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The NW SIDE BUSINESS NEWS
July 28th, 2020
: Illinois DCEO Invests $4.7M In Apprenticeships -
Tax Credits & Resources -
A "Deal" from the SBA on Loan Programs - Overhauling Logan Square Traffic Circle -
Lost Factories & Wide Open Spaces
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Illinois Makes $4.7M Investment in Apprenticeships
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An expanded Illinois Apprenticeship Program will support more than
17,000 apprentices in 2020 with a $4.7 million investment announced by Governor Pritzker and the
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) in early July. The program will serve an additional
568 residents in training programs over the next two years.
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"Illinois to expand apprenticeship program program for 17,000 with $4.7 million investment – Pritzker"
Mark Buckshon - Chicago Construction News, 7/20/2020
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Click on Program Categories
to Learn More About the Program...
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Illinois Apprenticeship Education
Expense Tax Credit Program
Illinois employers are allowed a tax credit
of up to $3,500 for qualified educational expenses associated with qualifying apprentices, plus, an additional credit of up to $1,500 for each apprentice if (1) the apprentice resides in an under-served area or (2) the employer's principal place of business is in an under-served area.
F
or eligibility requisites,
click here.
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Michael Goldstein - (773)504-1200
Hard-to-find Inexpensive space in Chicagoland
500’-160,000’ - short and long term leases
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NOW LEASING...
Click on addresses for interior views and details
Click HERE
to download pdf listing of available current space
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A Deal That's Hard to Refuse...
Debt Relief For New SBA-Backed Loans
The SBA is paying six months of principal, interest,
and any associated fees for current and new SBA-backed loans disbursed before September 27 in the agency’s most popular loan programs - (7(a), 504, and Microloan.
If you’re seeking a loan to cover fixed assets
such as furniture, real estate, machinery, equipment, construction, and remodeling - you may need to have information to your lender by August 7 for the loan to be processed in time.
with an SBA-guaranteed loan and start the process now to take
advantage of six months of debt relief.
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CDOT's traffic simulation of the recommended design for the traffic circle. Green lines are bike routes, white lines represent pedestrian routes.
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Logan Square
Traffic Circle
A safety hazard, and long considered confusing for pedestrians,drivers, and cyclists, the Logan Square Traffic Circle will undergo a metamorphosis in spring 2021.
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from Block Club/Chicago
Logan Square’s Most Confusing Intersection Getting Overhauled Next Year With New Traffic Pattern And Plaza
Mina Bloom, 7/24/2020
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City App Provides Key
Streetscape, Construction Info'
The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT)
launched
ChiStreetWork
in March 2020, making it easier to track upcoming streetscape projects. The application, interfaces with Google Maps, allowing tracking of road construction work and special permits for all 77 Chicago neighborhoods. The range of information for users also includes street or lane closures, work hours, bus routes and stops, bike lanes, viaduct clearances, red light camera locations, and current traffic conditions.
Click
to access ChiStreetWork
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Lost Factories.
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If you're a history buff or just into Chicago
lore, The
Made In Chicago Museum
website is a great browse. Can we learn about the present by looking back? Sometimes. What MICM shows us is Chicago was a manufacturing mecca. Some of the companies on the site are still in business, but no longer in Chicago, their former buildings housing other companies, and new products and methods fill the space they left.
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WIDE OPEN SPACES...
Morton Arboretum, 1700 acres to explore in Lisle IL
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A cool and leafy escape with much to do and enjoy
- Explore
16 miles of hiking trails plus nine miles of roads for driving or bicycling,
pack a picnic lunch, and test you 'navigational skills' in the one-acre
green-hedged Maze Garden.
It is always wise, during the current pandemic, to call recreational places before going
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