The Highlights
- 20 Big Wins in Millcreek Economic Development
- Finding Inspiration: Utah Small Businesses that Pivoted, Reinvented, & Persevered to Weather the Pandemic
- Call for Donations!
- Millcreek Holiday Lights Contest Winners
- #LoveYourWatershed-Win Prizes!
- Taking on Cleanup?
- Small Business Quarantined Employee Grant
- Feature Your Business on the Millcreek Business Council Instagram
- Apply to be the Next Millcreek Business Council Business of the Month
- Business Resources
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20 BIG WINS IN 2020
Millcreek Economic Development- Millcreek's Small Business Advertising Grant reimbursed 130 Millcreek retailers up to $10,000. This successful use of CARES Act Funds by Millcreek was replicated by other cities after they saw our huge success and the sincere gratitude of our business community.
- Retail sales up 16% year-over-year! While many businesses struggled in this year of pandemic, others saw record sales. In total, Millcreek businesses were up 16% in the past twelve months compared to 2019.
- One week shaved off business license issuing process. Strategic efforts to measure and manage our business license efforts paid off in better service for all.
- More than 100 new businesses opened in Millcreek in 2020, including The Front Climbing Club, Toasters, Swig n’ Sweets, Thirst, Olympus Healing Center, Canyon Rim Engineering, Clean Fuels Utah, Happy Tooth Pediatric Dentistry, Jay William’s Flooring, Quality Flowers and Plants, Red 8 Asian Cuisine & Sushi Bar, and Lone Pine Gear Exchange.
- First mixed-use project of city center commences. Cottonwood Residential broke ground on a building in the parking lot of the old Villa Theater that will have 330 residential units and 22,000 sq ft of retail and restaurant space.
- Property acquisition for Millcreek Common. Millcreek successfully completed acquiring the 46 properties needed for Millcreek Common in fair deals without using eminent domain.
- Asbestos removed from 46 properties. Eagle Environmental was hired to remove all asbestos and hazardous waste in every Millcreek Common property in preparation for demolition.
- Demolition of 46 properties completed, in preparation for Millcreek Common.
- Construction Manager/General Contractor hired for Millcreek Common. The award-winning Hogan Construction will act as CMGC for construction of this beautiful plaza.
- Construction documents 100% completed for Millcreek Common in partnership with EPG Architects.
- Grant awarded for Millcreek Common Ice Ribbon. The city won a $500,000 Utah Outdoor Recreation Grant to help pay for the city’s new ice ribbon.
- Business license fee schedule revamped to comply with new state law (based now on services rendered per industry instead of employee count).
- Millcreek Business Council outreach hit new heights, with new Instagram page attracting 500 followers in first year, partnering with community councils for holiday street banners, and a record number of business council newsletters and social media posts.
- Business Council gave back to the community by installing ten new Little Libraries in neighborhoods, facilitating Millcreek's designation as a Monarch City to support endangered butterflies, exceeding expectations in a Red Cross blood drive, and supporting the Jordan River Commission’s #LoveYourWatershed events.
- Millcreek Business Council rallied to help city businesses through a very successful job fair, socially distanced networking lunches, and hosting a Wasatch Business Series event with Congressman Ben McAdams.
- Connected 98 Millcreek businesses to Salt Lake County’s Small Business Impact Grant. More money went to Millcreek businesses than any other city in the valley outside of the capital city.
- Processed 2,891 business licenses, including 345 new ones!
- Growing City Boundaries. A commercial area between Woodland Avenue and Miller Avenue, and 1300 East and Highland Drive was transferred from Salt Lake City to Millcreek as of July 1, 2020. A triangular piece of unincorporated county between Van Winkle, Murray-Holladay Road, and 1300 East was annexed by Millcreek, becoming official January 1, 2021.
- Progress on Jordan River Trail/Trailhead-Millcreek was made, including site prep work in partnership with Salt Lake County and winning a $125,000 grant from the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands.
- New Community Reinvestment Area begun to encourage St. Mark’s Hospital expansion and MedTech innovations in Millcreek.
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Finding Inspiration: Utah Small Businesses That Pivoted, Reinvented, & Persevered to Weather The Pandemic The past year was brutal for many Utah small businesses. While some small businesses sadly ceased to exist, many businesses made it through, and some have even thrived against all odds. How did they do it? What made the difference? What can we learn from these businesses to apply to our own businesses in 2021?
We invite you to lunch and learn with us for the first Wasatch Business Series event of 2021. Register now for “Finding Inspiration: Utah Small Business that Pivoted, Reinvented, & Persevered to Weather the Pandemic ”
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his collaborative virtual event will held via Zoom on Thursday, January 21st, 2021 from 12:00pm-1:30pm.
You’ll hear from local business owners that have saved and even grown their businesses by: - Pivoting to a new business model
- Introducing a new product line/service
- Partnering/joining forces with another business
- Investing in new infrastructure/methods to deliver products and services
- Perseverance and savvy maneuvering
Speakers will include:FREE Registration is required - Register now as attendance will be limited to 100 people! Register for Free at: https://bit.ly/2L7y6nfLunch and a Shout-Out to Support Your Favorite Local, Neighborhood RestaurantTo help support locally-owned restaurants and cafes, we encourage you to order lunch for yourself from your favorite local eating establishment to enjoy during the event. You'll be invited to show your favorite restaurant some love by posting a shout-out in the CHAT window during the Zoom call. At the end of the event, we’ll read out all the shout-outs and we’ll also post to Facebook as part of the event recap/wrap up post. Join us for this interactive online event and reconnect with your friends in the local, small business community! This Wasatch Business Series Event is hosted and presented by:The Wasatch Business Series is a collaborative effort that is focused on bringing impactful networking and educational opportunities to business owners across the Wasatch Front.
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Millcreek Holiday Lights Contest WinnersThe results are in! After four weeks of voting, Millcreek residents have chosen the winners of the 2020 Holiday Lights Contest.
1st Place: Letters to Santa (1020 E 4580 S)
2nd Place: The Santa House (2120 E Greenbriar Way)
3rd Place: Drive By Delight (3085 S 2300 E)
4th Place: Holiday Illumination (4453 S 1500 E) (we flipped a coin to break the tie for 4th place).
We would also like to thank our INCREDIBLE Millcreek businesses that donated such generous gifts for the prize baskets!
AAA Restoration
Aviva Woman
Citris Grill
CorePower Yoga
Golden Customer Care
Meet Me on 33rd
Roots Cafe
Table X
42nd Street Greenhouse
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Small Business Quarantined Employee GrantThe $2 million Small Business Quarantined Employee Grant uses federal CARES Act funds as part of Utah’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. It provides reimbursement to small business employers who pay employees to stay home during quarantine or isolation for a maximum of 40 hours per week for a period of up to two calendar weeks.
One of the easiest ways to protect a business as well as slow the spread of COVID-19 is to ask sick employees to stay home. Many employees are nervous to take time off if they are sick for fear of losing their job or income while they get better. Employees may also hesitate to tell their employer if someone in their home has tested positive for COVID-19 or if they have come in close contact with someone who has tested positive.
This grant will help make that choice easier by allowing employers with less than 50 employees to continue to pay quarantined or isolated employees and then be reimbursed through the grant.
To be eligible businesses must have:
• Less than 50 employees in Utah.
• One or more employees receiving notice that the employee must quarantine or isolate due to positive COVID-19 test or exposure to someone who has tested positive.
• Continued to pay out regular wages to an employee(s) while the employee was in quarantine/isolation.
To apply go to: https://laborcommission.utah.gov/small-business-quarantined-employee-grant/
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Facebook, Instagram, and TwitterThe Millcreek Business Council promotes local businesses, shares upcoming events, and is a valuable business resource. Find us on Facebook here. Follow us on Instagram @millcreekbusinesscouncil Follow us on Twitter @MillcreekBzCncl
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