Complimentary Ribbon Cutting Services

Make your celebration a memorable one!

It’s a free service!

  • Celebrations are an important aspect of your business and can also be a great marketing tool. The Urbana Business Association offers you special ways to make your celebration a memorable one.
  • Our free Ribbon Cutting Service is perfect for new businesses to the area or businesses that are opening a new building or celebrating a remodel.

How to get started:

  • Select a handful of dates that work for you and call the Urbana Business Association several weeks in advance to assure date availability
  • Invite your family, friends, clients, employees, and customers to join in the celebration.

  • Enhance your event with refreshments and promotions
  • You can make this event as large and exciting or small and private as you would like.

What we do for you:

  • The Mayor of Urbana, City of Urbana staff, UBA Board, and UBA Members will be invited.
  • Promotion through the UBA’s weekly newsletter and media releases will be provided.
  • The UBA will provide the ribbon and scissors on the day of the event.
  • The ribbon will be signed by all persons in attendance and given to you as your ribbon cutting memorabilia.

We make it our business to help your business!

Previous Events:

 

 

M2 the place for Prom and Pageant
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony!

Come join the Urbana Business Association, city staff and community members for a ribbon cutting ceremony to help us welcome M2′s new space! “With the expansion of M2 we will be able to offer a larger selection, more dressing rooms, additional parking and a fun party atmosphere. We are so excited for 2012!” says Michelle Schweighart, owner.
Monday, January 23rd
2:30pm
m2 the place for Prom and Pageant
2210 North Willow Road

 

Po’ Boys Restaurant
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony!
Come join the Urbana Business Association, city staff and community members for a ribbon cutting ceremony to help us welcome Po’ Boys Restaurant‘s new location! “We just love our new restaurant! The location is wonderful, our new menu items are really popular (try our homemade pies, 8 inch pizzas, and salad bar!), and we are loving the newly built restaurant! The new Po’ Boys has a really good feel! It is comfortable and classy, we just love it!” says Jean Rasnwer, owner. Everyone at Po’ Boys Restaurant invites you to check out the new beautiful space while they offer free pizza and discounts on other menu items on Wednesday, the 11th from 2:30 – 3:00pm.
Wednesday, January 11th
2:30pm
Po’ Boys Restaurant
202 East University Ave, Ste. C

KINEX FITNESS
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony!
Come join the Urbana Business Association, city staff and community members for a ribbon cutting ceremony to help us welcome KINEX FITNESS to Urbana! Kinex fitness studios is proud to open their first location at The Pines in Urbana. “We look forward to serving the Urbana community’s focused fitness needs. We are a fitness studio that will strive to help our clients meet their health and fitness goals.” Come celebrate their Grand Opening with one FREE 30 minute personal training session! *Limit one per person. And stay tuned to the UBA Urbana Experience Blog where Katie and Cody will share about their personal training experience at Kinex!
Friday, November 4th
3:00pm
KINEX FITNESS
2740 S. Philo Rd., Suite F
Maia Roman
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony!
Come join the Urbana Business Association, city staff and community members for a ribbon cutting ceremony to help us welcome Maia Roman Spa to Urbana! More information TBA!
Tuesday, November 8th
4:00pm
Maia Roman Spa
2860 S. Philo Rd, Suite G
Baier Brothers Auto Wash
Grand Opening this Saturday!
Baier Brothers Auto WashCome join the Urbana Business Association for a ribbon cutting ceremony to help us welcome Baier Brothers Auto Wash to Urbana!
While there, clean up your vehicle with a FREE CAR WASH! Also, stick around after the ribbon cutting for a boy scout flag ceremony.
Donations will be gladly accepted in order to benefit Boy Scouts of America, Urbana Troop 6.

Saturday, October 22nd
10:00am – 4:00pm (ribbon cutting promptly at 10:00am)
Baier Brothers Auto Wash
1903 Philo Rd., Urbana

West Main Dental
Dr. Michael Cusack, DMD
Tuesday April 26th at 3:00pm
125 W. Main St.
Before the Ribbon Cutting look to our Top Ten newsletter for coupons for One Free Exam, or half-off a teeth whitening session!

Smoothie King
Friday, April 1st at 3:00pm

510 N Cunningham Avenue – Five Points Commerce Center
Come enjoy samples of smoothies and welcome Smoothie King to Urbana! They will be having a grand opening at the same time, and then will over half-off smoothies from 4:00pm – 6:00pm

Ribbon Cutting for Green Yoga Spa
November 19th at 4:00pm
115 W. Main St. – 2nd Floor
Come check out the new, expanded spa with 4 treatment rooms, a waiting room, and shared common space with The Living Yoga Center. Meet the staff, and find out about all the types of treatments they offer!
For more information you may contact the UBA or Mary Wolters of Green Yoga Spa at 217-377-5127.
Green Yoga Spa Facebook for constant updates!