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Contents
- Small Business of the Month
- Upcoming Events and New Members
- Economic Development News
- Featured Events and Milestones
- Community News and Events
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SMALL BUSINESS OF THE MONTH
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Join us for the Small Business of the Month Award Ceremony
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to honor
Painting with a Twist.
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Old National Bank - MARQ Building
100 N. 2nd Street
Lafayette, IN 47901
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UPCOMING EVENTS AND NEW MEMBERS
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ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NEWS
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Summer Camps for Students K-12
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Robotics in Manufacturing Camp
Presented by IN-MaC
If you have a child or know a child going into K-8th grade, get them registered for our Robotics in Manufacturing Camp. Simply visit the
Lafayette Family YMCA
and
register onsite
. Camps will be held at local manufacturing facilities.
June 17-21; 3rd - 8th grade
July 8-12; K - 2nd grade
Spots are limited!
Thank you to our Investors:
City of Lafayette | Southwire | ZF | Ivy Tech | Region 4 Workforce Board | Tippecanoe County | Subaru of Indiana Automotive | Wabash Valley Power | Caterpillar | Southwire | STEM Education Works | White County Economic Development | NIPSCO
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Tippecanoe Building Trades Summer Camp
In Partnership with Greater Lafayette Commerce
Do you know a student interested in a career in the trades? Invite them to join us this summer to explore all of the trades in Greater Lafayette.
Every Tuesday from June 4 - July 9; students 16 and older.
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Henry Poor and the Crossing School of Business and Entrepreneurship held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Henry Poor Lumber’s Wood Packaging facility to celebrate their newly created partnership. This joint effort provides academic, career, and life-skills training for 12-15 students each semester in fully equipped classrooms at the Henry Poor satellite site.
Read more
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FEATURED EVENTS AND MILESTONES
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Membership 101
June 21, 2019
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
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Learn more about your membership benefits through Greater Lafayette Commerce and meet some of the GLC team and other fellow members.
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Farmer's Market Volunteer Callout
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Do you love visiting the Lafayette Farmer’s Market? Have you been looking for an opportunity to volunteer? Would your organization benefit from a free marketing platform? Here’s your chance to get in on the action! Be a part of our team each Saturday, May to October, from 8a-12:30p! Volunteers will have the opportunity to soak in the ambiance of the market while assisting with the SNAP benefits tent. Organization volunteers are welcome to bring signage, brochures, and swag items to engage with customers! Interested in this unique experience? Sign up now!
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Celebrate With Us!
Join Greater Lafayette Commerce staff, ambassadors, elected officials,
professionals, community members, and business representatives
to celebrate the following milestone events:
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Grand Opening: Fresh Thyme Farmers Market
June 25
3:30 p.m.
2410 N. Salisbury St., West Lafayette, IN 47906
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15-Year Anniversary: Rubia Flower Market
July 11
5:00 p.m.
224 E. State St., West Lafayette, IN 47906
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Grand Opening: Mad Love Boutique
July 16
1:30 p.m.
210 N 6th St., Lafayette, IN 47901
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20-Year Anniversary: Wireless Networking Solutions
September 26
1:30 p.m.
4701 Dale Dr, Lafayette, IN 47905
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Consumer Experience Survey
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We need your help!
Greater Lafayette Commerce wants to know what types of experiences you look for when you go shopping.
What do you look for when you go to a store, is it helpful salespeople, or snazzy displays? You tell us!
Greater Lafayette Commerce will take the information you supply and provide it to retailers in the Greater Lafayette area, so they can offer you the experiences you desire.
Take a few minutes to complete the survey, just click the link to begin.
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COMMUNITY NEWS AND EVENTS
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Mosey Down Main Street
Mosey Down Main Street is a series of street celebrations brought to you by the local artistic community. Join the volunteers, downtown business owners, artists and musicians who come together once a month from May through September to offer a free family friendly event that takes place right down the center of Main Street.
July 13
August 10
August 31
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Ice Cream Crawl
The 2019 Ice Cream Crawl will be held
June 22, 2019 from
1-4 pm with ten different vendors participating. This event is a Lafayette Rotary fundraising project with proceeds going to fund the Tippecanoe Co. Imagination Library, a program started by Dolly Parton. “Crawlers” can go to any of the shops to get a free sample of ice cream or frozen custard. There are shops in both Lafayette and West Lafayette. The locations are: Igloo Frozen Custard (2 locations), The Original Frozen Custard, Budges Drive In, Culver’s, Silver Dipper (2 locations), Sweet Revolution Bake Shop, and Cold Stone Creamery (2 locations). At each location Crawlers present their passport to be stamped. Those who are able to visit at least five shops are eligible to win a prize basket of ice cream items. Some Crawlers may even be able to get to all ten locations within the three-hour time window.
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