Edina City Council — Transcript
Friday, October 3, 2025
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Edina launches support programs for businesses hit by Highway 100 work
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City Initiatives to Mitigate Economic Impact of Highway 100 Reconstruction on Local Businesses
The City of Edina has launched several programs to encourage residents to support local, small businesses affected by the Highway 100 interchange reconstruction project. These include a loyalty passport program for shoppers at participating Grand View and 50th in France businesses, prize drawings funded by gift card purchases, promotions during 'Restaurant Week' (September 21st-25th), and free monthly activities at 50th in France. The core message emphasizes the importance of community spending within the city to help local businesses thrive through the construction disruption, which includes ramp closures at Vernon Avenue and West 50th Street until mid-November.
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There's more than 2,000 businesses in Adina and the vast majority of those are locallyowned small businesses. Those local businesses depend on us to survive and thrive.
Projects like this one are a really great time for the residents to really come together and back our local business community. It's important to understand that where you spend your local dollars really does matter.