CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – December 3, 2024 – To help encourage the U.S. Virgin Islands community in becoming engaged in activities that can uplift our community and grow our economy through programs offered by the Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (VIEDA), the Enterprise Zone Commission (EZC), an entity of the VIEDA, will host the 2024 EZC Open House on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 from 9AM to 2PM on St. Thomas, USVI.
This Open House will be held free to the public at E’s Garden Teahouse and Things which is located at 2A Commandant Gade (Garden Street). This business is in the purple and green building next to the Midtown Guesthouse just one block north of Main Street’s Cardow’s jewelry store in downtown Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI.
VIEDA team members representing VIEDA entities such as the Economic Development Commission, and Economic Development Bank will be at the Open House to share information and answer questions about the programs these entities offer. Attendees will have the opportunity to receive updates from the EZC team on community development initiatives within the USVI’s enterprise zones.
Other activities will include VIEDA game shows, giveaway prizes, and inspirational stories from VIEDA clients who have had success with VIEDA programs. Refreshments will also be available.
E’s Garden Teahouse and Things is a client of the Economic Development Bank and has established its business within the Garden Street enterprise zone.
The Enterprise Zone Commission assists residents and local small business owners with rehabilitating properties that are located within designated enterprise zones in the Territory. The enterprise zones in the USVI, which were once vibrant economic centers of activity in the USVI, are Frederiksted and Christiansted on St. Croix, Garden Street-UpStreet and Savanne-Downstreet on St. Thomas.
To learn more about the 2024 EZC Open House, send an email to info@usvieda.org.
*Photo cutline for image within news release: Nadine Marchena Kean, Managing Director, Enterprise Zone Commission (far right), cheers for attendees of the VIEDA’s EZC Open House at E’s Garden Teahouse and Things on St. Thomas, USVI as they participate in a VIEDA Game Show at the event on April 25, 2018.
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