Monthly Archives: December 2009

Main Street Theaters, the parent company of The Promenade Cinema in Sioux City announces that it has recently signed a new multi-year lease for the current location of the Promenade Cinema in Sioux City.  The new lease, signed in September, will continue for the next 15 years and will afford the opportunity for The Promenade Cinema to continue to provide the highest quality movie viewing experience for the people of Siouxland at its current location in Downtown Sioux City.

Recent issues regarding a conflict between California based Civic Partners, owners of the 4^th Street Retail Complex where Main Street Theaters leases space, First National Bank of Sioux City and the City of Sioux City has caused a significant amount of confusion for Sioux City customers.

Bill Barstow, President of Main Street Theaters confirmed, “We would like to state unequivocally that the Promenade Cinema 14 has a valid long term lease in the 4^th Street Retail Complex and assurances have been provided from all parties involved that whatever the resolution of the dispute between those entities the lease will be honored in its entirety.”

First National Bank of Sioux City is the mortgage holder on the property.  “Whatever may be the resolution of the issues between the bank and Civic Partners it will not affect the theatre’s lease status.” Added Ron Adams, speaking for First National Bank of Sioux City.

The Promenade Cinema 14 has been a driving force in bringing a significant number of customers into the 4^th Street Historic District each and every year since its opening in November of 2004.  Barstow acknowledged, “The Promenade Cinema draws well in excess of 300,000 visitors each year and passed the 1.5 million mark earlier this year.  Industry statistics show that the theatre also commands a dominating market share of 65-70% each and every week.”

Barstow added, “In addition to providing the Siouxland area with the finest in customer amenities including stadium seating, expanded concession selections, Digital projection with Dolby 3D technology and a host of others, Main Street Theatres and the Promenade Cinema 14 also takes seriously its role as a community asset.”

Many people take for granted that as a community, it is important to have someone out there “selling”  the Sioux City Metro area. There is no one better to do just that than Chris McGowan, VP of The Siouxland Initiative (economic development arm of the chamber).

“Chris McGowan gave a great speech, about the successes of Siouxland Initiative, at the annual MAEDC (Mid America Economic Development Council) Competitive Conference in Chicago, Illinois last week.  As a member of the MAEDC board, it made me very proud to live in Siouxland and be associated with the Siouxland Initiative.  Keep up the good work, Chris!” -Brad Howard, Economic Development Consultant,MidAmerican Energy

Most of the time recruiting businesses and negotiations are kept highly confidential. Here is a sneak peak at what Chris does and how the Initiative has managed to be successful.

Part of the Chamber’s job is to support our local businesses. Here is a program that lets you as customers, clients and friends support our local businesses in Siouxland. They even have a chance to win a $1,000 small business grant.

This content from: Duct Tape Marketing

Intuit, makers of Quickbooks, wants to know about a local business you love. And that business can even be your business. Cash grants every month too.

I think their Love a Local Business promotion is very fun. All you do is go to the program site and nominate a local business and tell them why you love it. Once a month they pick five local businesses to win a $1,000 grant and let the community vote on one of the five to get $5,000 for the month.

 You can also nominate your own business for consideration. The site has a pretty cool Google maps integration that allows you to find all the businesses in your town that have been nominated. They also have badges and banners you can run on your site to show off

Oh, and there’s a nice December bonus, every business that applies for a grant in December will receive a free $50 Facebook Ad Credit.

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