Metro and Pacific Coast Regional Small Business Development Corporation will be hosting a second series of pilot Business Interruption Fund (BIF) workshops for three Metro Rail construction projects areas during September, October and November in the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project, the Purple Line Extension Phase 1 and the Little Tokyo area of the Regional Connector

Workshop participants will learn about the BIF and receive information first-hand from program staff about how small "mom and…

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Business Interruption Fund (BIF) pilot project has exceeded the $1 million mark in the award of 62 grants to “mom & pop” businesses directly impacted by construction of the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project. BIF began operations this past February.

“Local businesses are the lifeline of a…

Here’s the latest roundup of construction along the Crenshaw/LAX Line alignment. The light rail line will run between the intersection of Exposition and Crenshaw boulevards to a junction with the Green Line just south of Los Angeles International Airport. The project is funded by Measure R and is forecast to be complete in 2019.

The ongoing work by Walsh/Shea…

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UPDATE: THIS WEEKEND’S CLOSURE HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Walsh/Shea Corridor Constructors (WSCC) will begin installing steel beams and locating utilities on Crenshaw Boulevard at Vernon Avenue for the next four consecutive weekends, beginning Friday, Aug. 28. A full street closure…

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Metro’s Business Interruption Fund was started to assist small businesses that may be impacted by construction of Metro’s Crenshaw/LAX line, the Little Tokyo area along the Regional Connector and Phase I of the Purple Line Extension.

Nearly $1 million in grants have been awarded since the first checks were distributed to qualifying merchants in April. The fund…

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Metro’s Business Interruption Fund was started to assist small businesses that may be impacted by construction of Metro’s Crenshaw/LAX line, the Little Tokyo area along the…

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Metro’s Crenshaw/LAX line, the Little Tokyo area along the…