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BROUGHT TO YOU
BY:
Beaver County
Community
Development Program
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TOWNE SQUARE RESTAURANT
PATRICK TREVELLINE, MANAGER
Our Downtown Recognition Recipient
The Beaver Business District Authority has chosen Patrick Trevelline of the Towne Square Restaurant, as its 4th Quarter Downtown Recognition recipient for 2011. Patrick is being recognized by the committee for his great service and commitment to our community.
We would like to thank Patrick for his contributions to Beaver. His on-going dedication and commitment to our town is appreciated. The Towne Square Restaurant also recently repainted its façade and it looks great! We appreciate our business owners taking pride in their properties and businesses. It benefits not only your own business, but the town of Beaver.
Congratulations and thank you for your ceaseless dedication to our wonderful community!
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WELCOME TO BEAVER COMMITTEE
Jen Temple is chairperson and head welcome lady for the new "Welcome to Beaver Committee". A joint venture of the Beaver Business District Authority, the Beaver Area Heritage Foundation and the Beaver Chamber of Commerce, the committee's goal will be to welcome each person who moves to Beaver by presenting them with a packet of information and coupons pertinent to the town. Jen's email is jentemple13@gmail.com if you are aware of a new arrival to town, please contact her!
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DUQUESNE POWER OF LIGHT PROGRAM
 The Beaver Business District Authority (BDA) learned of an opportunity to receive monies via the Duquesne Power of Light Program after Town Center Associates met with Duquesne Light to discuss possible funding opportunities which may be available to the Beaver County Main Street Network communities. TCA informed the Borough and BDA about the Power of Light Program and Borough Manager, Whitney Brady, working with the BDA, and the Streetscape Committee, immediately submitted a proposal for a $125,143.25 grant. It currently appears promising that this grant will be awarded. The grant will be utilized to retrofit the 83 lamps in the business district and work would begin in 2012. Stay tuned for the outcomes! |
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WELCOME
The Beaver Business District Authority welcomes Stephanie Rubino of East End Avenue as the new Community Life Chairperson for the BDA. Welcome Stephanie! |
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
NOVEMBER 19The annual Nature's Bounty and Greens Sale 9:00 AM until 12:00 PM at the United Methodist Church on College Avenue DECEMBER 4TH  The 25th Annual Candlelight Christmas House Tour from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM - tickets are for sale at Saint Peter and Paul School on East End Avenue NOVEMBER 25th Light-Up Festival 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. |
DOWNTOWN FIRST SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS DESIGNATION BREAKFAST MEETING
Sustainable Pittsburgh and Town Center Associates are excited to announce the first Sustainable Business Designation & Downtown First Breakfast Meeting. This event will provide the opportunity for business owners committed to sustainability to meet and network with regional certified sustainable businesses and those interested in becoming certified. The Meeting will take place on Tuesday, December 6th from 8 to 9 AM at the Beaver Municipal Building, Community Room and is FREE to all to participate.
Additionally, Tim Carryer, President, GreenoverGreen, a nonprofit network of energy audit and consulting businesses, will provide important information on energy efficiency, return on investments, comfort, and the benefits to your bottom-line. Tim has a Masters in Human Computer Interaction Design from Carnegie Mellon University where he also studied Marketing at the Tepper School of Business. He is a certified energy auditor with Resnet/BPI and a NABCEP trained solar installer. Tim has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the business and is excited to share it with the community.
If you cannot attend on December 6th, a second session is available and open to all on Tuesday, December 13th from 8 to 9 AM in the Bellevue Municipal Building.
Come meet other enthusiastic and dedicated community members engaged in developing a more sustainable business district! Please RSVP by December 2nd to:
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CHECKOUT SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY®
The 2nd annual Small Business Saturday® is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses at the kick-off of one of the busiest shopping times of the year. American Express asks people to remember on November 26, to Shop Small at their favorite local stores and help fuel the economy. As they say, "when we all shop small, it will be huge." Check out a listing of tips on how to prepare for this day here. Also, for more information on this effort, visit facebook.com/shopsmall and click "For Your Biz" in the menu at the left or visit www.smallbusinesssaturday.com.
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75 BUSINESSES EARN
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS DESIGNATION
through the Downtown First Program of Town Center Associates
In late 2010, Town Center Associates (TCA) in partnership with Sustainable Pittsburgh, launched the Sustainable Business Designation Program to advance sustainable practices among small, local businesses in Allegheny and Beaver County's traditional business districts. The program recognizes businesses for implementing sustainability actions that are simultaneously good for their bottom line, the environment, and the social fabric of their communities. To date, over seventy five businesses have earned a "Sustainable Business Designation" through this innovative new program.
TCA wanted to make it possible for consumers to search the Downtown First business directories for businesses engaging in sustainable business practices. TCA asked Sustainable Pittsburgh to develop a short checklist of sustainability criteria for participating downtown businesses to receive the designation. The criteria include provisions related to energy conservation, waste reduction, stormwater management, land use policies, and alternative transportation, among other sustainability-related topics.
The Downtown First directory for each Allegheny Together town is now searchable by "sustainable businesses." The designation helps customers identify and choose businesses that are committed to sustainability as a core principle to their operations and business model. Businesses can qualify for an additional "Local Business Designation" in the directory as well.
Qualifying sustainable businesses receive a certificate of acknowledgment and window display stickers. The program is intended to inspire local, small businesses to apply sustainability practices and increase vitality among the region's rich fabric of small towns and neighborhoods. If you and your business are interested in signing up for the program, please visit: www.downtownfirst.net/sustainable-businesses for more information.
TCA and Sustainable Pittsburgh are proud of the businesses who have shown their leadership in earning the sustainable designation, becoming stars in their communities. Click here to view a list of businesses that have earned the Sustainable Business Designation.
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FIND LOCAL AND REGIONAL
BUSINESS RESOURCE INFORMATION
The Main Street Network, a program provided through the Beaver County Community Development Program as a component of its downtown revitalization programs, has made available a great business resource tool in the form of a business resource packet. This packet is a compilation of terrific local and regional information that both current businesses and start-up businesses will find of great value!
It includes information about local small business assistance organizations, links and phone numbers to a host of local and regional business resources, and general information on programs offered through Beaver County. You can utilize this tool in the form of a PDF online or print it for your use as well.
Click here to access this valuable resource as well as to learn more about your local downtown revitalization organization's ongoing efforts. |
TRANSFORMING VACANCIES INTO OPPORTUNITIES
...WITH YOUR HELP!
You may have noticed an available/vacant storefront in your downtown and thought it was the perfect opportunity for a new business to move to your community! Vacant and/or available buildings and storefronts in your downtown are promoted through Town Center Associates DowntownProperties.net website, the only of its kind in our region.
The DowntownProperties.net program is designed to encourage potential business owners to consider YOUR downtown when looking for a location for their business. If you have a business you'd like to ask to consider locating in your downtown, you can email property listings to them directly from the site. Interested business owners can sign up to receive a notification any time a property becomes available in your downtown.
Through the DowntownProperties.net program, YOU can be a part of helping to bring great new businesses to your downtown! |
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DOWNTOWN BEAVER E-NEWSLETTER
You are reading the Beaver FOCUS: your quarterly downtown e-newsletter. By using e-newsletters instead of print newsletters, we can send the information about our downtown revitalization efforts to a greater number of people and save paper--a win for the community and the environment!
To receive your copy of the e-newsletter via email, simply send an email to tca@towncenter.info and indicate your email address, as well as the name of the town or towns for which you'd like to receive the e-newsletters. You can also call Town Center Associates to sign up at 724-728-9400.
Please also take a moment to forward this email along to your friends, colleagues, family and neighbors, and encourage them to sign up today! This will help to inform (and involve) more citizens about the revitalization efforts taking place in our downtown.
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This e-newsletter is brought to you by the Beaver County Community Development Program (CDP).
Town Center Associates (TCA) created this e-newsletter for CDP for your downtown, as one of the many services TCA has been contracted to provide to the downtowns in the Beaver County Main Street Network. For more information, please visit: www.beavercountymainstreets.com.
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