Business News & Updates

Participate in this short 3-question, anonymous survey on Paid Leave to tell the Lake Street Council how we can help your business as Paid Leave rolls out:

Join Ward 7 City Council Member, Elizabeth Shaffer, for a conversation around public safety in Uptown on Thursday, April 30, 5:30 - 6:30 pm at Grace-Trinity Church.

The first quarterly premiums (covering wages from January 1 to March 31, 2026) are due to the state on April 30, 2026.

The Community Safety Ambassadors can be dispatched to places along the Lake street Corridor for aid and support.

Lake Street Council is planning a vibrant season of activating our corridor’s community spaces this year, and we need your help! We received some small grant funding to support pop-up programming and smaller community events this spring, summer, and fall. We’re looking for proposals to do the following:

As we emerge from so many months of hardship, the Minneapolis St Paul International Film Festival wants to provide an opportunity for businesses that need help getting back on their feet.

The Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HCRA) is making approximately $2 million available in the form of grants between $3,000 and $10,000 to help businesses that were impacted by the surge overcome short-term financial hurdles, enabling them to remain in business in their communities and prevent widespread blight in Hennepin County.

Our business community is still recovering from the economic impacts of the recent federal ICE operations in Minneapolis. Operation Metro Surge caused significant losses in revenue, disrupted the lives of workers, students, and families, and traumatized communities of color and cultural corridors. But Lake Street rises again! Efforts are underway to encourage state leaders to allocate funds to help our small businesses recover. You can be a part of this campaign.

If you're behind on payments or concerned about future obligations, you have options.

Join Elevate Hennepin on Wednesday, March 11, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Mercado Central, 1515 E. Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407, for an in-person advising pop-up that brings expert business support directly to impacted business owners.