April 28, 2026


Greetings!


Tonight catch WomenVenture - Start Up Toolkit: Registration, Permits and Business Banking Class - Apr 28 and then Thursday is the final date in April for MnDOT Construction Office Hours for E7th at Roots Cafe. Next week get ready for East Side Community Investment Cooperative Membership Launch Party May 5, then a May 7 tour at the Recycling and Energy Center + ESABA Networking highlighting BizRecycling - your pathway to $10K grants to upgrade your recycling and organics systems and save on base pricing and ESABA joins other Chambers for a showcase and workshops at the Small Business Summit Friday, May 8.

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Check out Finding Common Ground in Family Business Disagreements - May 7 - Family Business Center


See highlights of Action Packed April: Payne Arcade Clean-up and the Roots Cafe ESABA Networking and Buy Vocal event here: ESABA News!


Submit your 2026 Events: ESABA Community Calendar

Quick Links

Thank you for attending our Networking and Buy Vocal event last week at Roots Cafe!


How can we Keep It Open E7th?

See the great ideas we are gathering for promotion and community support.

ESABA Networking Field Trip to the R&E Center


Thursday May 7 - 2:00 - 3:30pm


Last time it was Chamber partners on this tour (see photo). This time it's our turn to put people you know in those hardhats!


Join us to learn something not everyone knows about the cost and potential in trash. And learn about saving money for your business. BizRecycling - your pathway to $10K grants to upgrade your recycling and organics systems and save on base pricing.

Start Up toolkit: Registration, Permits, and Business Banking

E7th Construction Office Hours

Thursdays in April @ Roots Cafe


April 30th - 11am-12pm


Learn more here!

Connect with Yolanda to see how you can combine the services of BizRecycling and our Preferred Hauler Deal to maximize savings on your solid waste bill. Nobody should be paying more than they need to. ESABA members, that means you. Click the BizRecycling logo below to learn more about how to get started.

Community Events see all here

Jobs & Careers: See all Listings here


East Side Neighborhood Development Center (ESNDC) - Executive Director

If you have employment opportunities and need help getting the word out, connect with Paris.
Board of Directors:

President:

Tonya Bauer

Saint Paul Port Authority


Vice President:

Allison Wittner

Premier Banks


Secretary:

Judy Gonzalez - New Board Member!

Keller Williams


Treasurer (Interim)

Krista Schnelle - New Board Member!

Pin the Map


Board Members:


Shateka Flowers

Family Values For Life

Dist 5 rep


Rosalva Hernandez-New Board Member!

Metropolitan State University


Taelor Johnson

Mueller Memorial

Dist 4 rep


Vernisha Powers - New Board Member!

United Kidz Transportation Nanny LLC


Wesley Sanford - New Board Member!

Property Restoration Professionals

Dist 2 rep


Jeff Viel - New Board Member!

Clearly Clean

Paris Dunning, Executive Director

651-335-0986

paris@esaba.org

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