[music] Two Edina businesses have been awarded spark grants to support expansion and reinvestment. The special projects and redevelopment capital fund known as spark was created by the housing and redevelopment authority in 2021 using tax increment financing funds that had previously been collected. This program was created in order to attract and enable small business people to create new businesses in in Adina. Um we're specifically focusing on those small local businesses, not the big national chains, but small local businesses. And we've got about a million dollars left in this fund. Uh the dollars expire at the end of 2026. So we're looking to implement uh as many of the funds as available to allow more businesses to locate in Adina to provide new services and also to grow our tax base. Coders Clubhouse will use its spark grant to remodel space at Rudaf France shopping center, allowing the business to offer coding classes and workshops for school-aged children. The funds will help pay for ADA compliant restrooms and a new HVAC system. We are incredibly grateful to receive the Spark grant. It's allowing us to bring our business, Quarters Clubhouse, to fruition. Um, without it, it would have been difficult to be successful in our buildout. Um, and now we're able to take this empty space and create it into this fun, welcoming, coding maker space center for the families of Edina. >> JJ's Pokey Minnesota will use its grant to expand into an adjacent tenant space on York Avenue, nearly doubling the size of the restaurant. The project had been on hold due to the high cost of constructing ADA restrooms, bringing new utilities into the building, and paying sewer and water connection fees. Each business will receive up to $24,000 in spark funding after completion of the work. Construction is expected to begin this year and be completed by the third quarter. In addition, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority approved a $200,000 forgivable loan for a new restaurant coming to 50th in France. The owners of Americana plan to remodel and expand the former Bario restaurant at 5036 France Avenue to create a new dining destination in Edina. The loan helps close a financial gap in the $3.2 million redevelopment project. Work is underway and the new restaurant should open in fall 2026.