Below is a link to the most recent East Town Business Partnership newsletter that has many ways to help listed. How to Help Minneapolis – ETBP June 1, 2020 Newsletter  

Dear East Town Business Partnership Members: We are reaching out to our entire membership as a means to offer up to date information and general guidance about the unfolding state of emergency in the City of Minneapolis that continues to have impacts in downtown Minneapolis. First, it is important to recognize that there are multiple […]

​Absent additional emergency orders, generally the City is not in the position to direct what you do with your personal private property. We do have the following suggestions: Please keep yourself and your loved ones safe. Please consider taking measures to secure the property, such as removing cash drawers and boarding windows. If you choose […]

Thank you to everyone who participated in our May 21, Business Forum via Zoom.  If you were unable to join us, both Dan Collison’s and Brenda Langton’s presentations are available via the links below: ETBP Executive Director Dan Collison’s slides Mill City Farmers Market Founder and Development Director Brenda Langton’s slides In addition, a recording […]

Minneapolis Business Support Community: With the new guidance out from the state allowing restaurants to open outdoor dining options on or after June 1, and pending changes at the City level to provide more flexibility for outdoor dining, the City of Minneapolis will be hosting a series of webinars next week to address questions about these […]

The mpls downtown council (mdc) and Mpls Downtown Improvement District (DID), in collaboration with the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD), Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), and Metro Transit Police Department, today announced that the 2020 Joint Beats partnership program in downtown mpls will launch on Memorial Day. Now in its 14th year, the Joint Beats program showcases […]

The Minneapolis Health Department is committed to partnering with businesses to provide information and support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dine-in service may open on June 1. Guidance from the state is expected soon. In the meantime, what can you do to prepare? We have put together some things to consider as you develop your reopening […]

As businesses in Minneapolis and across the state start to plan for re-opening in our new COVID world, the City is looking for ways to support safe re-opening.  We’re certain that you and your networks have great ideas for how business can do this, and what the City can do to help. The City will […]

As we prepare to enter May, it is incredible to think that we’ve spent the past six-plus weeks adjusting to the ever-evolving COVID-19 pandemic. I hope you continue to stay safe and are taking the necessary steps to navigate this pandemic in the best way possible–both personally and professionally. We continue to strike that balance […]