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LISC Indianapolis Invests $280,000 in Local Small Businesses

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Grants will be used to revamp small business commercial facades throughout Indianapolis LISC has awarded matching grants to 35 local businesses through its Small Business Façade Improvement Program. This year’s commitments total $280,000 and are helping to leverage over $1.2 million in total building and façade improvements. Doubled support by the City of Indianapolis provided the financial capital for 13 additional awards over last year’s total, strengthening the program’s overall impact. Other sponsors include Chase, State Farm and the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership. The Small Business Façade Improvement Program is one of the largest, well-established façade initiatives in the country focusing on small … Continued

Successful Recent Fundraiser Event Raises $12,000 for Restoration of Historic Irvington Post Office

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Thanks to overwhelming community response to a recent fundraiser event, a 110-year-old commercial building at 5502 E. Washington St. that originally housed the Irvington Post Office is one step closer to being restored. Hosted by Irvington Development Organization (IDO) and the Irvington Historical Society (IHS), partners in the acquisition and eventual redevelopment of the building, the April event, entitled Save the Irvington Post Office, raised an impressive $12,000 through the generous donations of Irvington-area business owners and residents. “We wanted to throw together a little event to raise awareness and funds for the building’s renovation,” said Margaret Lawrence Banning, executive … Continued

Neighborhood Visionary: Amandula Anderson

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On Indianapolis’s eastside, the East Washington Street corridor that runs through historic Irvington Corridor is bustling with small businesses, artists, and young professionals—and an eclectic mix of stores, restaurants, and hip places to live. But it hasn’t always been this way. East Washington’s transformation from a run-down business district full of empty shops to a vibrant cultural epicenter didn’t happen overnight. It took a significant coordinated effort and countless hours of strategic planning and execution. And Amandula Anderson, former executive director of the Irvington Development Organization, was at the center of it all. It all started when Amandula noticed development … Continued