City Council Dist 3 Candidate Robby Hill Unveils Plan for Florence to Lead Economic Recovery
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Lifelong entrepreneur, Robby Hill, has a detailed action plan for rebuilding an economy ravaged by the pandemic
He has demonstrated leadership and knowledge of the issues business owners such as myself face -Dr. John Keith FLORENCE, S.C. (PRWEB) January 16, 2021 The economy of Florence, like many others in the nation, has been ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic. The lack of adequate delivery and dispensing of the vaccine has pushed the economic recovery that is yet to come deeper into 2021. The mandates to school from home have further damaged the economy trapping families in their homes and keeping parents out of the workforce.
$5 million in new grants to support small businesses for pandemic relief passed by City Council $5 million in new grants to support small businesses for pandemic relief passed by City Council
Small business grants to focus on restaurants and bars; Worker grants to focus on hospitality industry
Mon, 12/14/2020
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Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, City Council President M. Lorena González, and Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda today celebrated the City Council’s unanimous vote to provide a new $5 million relief package to support small businesses and workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to recent statewide restrictions needed to slow the surge of COVID-19, the $5 million will be directed toward small businesses and workers in the hospitality industry. $2.5 million will go to restaurants and bars, and $2.5 million will go to hospitality workers. Recent data indicates that over 600 restaurants and bars have permanently shut down in
In response to the state’s recent regional Stay-at-Home order, which restricts outdoor dining, the City has expanded its JOBS 1st program to add a new JOBS 1st To-Go, which aims to assist local food and drink establishments with access to grants of up to $1,500. Qualifying local establishments can now apply for the JOBS 1 st To-Go program by visiting ggcity.org/businesses.
“For many local businesses, shifting operations entirely to delivery and take- out comes with challenges,” said Assistant City Manager and Community and Economic Development Director Lisa Kim. “The new grant program aims to augment a portion of operational costs, support the shop local initiative, while promoting local job retention.”