How the Chamber of Commerce helped Grinnell businesses weather the pandemic
April 27, 2021 The Chamber is located inside of the Louis Sullivan Jewel Box Bank, one of Grinnell's (and the midwest's) most famous landmarks. Photo by Kaya Matsuura. By Shabana Gupta guptasha@grinnell.edu Businesses in Grinnell have faced a lot in the last year, from the pandemic and the subsequent lack of Grinnell College student customers to a derecho. Despite these obstacles, the town managed to retain almost all of its businesses, weathering the literal and metaphorical storms with a variety of programs run through the Grinnell Chamber of Commerce. Grinnell has lost a total of f...
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