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Net@ Noon: Municipal Government Industry Insights
Thursday, January 28 | Noon - 1:30 p.m.
State of the City/County Discussion
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Featuring Jason Molino, Tompkins County Administrator and Mayor Svante Myrick, City of Ithaca - sharing their insights on budgets, transportation, public health, economic recovery, and more.
Come network with colleagues and learn about how our communities will move forward together in 2021!
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Paycheck Protection Program Reopened; Many Area Lenders Accepting Applications Today
Area lenders are accepting PPP loan applications beginning TODAY. As always, check first with your existing financial institution.
More information is available at the links below:
Key PPP updates in the new Coronavirus relief package include:
· PPP borrowers can set their PPP loan’s covered period to be any length between 8 and 24 weeks to best meet their business needs;
· PPP loans will cover additional expenses, including operations expenditures, property damage costs, supplier costs, and worker protection expenditures;
· The Program’s eligibility is expanded to include 501(c)(6)s, housing cooperatives, destination marketing organizations, among other types of organizations;
· The PPP provides greater flexibility for seasonal employees;
· Certain existing PPP borrowers can request to modify their First Draw PPP Loan amount; and
· Certain existing PPP borrowers are now eligible to apply for a Second Draw PPP Loan.
A borrower is generally eligible for a Second Draw PPP Loan if the borrower:
· Previously received a First Draw PPP Loan and will or has used the full amount only for authorized uses;
· Has no more than 300 employees; and
· Can demonstrate at least a 25% reduction in gross receipts between comparable quarters in 2019 and 2020.
EIDL Applications Are Still Being Accepted through 12/31/21
You may wish to consider this source if you are not eligible for a second round PPP loan.
In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, small business owners, including agricultural businesses, and nonprofit organizations in all U.S. states, Washington D.C., and territories can apply for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan. The EIDL program is designed to provide economic relief to businesses that are currently experiencing a temporary loss of revenue due to coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Save the Date
Wednesday, March 24th | 9am - Noon
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The Tompkins Chamber and Ithaca Area Economic Development look forward to hosting you for a virtual economic summit, celebrating our resiliency and community efforts to navigate 2020 together, offering breakout sessions highlighting key challenges and opportunities, and sharing inspiration for our economic recovery in the years ahead. |
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Women in Business Roundtable
Virtual Gathering
Thursday, January 28 | 3 - 4:30 p.m.
We'll gather for a facilitated conversation with women business and nonprofit leaders from all throughout Tompkins County and our broader Chamber membership. Let's reflect on 2020 and inspire one another for the year ahead!
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Small Business Roundtable
Virtual Gathering
Wednesday, February 3 | 8 - 9:30 a.m.
Join us for our Q1 Small Business Roundtable, for a safe, confidential environment to share with your peers. Find mentors, great ideas, and new connections. Reflect on 2020 accomplishments, and creative ways to continue navigating a difficult business environment.
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our newest Roundtable Series Sponsor!
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Tompkins County Making Significant Progress Distributing Vaccines; Please Help Support Efforts
Cayuga Health System and Tompkins County are distributing Coronavirus vaccines to eligible groups. If you are an employer of people eligible in Phase 1A or 1B, please share this important information with your staff - and do what you can to support them being vaccinated when the next clinics/allocations are available.
Tompkins County is now vaccinating for Phase 1a and Phase 1b as supply allows. It is estimated that the populations included in these phases in NYS could take up to 14 weeks to vaccinate; please remain patient but alert to clinic availability and registration opportunities.
If your employees qualify for Phase 1a or 1b, please consider allowing them to leave work or schedule their appointment during working hours to facilitate maximum vaccination rates for our community, and ensure that our allocated doses go to the appropriate populations. Doing your part to support employees going whenever they can get an appointment will help ensure that your workforce and our broader community populations are protected as soon as possible.
Our community is anxious to protect our most vulnerable and our front line workers, but also to return to more normal economic activity before the end of 2021.
Widespread adoption and facilitation of vaccinations are one of the best ways for us to do our part to achieve that goal. Please also remain vigilant about masks, social distancing, workplace density reductions, and other methods to reduce exposure and help stop the spread of COVID-19.
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Thank you to our 2021 returning members
and to those who supported our year-end campaign
Your investment & support mean so much!
We look forward to supporting you & doing good work together in 2021.
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Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 2021 Ithaca Loves Teachers Festival presented by Visions Federal Credit Union |
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Now, more than ever, we are asking for your investment to help offset the costs of producing the Ithaca Loves Teachers Festival. We invite you to take a look at these sponsorship opportunities to see if there is one that meets your marketing goals and budget.
It is our intention to move from a printed program to a digital passbook this year to allow all business participants to have flexibility to modify offerings, as well as to give us the ability to push notifications to registered participants and better track deal/offer redemption. The intention is to not only improve the experience for participating businesses and teachers, but also to keep a safe experience for our visitors and community top priority.
If you have any questions or want to explore other ways of supporting the cost of the festival, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Katie Kutz at katie@visitithaca.com. The Ithaca Loves Teachers Festival is a partnership between Visit Ithaca, Downtown Ithaca Alliance & Tompkins Chamber.
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The City of Ithaca Anchor Storefront Recovery Fund Invites Additional Loan Applications
Ithaca, NY – December 14, 2020 - In August of this year, a new COVID-19 recovery loan fund launched for ‘anchor’ storefronts in the City of Ithaca. The fund has provided low-cost economic development loans of between $8,000 and $50,000 to key commercial storefront businesses in the City, including restaurants and retail businesses. In light of the ongoing pandemic and additional funding, the Ithaca Anchor Storefront Recovery Fund is currently inviting additional loan applications.
Some storefront businesses, because of the unique service that they provide, because of their longevity, because they draw people to the area, or simply because of their large footprint or critical location, carry particular importance to Ithaca’s economic recovery and positive community identity. The Ithaca Anchor Storefront Recovery Fund provides targeted loan assistance to help ensure that the recovery process proceeds successfully for “anchor” storefront businesses in the City of Ithaca, particularly as we enter a challenging post-holiday winter period amidst the ongoing pandemic.
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Healthy Workforce Network On-the-Job Training Grant
This funding is intended to support people in recovery receiving educational and training supports, new job opportunities, and maintaining a recovery friendly employer base in Tompkins County and regionally.
Under this contract, training grants with a maximum payout of $2,000 will be available to businesses that are hiring a new employee or promoting an existing employee, and providing the training needed to be successful in their new role. The training grant will be used to provide the employee with the additional training needed in order to fulfill the job responsibilities.
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Member & Development News
We're providing a weekly roundup of member news. To have something included, email Jennifer.
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Watch Dr. Leah Wright Rigueur's Presentation from MLK Jr. Breakfast
The entire Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC) Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast event is available for viewing and was a powerful, uplifting celebration - but we highly recommend watching the lecture from Dr. Leah Wright Rigueur, entitled "Why Black Lives Matter: America's Racial Reckoning". This lecture was offered as part of the virtual breakfast, and Dr. Rigueur eloquently detailed the history of system racism in America in a powerful and moving way, and also within the context of current events.
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Hangar Theatre Announces New Managing Director R.J. Lavine |
The Hangar Theatre is pleased to announce that R.J. Lavine (she/her/hers) has been named Managing Director, effective January 11, 2021.
R.J. Lavine is an Ithaca native who returned to the area nine years ago with her husband, Daniel Graham and children, Wesley and Kestrel Graham-Lavine. Since 1996, she has served as a co-director for Helping Hands Summer Camp in Windsor, NY. Helping Hands is an overnight nature camp for neuro-atypical adults with developmental and ambulatory disabilities. Most recently, she has served as the Director of Development and Communications for the Kitchen Theatre Company since 2018. She was promoted from her prior role as the Manager of Growth and Giving this past July.
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Local, Regional, and New York State COVID-19 Updates
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Tompkins Chamber and CVB Property at East Shore Drive for Sale
Tompkins Chamber & CVB have announced that our property at East Shore Drive is listed for sale, after much consideration and decades of being headquartered at this iconic facility. We're excited to see what will come next for our organization, and for 904 E. Shore Drive. Click below for the listing information!
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January & February Meeting Schedule
Board of Directors
Wednesday, January 27th | 8 - 9:30 a.m.
Government & Community Affairs
Carbon Pricing Presentation &
2021 Policy Priorities Discussion
Monday, February 1 | Noon - 1:15 p.m.
Admin & Finance/Executive
Committee
Tuesday, February 16 | 8 - 9:30 a.m.
Chamber Ambassadors - TBD
All meetings require advance registration & will be virtual until further notice. Register with Carly Hansen at chansen@tompkinschamber.org.
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Our team is here to help.
Note: Our East Shore Drive office is staffed most weekdays from 9-5 for pick up or delivery, and our entire team is available by appointment. Please call 607-273-7080 during normal business hours if you need to visit us.
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