MN Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Applications due by 5 PM on July 2
Attention Small Businesses Adversely Impacted by COVID-19: The Minnesota Small Business Relief Grants Program began accepting applications on June 23 and will accept them until 5:00 pm on July 2. More than $60 million available in grants to small businesses affected by COVID-19.Half of that funding will go to Greater MN businesses and half to the 7 county Twin Cities metro region. There are also some additional rounds of grant selection for certain types of businesses: veteran owned; minority owned; women
Mediacom Announces Series of Initiatives to Help Customers & Communities Recover from COVID-19 Crisis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMediacom Announces Series of Company Initiatives to Help Customers and Communities Recover from COVID-19 Crisis MEDIACOM PARK, NY – June 23, 2020 -- Mediacom Communications announced today the company is extending through the July and August billing cycles a series of previously announced initiatives directed at helping American families address work, education and health care challenges created by the Coronavirus pandemic. Specific initiatives include: • Offering the Mediacom
History Kits Available for Checkout
PRESS RELEASEJune 23, 2020FOR: IMMEDIATE RELEASEHISTORY KITS AVAILABLE FOR CHECKOUT! The Pipestone County Historical Society has 8 kits available for check out by the public! Kits include Dutch Oven Cooking, Candle Dipping, Butter Churning, Ice Cream Making; MN History, Indoor Games, Outdoor Games and Herbology. These kits can be checked out by schools, daycares, home schoolers, youth clubs and groups, churches, civic organizations or anyone. They could be great for birthday parties, club events,
SRDC Creates COVID-19 Revolving Loan Fund
Committed to helping Southwest Minnesota respond and recover to the coronavirus pandemic, Southwest Regional Development Commission created a COVID-19 Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) program. This new program is designed to assist in alleviating sudden and severe economic dislocation caused by the pandemic, to provide permanent resources to support economic resiliency, and to further the long-term economic growth of Southwest Minnesota.Eligible Applicants: For profit, non-profit and, under some circumstances,
Reopen MN on June 19 Coalition
MINNESOTA READY - BUSINESSES ARE READY TO RESTART OUR ECONOMY, KEEP US SAFE A new coalition to safely reopen Minnesota's economyBusinesses throughout Minnesota – especially small businesses – are eagerly awaiting their turn to fully open. They have taken the necessary safety precautions, with detailed, effective preparedness plans in place. Knowing that they could reopen or increase customer capacity on a certain date would help small businesses start to refuel our economy, and safely welcome back their
Emergency Child Care Grants - Deadline June 15 at 5pm
As part of their COVID-19 Response Supplemental Budget proposal, Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan proposed $30 million in funding for emergency grants for licensed child care providers serving essential workers during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Child care providers and educators themselves are expressly listed as essential. Applications for the third round of grants will be accepted from Monday, June 8 through Monday, June 15, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Whether or not a child care program
Pipestone Area Chamber Encourages MN House Committee to Open All Businesses Now
MINNESOTA BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS LETTER TO MN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 4, 2020 Minnesota House of Representatives Select Committee on Minnesota’s Pandemic Response and Rebuilding Dear Committee Members: Small businesses are the economic fuel of our state’s future. Nearly half of Minnesotans own or work for a small business and create two out of every three new jobs each year. On behalf of hundreds of thousands of small businesses and more than 60 local chambers of commerce across Minnesota, we urge
News Release: Senior Salute Parade
Senior Salute Parade (PAS Class of 2020) – Tuesday, May 19, 2020The Parents of the PAS Class of 2020 and the Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce are hosting a driving parade on Tuesday May 19, starting at 6:30 pm. The purpose of the driving parade is to allow the community at large and local businesses an opportunity to honor the PAS Senior Class of 2020while maintaining physical distancing; following the guidelines of the MN Department of Health, MN Department of Education, and the MN Office of Higher
Pipestone Area Chamber Encourages a Rapid, Equitable, & Safe Approach to Open Small Businesses
Letter to Governor Walz from Pipestone Area Chamber & Chambers of Commerce across Minnesota May 5, 2020 Dear Governor Walz, Small businesses are the economic fuel of our state’s future. Nearly half of Minnesotans own or work for a small business and create two out of every three new jobs each year. On behalf of hundreds of thousands of small businesses and more than 70 local chambers of commerce across Minnesota, we urge you to consider a more rapid and equitable approach to safely open
