{"id":402904,"date":"2021-09-24T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=402904"},"modified":"2021-09-24T11:30:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T16:30:16","slug":"orland-park-based-edwards-realty-company-launches-pop-local-program-at-the-orland-park-crossing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/orland-park-based-edwards-realty-company-launches-pop-local-program-at-the-orland-park-crossing\/","title":{"rendered":"Orland Park-based Edwards Realty Company Launches Pop Local Program at the Orland Park Crossing (UPDATED)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orland Park, IL-based <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edwardsrealtyco.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edwards Realty Company<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ERC), a boutique property management, investment, and development firm, announced the expansion of its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shoppoplocal\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pop Local<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> program to <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/southwestern-suburbs\/\">Orland Park<\/a> Crossing. The program, which has supported local entrepreneurs across the Midwest, focuses on giving small business owners an opportunity to gain awareness for their products in a traditional retail environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-402917 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/poplocal1.png\" alt=\"Edwards Realty Company Pop Local\" width=\"700\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/poplocal1.png 700w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/poplocal1-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/poplocal1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/poplocal1-370x368.png 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/poplocal1-110x110.png 110w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/poplocal1-406x404.png 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/poplocal1-600x597.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>About Edwards Realty Company<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edwards Realty Company is a leading real estate investment, development, and management firm with three decades of experience investing in communities. Over the past 30 years, Edwards Realty Company has developed a diverse portfolio of mixed-use properties across the Midwest. Their open-air centers are \u201cCenters of Attention\u201d in their respective neighborhoods and represent an innovative convergence of community, compassion, commitment, and commerce.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CSKb4QKLDgj\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CSKb4QKLDgj\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CSKb4QKLDgj\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Pop Local (@shoppoplocal)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ERC kicked off the program at the Orland Park Crossing on August 3rd. They\u2019re offering one local entrepreneur or small business owner free retail space beginning in October 2021 for three full months through the holiday season and into the new year. The Pop Local program is an additional initiative led by ERC to help invigorate an important intersection within Orland Park into a defined and vibrant centralized business district.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through Pop Local, the lucky winner will gain access and support to reach local residents in Orland Park and the surrounding area, as well as provide resources to build out their space and marketing support to draw attention to their business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOrland Park has been our company\u2019s home for many years. Bringing our successful Pop Local program to this area is just one way that we can help small business owners get their businesses off the ground,\u201d said Ramzi Hassan, President of ERC. \u201cWe are thinking big picture for Orland Park by identifying opportunities to incorporate Orland Park Crossing into our overall vision for Downtown Orland Park. Our hope is that through this strategy and with programs like Pop Local, we can draw attention and interest from small business owners and local area residents to our community.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQvrD8ujg6F\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQvrD8ujg6F\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQvrD8ujg6F\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Pop Local (@shoppoplocal)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local small business owners and entrepreneurs who are interested in participating in the program can apply through an online application form at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/shoppoplocal.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ShopPopLocal.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from August 3\u2013 August 31st. Submissions will be narrowed down to three finalists and the community will have the chance to vote for the winner online. Finalists will be notified at the beginning of September and the official program winner will be announced on October 1st.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more details on the Pop <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local program, and to apply, please visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/shoppoplocal.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ShopPopLocal.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>UPDATED 9\/24<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Edwards Realty Group Announces Finalists for Pop Local Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ERC to Host Upcoming Showcase Event, Giving Community Voters an Opportunity to Learn About Local Finalists\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHAT: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edwards Realty Company <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ERC), a boutique property management, investment, and development\u00a0 firm, is hosting a showcase day for the finalists of its <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pop Local <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">program at the Orland Park Crossing this\u00a0 Saturday, September 25<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The community, along with local guest judges will vote on which of the below small business owner finalists will receive three months of free retail space beginning in October, with unprecedented storefront access at the Orland Park Crossing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>About the Finalists<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aura Bazaar<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Aura Bazaar is a clothing boutique that serves every size. 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