Heart of Jasper's Quarter 2 Recap
To Our Supporters:
Hello Summer! The year is rolling right along and there is so much activity downtown. Most of us don’t like construction, however, to me is shows progress! Change is good 😊Thank you for supporting Heart of Jasper now and in the future. Below is an update on our projects:
2022 Projects:
Façade Grant Program
Construction is underway!
Merle Norman and Downtown Fitness and Running Building-work to begin soon.
Former HLS-windows repaired, painting to begin soon.
Jagged Edge and American Mercantile Building-awning replaced
Former Stewart Hotel-under construction
Elements Building-in progress with painting the exterior
Forest Fresh Building-staircase replaced
Pub N Grubb Building-awning replaced
We want to thank the City of Jasper for this partnership and the funding to make this program possible!
New Business Incentive
Through a Partnership with the Genesis 12 donor, we began a New Business Incentive to attract businesses to open in the downtown district. We have donated $97,508 dollars to 6 recipients!
Tell City Pretzel
American Mercantile
Hoosier Blooms
Downtown Fitness and Running
Wood Capital Pizza
Café Pina
We want to thank the Genesis 12 donor for continuing to bless others with their generous giving!
Flower Planters
A huge shoutout to Natalie from Greenthumb and the volunteers who planted the flowers and pulled weeds! The planters look great!
We have struggled with watering the flowers in the past. So to improve on the issue, the Parks and Rec dept is going to be watering the flower plants. Please thank Alvin and the Parks Department if you see him out watering!!
Public Art
Crosswalk murals received a touch up in early June and are looking great just in time for the Strassenfest! Shout out to local artist, Jason Martin, for his work.
Through a partnership with JCA, we have received funding for a mural on the South side of Finishing Touches building. Painting will begin over the next couple of months!
Downtown Courthouse Infrastructure and Revitalization Project
We want to support the merchants in every way possible during construction. We will continue to work on this plan as we learn more about the construction process. If you have any suggestions on how we can best support the businesses, please reach out to me! The plans for the project can be found here: https://www.jasperindiana.gov/category/subcategory.php?categoryid=42
The website will be the source of updates on the construction project. Check the website daily!
New Website
HOJ has a new website powered by Locable! Check it out here: www.heartofjasper.org.
If you are a merchant in the HOJ district, we would love to have you in the directory. https://www.heartofjasper.org/directory/
Upcoming Events
New Business Opportunity Open House on August 26th.
An open house to showcase the available space in the downtown district.
Downtown Chowdown on September 14th, October 12th.
Farm to Fiesta Dinner on October 1st. Location on North Main Street between 7th and 9th Streets.
Events can be found at https://www.heartofjasper.org/calendar/
I would love to hear your feedback, ideas, and/or questions. Please reach out at any time via email at [email protected] or via phone at 812-661-2881. Stay in touch by following us on Facebook, Instagram, and our website at www.heartofjasper.org.
Thank you for allowing the Heart of Jasper team to work with you!
Kate Schwenk
