learn how you can get FREE MONEY for improving your commercial property at MGLRC's INFOLUNCH, Wed., June 30th, 12:00-1:00 p.m. at 3333 W. 111th St. Suite B CLICK HERE for more details ............................................ Quarterly Workshops Business owners and residents learned first-hand just how user friendly the improved www.cityofchicago.org has become. Any city-related topic attendees came up with, we found on the site. A few of the searches performed included:
We also watched break dancers perform in Daley Plaza and the countdown to the Christmas Tree Lighting on the YouTube link. The workshop will be held again in June. In the meantime, we encourage you to visit the city website yourself. You may also schedule a convenient time at our office or yours for a demonstration. ............................................ New Business Now Open We would like to welcome: ............................................ Be Heard! Q1 survey is closed. Watch for Q2 survey link coming in June 2010 ............................................ Find Answers Find answers to many business questions at the City of Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection www.cityofchicago.org\bacp
............................................ Check out our survey 2009 Results Thanks to all 179 participants in our 2009 4th Quarter Survey. Responses will help us determine needs and interests of our community.
you can view the all the surevy results here THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE. CLICK Contact Us TO RECEIVE THE FIRST SURVEY OF 2010. ............................................ 2010 Business Directories Are Here! If you have not received your 2010 Business Directory and you would like one - please contact us. ............................................ LaFiesta
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( “Business owners know convenient parking is critical. I’m excited to have the opportunity to provide more of it for our customers,” said Mike. ............................................ 3200 W. 111th St - SIGNATURE CORNER Utility Work Signals Project Underway Physical site preparation began mid-March 2010. ComEd, Peoples Energy, Water Management and others are in the process of removing trees, relocating poles and gas/water/sewer lines.
............................................ Listen Up! SBIF It Up! With FREE MONEY! - Still Available !!! If your commercial property or business lies within the boundaries of the 111th St. & Kedzie TIF District, you may be eligible for reimbursement of up to $150,000 for improvements and/or repairs you make. At a meeting on January 16th, SomerCor’s John Paulin and Derek Walvoord explained the process and announced the opening of a 30 window to submit applications for the nearly $500,000 available. Projects in a previous round of funding include expansions and renovations at Richie’s and A Relaxed You, a total rehab at Face To Face Salon & Spa, windows, doors, awnings and hvac upgrades at Linda Horton Photography, and much more. Questions or need an application? Visit http://www.somercor.com/sbif.htm or call our office. SomerCor 504 is the administrator of the Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF) for the City of Chicago. Participants in the SBIF program who welcome inquiries from potential applicants:
............................................ Sidewalks Chicago’s Department of Transportation (CDOT) recently reopened the Shared Cost Sidewalk program. The cost to the owner is $3 psf. Paper applications will no longer be accepted. Call 311 or the 19th Ward office at 238-8766............................................. ICE and SNOW Please be aware that, according to the City of Chicago Municipal Code 10-8-180, ‘Every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or other person having charge of any public way or public place shall remove the snow and ice from the sidewalk in front of such building or lot of ground.’............................................ Small Business Improvement Fund Explained Representatives from SomerCor504 explained the City's Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF) to business and commercial property owners within the 111th & Kedzie TIF District at a breakfast meeting December 12th. Approval of over $400,000 in free grant money is anticipated. The money can be used to make a wide variety of upgrades and repairs, as well as to purchase adjacent property for expansion or parking.
A program 'Roll Out' meeting will be scheduled in the next few weeks. Watch this site for details.
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