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October 14th, 2024 Final MetroIBA Member Meeting and Celebration!!

Please mark your calendars and join us for one final MetroIBA networking member meeting and celebration of our accomplishments over the years!

Thursday, November 14
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Twin Cities 400 Tavern
1330 Industrial Blvd NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413

Drinks and appetizers provided!

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Back in July, because of financial sustainability issues, MetroIBA made the decision to dissolve.

We hope you’ll consider joining us on November 14th to celebrate the last 20+ years of successfully promoting and advocating for locally owned independent businesses, and do some networking with new and old friends and business owners. We will hold our final member meeting and vote on our dissolution (required in our bylaws).

Nonmembers and friends of MetroIBA are welcome and encouraged to join us!!

If you are interested in learning more or talking with a current Board member, please reach out to Chris Clapham at chris.clapham@sunrisebanks.com or Julie Novak at julie@metroiba.org

MetroIBA Board
-Chris, Julie, Brian and Pat

July 19th, 2024 Metro IBA Sunsetting

Earlier this week we announced to our members that the Board of MetroIBA made the difficult decision to stop operations and sunset the organization. It is in recognition of all of the work that MetroIBA has accomplished over the last 19 years and with great regret, that we’re sharing this with you.

For the last few years, we have been working as a shrinking Board of Directors to continue operations. Several years without upgrades to our infrastructure and no permanent Executive Director, along with navigating the pandemic and increased challenges among our member businesses have clarified that while our mission is more relevant than ever, MetroIBA doesn’t have the resources or capacity to organize and mobilize members to fulfill our mission. A large, robust and active membership has always been the key to our successes and viability.

Over the next few months, we will be winding down operations and taking the time to do an orderly disposition of our assets and submitting dissolution documents to the State of Minnesota.

We will be announcing more details as we move forward, including an opportunity to come together and celebrate the last 19+ years of successfully promoting and advocating for locally owned independent businesses.

If you are interested in learning more or talking with a current Board member, please reach out to Chris Clapham at chris.clapham@sunrisebanks.com or Julie Novak at julie@metroiba.org

Sincerely,
The MetroIBA Board

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