Upcoming Events
Superfund Designation and What it Means for Small Businesses in Gowanus and Newtown Creek
Hosted by the Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation (SBIDC)
& the East Williamsburg Valley Development Corporation (EWVIDCO)
Guest Speaker:
Louis A. Evans of Herrick, Feinstein LLP
Louis Evans is a corporate attorney with 20 years of experience working on Superfund cases. He will be joining us to answer questions for small businesses located on the Gowanus Canal / Newtown Creek. The event will focus on the following topics:
Litigation / Lending / Insurance / Disruption of Operations
Where & When?
Brooklyn [Red Hook] Cruise Terminal
Wednesday September 22, 2010, 9.a.m.
RSVP to Leah Archibald at 718-388-7287 x168 or larchibald@ewvidco.com.
Directions to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal:
The Cruise Terminal is located at Pier 12 in Red Hook.
By car from Staten Island and South Brooklyn:
Get onto the eastbound Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (I-278-E) to Exit 26-
Hamilton Avenue. After exit, continue along westbound Hamilton Avenue service
road. Continue on the service road to its end at Van Brunt Street. Turn left at Van
Brunt Street, travel 2 blocks and then turn right onto Bowne Street.
From the Brooklyn Bridge, North Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx:
Take 278W (Brooklyn-Queens Expressway) to Exit 26- Hamilton Avenue. After
exit, continue along westbound Hamilton Avenue service road. Continue on the
service road to its end at Van Brunt Street. Turn left at Van Brunt Street, travel 2
blocks and then turn right onto Bowne Street to enter the terminal.
By car from Manhattan via the Battery Tunnel:
Take the Battery Tunnel (I-478-E) into Brooklyn. Continue onto the westbound
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (I-278-W) and immediately take the first exit on
the right: Exit 26- Hamilton Avenue onto the service road. Stay to the left and
make a left-U-turn at the intersection of Hamilton Avenue with Clinton Street/9th
Street, then continue west along the westbound Hamilton Avenue service road.
Continue on the service road to its end at Van Brunt Street. Turn left at Van Brunt
Street, travel 2 blocks and then turn right onto Bowne Street to enter the terminal.
Subway/Bus Directions:
A, C, F to Jay Street/Borough Hall; take the B61 to Red Hook. Get off at
“Visitation Place” (ask bus driver if unclear). Walk in the same direction of the bus
to the corner of Pioneer Street, make a right. The Terminal entrance (for
pedestrians) is straight ahead, ½ block, at the intersection of Pioneer and
Conover Streets.
R, M, 2, 3, 4, 5 trains to Borough Hall, exit station and walk to Court Street, make
a left, walk to Atlantic Avenue, make a right and catch the B61 bus to Red Hook.
Get off at “Visitation Place” (ask bus driver if unclear). Walk in the same direction
of the bus to the corner of Pioneer Street, make a right. The Terminal entrance
(for pedestrians) is straight ahead, ½ block, at the intersection of Pioneer and
Conover Streets.
G, F to Smith/9th Street or R, M to 9th Street. Catch the B77 bus westbound from
9th Street to Red Hook. Get off at Conover and Coffey Streets (ask bus driver if
unclear). Walk in the opposite direction of the bus to the corner of Pioneer and
Conover Streets, about 5 short blocks. Enter the cruise terminal on your left.
Past Events
Plan Ahead Brooklyn Business Growth Breakfast Event
June 24, 2010 8:00-9:30 am
Msgr. Vetro Conference Room
11 Catherine Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211
In the current economy, many New York City-based small businesses face ongoing challenges. We invite you to join us and a small group of other local business owners for a breakfast roundtable discussion to talk openly about these issues and to discuss specific resources that may be available to help. Seedco Financial will have growth experts on hand to moderate the discussion.
Please join EWVIDCO on 24th 2010, at 8:00 a.m. to discuss your challenges and start to identify strategies to help your firm achieve your goals of growth. This event is free, but seating is limited to the first 10 industrial business representatives to RSVP .
EWVIDCO 2010 Annual Luncheon
June 9, 2010
Sponsorships, Tickets and Journal Ads are Available!
Spaces are going fast for the EWVIDCO Annual Luncheon and Tradeshow, June 9, 2010 at the Brooklyn waterfront's most stunning new event facility, Stage 6 at Steiner Studios in the historic Brooklyn Navy Yard. Make your sponsorship reservation now--preferred tradeshow tables, commemorative journal ad placement and preferred seating are going fast! The deadline for ad journal artwork submission is Friday--May 21, 2010.
We expect this year to be even bigger than last year’s event, which drew nearly 300 representatives from local North Brooklyn firms. The tradeshow will run from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, the luncheon runs from 12:00 to 2:00 pm.
This year’s honorees include:
Business Leader of the Year: FayDa Bakery
Community Leader of the Year: Remains Lighting
Green Leader of the Year: Filco Carting
To purchase tickets, sponsorships and journal ads click here!
Call Leah Archibald at 718-388-7287 x 168 or email her at larchibald@ewvidco.com for more information on sponsorships and tradeshow tables!
EWVIDCO Member Rountable Series PT. II
Fraud Prevention & Internal Controls
May 4, 2010
Jennings Hall, 260 Powers Street
Brooklyn, NY
12:00pm - 2:30pm
Learn how to tighten your company's internal controls and management practices to prevent becoming a victim of fraud. Two experts will be on hand to answer questions; Samantha Shinnick, of Citibank and Pamela Bradley of ITAC. Business owners will have an opportunity to openly discuss their concerns about fraud in the workplace.
Please RSVP to jtomas@ewvidco.com
This event is generously sponsored by Citi
April 27, 2010
Incentives Breakfast
March 24, 2010
EWVIDCO Spring Networking Event
March 2, 2010
Member Roundtable Series Pt.1
Human Resources Discussion
February 2, 2010
Accountant's Breakfast
January 21, 2010
Ribbon Cutting of Second building purchase, 162 Cook Street
For leasing information please contact, Michael Wilhite at 718-388-7287 x 164 or at mwilhite@ewvidco.com
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
November 4, 5, and 6, 2009
Brooklyn Business Boost Breakfasts
Various IDC Locations
September 17, 2009
Financing Breakfast
June 3, 2009
2009 Annual Luncheon and Tradeshow
To download a copy of EWVIDCOs 2008 Annual Report, please click HERE
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