Gap Fund Application Open! Apply Today The Energize Colorado Gap Fund has opened for our second round of applications for our small business grant and loan program. Applications for our second round are due by October 26th. Our first round has an amazing response and we are looking forward to helping Colorado’s small businesses.
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COVID-19 testing at the community-based site at the Aurora Sports Park will wind down Sunday, Oct. 4. In its place, a new rapid testing site will open the following day, Monday, Oct. 5, in the parking lot at Restoration Christian Fellowship, 15660 E. Sixth Ave. The drive-up or walk-up testing will be offered from 9
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When it comes to the Census, billions of dollars are at stake! Check out just how many ways the results will directly impact you! Watch the feature on Aurora TV by Matt Peterson here on September 23, 2020 https://www.auroratv.org/video/aurora-census-2020 Watch the Havana BID – Trusted Voices – Chance Horiuchi Census 2020 Trusted Voices segment with
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Sep. 25, 2020 Fri 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Online Facilitated by Aurora-South Metro SBDC Topic: Tax Planning Webinar Description: Small Business Essentials Withholding Estimator Recordkeeping Identity Theft & Scams targeted to businesses & employers Interacting with the IRS Examination Process – Audits Collection Process – Payments Employer 101 Employee vs Contract Labor & 1099 Issuance
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Hello Havana Corridor Stakeholder! The Havana Street Corridor project is excited to welcome the public to read our project newsletter, join our upcoming public meeting, and provide project input through our survey. We encourage you to participate and to share this information widely with neighbors, friends, area business owners and anyone who would like to be involved. We
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Ride to Vote: Helping More People Get to the Polls on Election Day Article from the Lyft Blog here This year, no matter how you choose to cast your vote, access to transportation should not be a barrier. But in the last presidential election, it’s estimated that more than 15 million eligible voters didn’t go
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Online Event https://www.auroragov.org/news/whats_new/havana_corridor_study_public_meeting_sept__30 Havana Street Corridor Study Havana Street is one of the most vital roadways in Aurora. It’s an important commercial, residential and commuter corridor that connects corridor residents and businesses to the surrounding community and other major transportation corridors in the city and region. The city is launching the Havana Street Corridor Study
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By KARA MASON, Staff Writer – September 9, 2020 Sentinel Read Full Article Here Democratic Senate candidate John Hickenlooper, right, puts on a mask that was given to him by M Mart owner Augustine Lee while on the campaign trail Sept. 9, 2020, in Aurora, CO. Hickenlooper visited small businesses in the Havana Business Improvement
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Kaiser Permanente believes that Income-earning and wealth-building opportunities are foundational to healthy communities, supporting active living, housing stability and food security. We are seeking to advance equitable, inclusive economic opportunity for all by improving financial security, increasing income, building wealth, and reducing economic inequities across our communities. Kaiser Permanente is working with three national organizations to
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Mile High United Way Blog View Full Article Here Category: Thought Leadership – Local Business Response and Recovery from COVID-19 As the coronavirus has caused daily life to change drastically, many small businesses find themselves faced with unprecedented challenges. In order to respond to these emerging needs, Mile High United Way is pivoting our United for Business
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FREE Community Drive-up Testing (Open daily, except holidays) Visit https://www.tchd.org/827/Testing-for-COVID-19 for more details on Covid-19 resources in the Tri-County area. FREE Testing Sites Dates and Locations Things to Know before you Go Aurora Sports Park Daily from 8 a.m.– 4 p.m 19300 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora Map of the Aurora Sports Park Testing Station Register online to speed up
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By Michael Abeyta August 28, 2020 at 6:20 pm Filed Under:Aurora News AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Aurora City Council Member Alison Coombs is proposing raising the minimum wage in Colorado’s third largest city. Not everyone is supporting that idea, especially some business owners. (credit: CBS) “All the people working in the city of Aurora, need a
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Enlarge The Aurora Municipal building. COURTESY CITY OF AURORA COMPANIES IN THIS ARTICLE Aurora Chamber of Commerce Aurora, NE See full profile By Ed Sealover – Senior Reporter, Denver Business Journal Nine months after Denver became the first Colorado city to raise its minimum wage above the state level, a cadre of Aurora council members is looking to
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Home news Businesses and business owners express opposition to the proposal to raise the minimum wage in Aurora City news Colorado News ByReporter Jo Ye-won 2020-08-25 A system that protects low-wage workers by setting a minimum wage by the state and forcing employers to pay wages above this level is called the ‘minimum wage system’. In 2016,
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The week kicked off yesterday! Questions? Please contact Bryce Ikemura at TDW+Co ([email protected]). Please help amplify some of these activities, and please let TDW+Co know about the stakeholder engagement you are doing around the Week of Action. Below is a list of what’s to come this week, and how you can get involved:
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The Business Advisory Board, with Council Member Coombs, would like to invite you all to join us on Wednesday evening at 6:30 pm for a Business Owners Town Hall discussing Council Member Coombs’s Minimum Wage Draft Ordinance that will be introduced at M&F tomorrow. The Business Advisory Board has heard testimony at 2 scheduled meetings
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As a diverse corridor we wanted to share a useful resource from DENVER’S EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION INITIATIVE. Multiplicity — Brenton Weyi from Denver Arts & Venues on Vimeo. Inspired by IMAGINE 2020, Denver Arts & Venues (A&V) is excited to announce the agency’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative (EDI). A&V is committed to these core values in
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By Audra StreetmanAugust 19, 2020 at 9:45 pm Filed Under: Alison Coombs, Aurora News, Mike Coffman AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman says he opposes a proposal introduced by city council member Alison Coombs to raise the city’s minimum wage to $20 per hour. Coffman, a small business owner, called the proposal a “job killer”
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Support Colorado restaurants and win prizes. Great prizes! Win one of FIVE $50 restaurant gift cards weekly! Win one of EIGHT Grand Prize Colorado getaway packages throughout the summer! How to Play – Step 1: Pick a Bingo board below Step 2: Complete one of the activities in a square and mark off (edit
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Statewide Facial Covering Mandate Extended On Aug. 14, Gov. Jared Polis extended and amended an executive order mandating facial coverings. It will remain in effect for at least another 30 days. The amendment clarifies that individuals performing life rites are exempt from the face covering mandate while a life rite is being performed. “Life rites” include wedding
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The world we’re slowly re-entering is much different than the one we lived in when we first went into quarantine months ago. While the impacts on daily life are obvious and far-reaching, it can sometimes be a little harder to notice the effects on your favorite businesses and restaurants. The economic hit many small businesses
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: Aug. 10, 2020 Media Contact: Julie Patterson Senior Communications Strategist 303.739.6617 [email protected] New COVID-19 community testing site coming to Aurora Sports Park Abre nuevo centro comunitario de pruebas COVID-19 en el Aurora Sports Park AURORA, Colo. – Starting today, Aug. 10, a new community-based COVID-19 testing site is now open in Aurora
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Application Coming Soon – Here’s What You Need to Know Information below from the https://energizecolorado.com/gap-fund/ website The Energize Colorado Gap Fund will provide more than $25M in small business loans and grants to boost small business enterprises that are the economic engines throughout the state. Sole proprietors, businesses and nonprofits with less than 25 full-time
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Visit Aurora Blog – View Article here On Havana Street, home to more than 100 different restaurants and 25 international markets is a notable foodie destination. COVID-19 has impacted nearly every business, sparking changes in the way customers order and enjoy their meals. Some of these technology-forward changes could be around to stay. We virtually
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Thank you for volunteering to make the Food Kitchen Collective food drive a success on Wednesday the 15th! Together, we handed out over 1000 bags of fresh produce, quality food, PPE supplies, and prepared meals to community members in need. This all weighed over 7,000 pounds! By partnering with On Havana Street, over 19 small
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Children’s Hospital Colorado would love to set up a free virtual talk with one of their Children’s Hospital Colorado experts and explore other ways they can engage your employees in educational and volunteer opportunities during this time (see Children’s Corporate Engagement for more information). Below is a general list of topics that they offer. Keep
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Home news Aurora Sister City & Havana Road Business Collaboration Food Donation Event Successfully Concluded news Colorado News ByReporter Jo Ye-won 2020-07-20 Google Translated to English Volunteers waiting to deliver groceries On Wednesday, 15th, a special event was held at Aurora Sister Cities International and local businesses of On Havana Street in Aurora City’s Stampede parking lot. The
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Watch the July 08, 2020 Aurora TV feature by Christina Savan Raney here
Havana Street Corridor Study Havana Street is one of the most vital roadways in Aurora. It’s an important commercial, residential and commuter corridor that connects corridor residents and businesses to the surrounding community and other major transportation corridors in the city and region. The city is launching the Havana Street Corridor Study in response to
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As stores reopen and people start to venture out (with masks on) and shop there are a lot of questions about how things are being kept safe for customers and employees of the stores alike. We can’t speak for everyone, everywhere, but we’ve been impressed with the commitment to community health we have seen the
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Tri-County Health Department approves face-covering mandate that includes Aurora On Wednesday, July 8, the Board of Directors for Tri-County Health Department approved a face-covering mandate in the three-county area that includes Aurora. This mandate applies to all individuals while in public indoor spaces, as well as in outdoor spaces where social distancing of at least 6 feet is
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COVID-19 SUPPORT GUIDE Below you will find statewide resources, assistance, strategies and more for coping with the spread of COVID-19. Visit http://www.downtowncoloradoinc.org/COVID-19-Resources DOWNTOWN COLORADO, INC (DCI) RESOURCES COLORADO RESOURCES Assistance for Workers and Employers: Assistance opportunities for workers and employers from the state Labor Department due to closures from COVID-19. Business Navigator Hotline: 720.665.7439 or email here
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Check out a helpful resource from Cheney Bostic from Studio Seed. Click on the link below: Friendly Business Guide for Outdoor Expansion Cheney Bostic, AICP, LEED AP Cheney is the Principal and Founder of studioseed. With formal training as an architect, Cheney brings a unique skill set to the field of urban design and planning. She
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Census 2020 Trusted Voices segment with guest Chance Horiuchi On Havana Street discussed how the business community is getting involved with making sure that everyone is Being Seen, Being Heard, and Being Counted in the 2020 Census! Trusted Voices Chance Horiuchi Census 2020 Trusted Voices segment with guest Chance Horiuchi, discussing how the business community
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https://www.facebook.com/auroragov/videos/627352707869464/ Executive Director, Chance Horiuchi, joined the City of Aurora’s Mayor Mike Coffman’s, Mayor Mike LIVE on June 26, 2020 at the Aurora TV studio. Watch the LIVE video here
Visit Aurora is offering a FREE way to market your business to locals and visitors in the Eastern Metro Area of Denver and Aurora. The Savings Pass is a platform that offers discounts and specials and helps local businesses reach a new customer audience. During these challenging times with Covid-19 this is a great
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Aurora Economic Recovery Grant Release in Spanish Aurora Economic Recovery Grant Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: June 9, 2020 Media Contact: Julie Patterson Senior Communications Strategist 303.739.6617 [email protected] City of Aurora launching grant program for businesses, nonprofits AURORA, Colo. – The city of Aurora and the Aurora City Council, in cooperation with the Arapahoe County CARES
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GLOBAL YOUTH LEADERS CONTINUE TO GIVE BACK ON HAVANA STREET AT M MART Read article at the Aurora Sister Cities International website here On June 5th, four Global Youth Leaders met at M-Mart and helped pass out 250 packages of masks and gloves. The Law Office of Lee, Myers and O’Connell donated the PPE packages
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The city of Aurora is accepting applications from residents in need of assistance meeting their monthly lease payments because of financial hardships experienced during the COVID-19 crisis. The Rental Assistance Program is funded through the House Aurora Partnership and Community Development Block Grants and offers up to two months of rental payments to qualifying residents.
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The checks are in the mail Friday for the first grant recipients of the city’s Aurora Economic Relief Loan and Grant Program. The program is helping more than 100 small businesses throughout Aurora to retain jobs and provide emergency financial support during the public health crisis. The city of Aurora and the Aurora City Council,
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RESTAURANTS + BARS Read Full Article from Matador Network HERE Tim Wenger May 21, 2020 SUBURBS AREN’T OFTEN thought of as travel destinations, particularly when the nearby urban core has come into its own. But Aurora, the big and noisy suburb east of Denver proper, is finding its place as a travel destination through the
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City of Aurora / Business Services / Aurora Ramps Up The city of Aurora wants to help local businesses ramp up operations while maintaining safe health practices. We have created guidelines to help restaurants to operate in temporary spaces outdoors as soon as state and county public health officials allow the partial reopening of in-person dining services. Below, find
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Lease & Loan Negotiations These tips were shared by the West Colfax Business Improvement District. See their Covid-19 Resource Page here A number of lenders are entertaining loan deferrals, as are landlords re-negotiating leases with short term abatements or concessions in return for an extended term, for example. Depending on the circumstances, some options include: 3
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The State of Colorado has a Covid-19 Resource Webpage for Employers that has some helpful guidance during these uncertain times. See website here Employers Are you ready to bring back employees but the work was turned down? Complete the form to tell the State of Colorado about it below: Many of your workers may have
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Re-opening America Guidance from the CDC website Other LanguagesPrint Page GUIDANCE FOR CLEANING AND DISINFECTING PUBLIC SPACES, WORKPLACES, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, AND HOMES Cleaning & Disinfecting Decision Tool pdf icon[PDF – 2 pages] Reopening Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting pdf icon[PDF – 9 pages] This guidance is intended for all Americans, whether you own a business, run a
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Information from the CDC and FDA websites below: See the website page here Share Tweet Linkedin Email Print Download in PDF Download Summary Version (Infographic) Spanish, en Español Korean, 한국어 Simplified Chinese, 简体中文 Tagalog Vietnamese, Tiếng Việt FDA is sharing information about best practices to operate retail food stores, restaurants, and associated pick-up and delivery
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City of Aurora / Business Services / Planning / Projects, Plans & Studies / Transportation Planning / Havana Street Corridor Study Havana Street is one of the most vital roadways in Aurora. It’s an important commercial, residential and commuter corridor that connects corridor residents and businesses to the surrounding community and other major transportation corridors in the city and region. The city is launching the
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The On Havana Street Board voted to purchase 400 masks from the Mile High Workshop to support a local non-profit and our business stakeholders in need in the district. Many of our stakeholders shared challenges on getting masks for their employees and the delays in shipments. The Havana BID board wanted to help and collaborated
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Learn More here The city of Aurora encourages its residents to comply the Stay-at-Home order through May 8 that was extended in Adams and Arapahoe counties by Tri-County Health Department, the local, independent public health authority over Aurora. This is an effort to stem the ongoing high level of COVID-19 virus infection in these counties.
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