The Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce and Warsaw Community Development Corporation are planning a second year for the Pop-Up Shop program. Grand-opening celebrations will take place Nov. in conjunction with First Friday and go until Jan. 2. Based on similar programs, WCDC is working on bringing more shopping opportunities to downtown Warsaw during the holiday season. To do this, the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce and WCDC partnered with local downtown building owners to use some of the vacant locations. It gives small start-up businesses in the county the opportunity to sell products in temporary shops throughout the holiday season. Pop-Up Shops is an initiative of WCDC, Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce and private landlords to offer retailers a low-cost short-term lease in a downtown Warsaw storefront for the 2015 holiday season through a juried selection process. One of the goals of the program is to highlight the available spaces in the C-4 District and develop long-term lease prospects for the available spaces, according to the announcement from the chamber. For more information or to apply as a building owner, visit www.warsawcdc.org or contact Jen Pyle at 574-267-6311, Ext. 227.
