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MAY 3, 2022
JOIN THREE RIVERS BUSINESS ALLIANCE SMALL BIZ PRIDE PROGRAM
Join 3RBA as a community to support Small Business Pride. Community partners agree to take our Pride Pledge and to organize your community in supporting small businesses and the LGBTQ+ community. 3RBA's expectation is that community partners such as other chambers of commerce, business districts, community organizations will agree to be the “ community host’ and coordinate and implement an on the ground event or opportunity for their community to participate in Pride and to drive business to their local shopping districts. We suggest promotions, giveaways and a Small Business Pride Day in your shopping district or event.

Small businesses can join individually and receive the same benefits. Participants will receive Small Business Pride Tool kits for their main street small businesses to use as well as promotional materials for their community.
MAY 1-7 IS SMALL BUSINESS WEEK
National Small Business Week

Building a Better America Through Entrepreneurship virtual summit May 2-5, 2022

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National Small Business Week 2022 celebrates the resiliency and tenacity of America’s entrepreneurs who are doing their part to power our nation’s historic economic comeback.

Join us during the NSBW virtual summit as we share tools and information that entrepreneurs need to further power our economic growth, strengthen our supply chains, and deliver the products and services Americans depend on every day.
SPRING OPERATING RESOURCES
As the weather improves, and more and more customers are coming into your business, remember these helpful tips about sound management and policy! Get ahead of potential neighbor complaints before they happen. As always, if you have a question about city or state ordinances and policy, email or call us! You can also use the below resources as a quick reference guide.
Council to Decide on Eliminating Some Business Licenses


If you agree with these proposed changes, let council know you support it before they vote. Email your councilperson or speak in support at Council Committee meeting tomorrow at 10am or next Tuesday 10am at the regular Council Meeting via Zoom. Register in advance here. Or call the City Clerk at (412) 255-2138
WHAT'S NEW IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD(S)?
Officials say Downtown Pittsburgh's best days are ahead, ...

At its annual meeting on Thursday morning, the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership said that after wrenching changes caused by the coronavirus, the region's business hub has a bright future ahead. But it won't look quite like the past. The...

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11 May events not to miss in Pittsburgh, from a chalk...

Artist Jesse LuBera will participate in the Chalk Art Fest May 28 at SouthSide Works. Summer is still 55 days away (yes, we're counting!), but marathon weekend ushers in the outdoor event season. There are many ways to get moving - the full...

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nextpittsburgh.com
INDUSTRY TRENDS AND UPDATES
Regine: Singer, actress and self-proclaimed discotheque...

French singer, actress and self-proclaimed inventor of the discotheque Regine has died aged 92. The star died peacefully at 1100 local time (0900 GMT) on Sunday, her granddaughter Daphne Rotcajg told AFP. "The queen of the night has left,"...

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Business, travel groups ask Biden to jump-start federal...

MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DO?: A coalition of travel and business groups is urging the Biden administration to nudge the federal workforce back into their offices, and to jump-start business travel among federal workers as well, as business travel...

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www.politico.com
FDA, CDC investigating multi-state norovirus outbreak...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Canadian agencies are investigating an outbreak of norovirus linked to raw oysters harvested in British Columbia, Canada. According to the Canadian...

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www.pennlive.com
SmartSummit: How chefs and restaurants are working...

A panel of experts discussed what is driving the call for a more sustainable food system and how restaurants can be a part of it during SmartBrief's virtual SmartSummit, "The Future of Food: The Role of Restaurants in Creating a Sustainable Food...

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UPCOMING MEETINGS/WEBINARS
  • PRLA Western Chapter Meeting, Today @ 3 p.m., Wyndham Pittsburgh University Center.
  • PRLA Industry Update on May 4 and May 18. REGISTER HERE.
  • Sociable City Tuesdays with RHI - May 12 at 10 a.m. REGISTER HERE.
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