Quincy City Council Votes to Replenish Salt Supply
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The council approved the purchase of 700 tons of salt to use to keep the streets clear.
While crews have been busy clearing the streets as a result of the last week’s snow and bitter cold, and salt supplies have been depleted, they still have 3,500 tons of salt on hand.
The council also approved $50,000 for businesses that did not receive the full amount of grant money through the local CURE’s Economic Support Payments Grant Program.
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By Jeremy Coumbes on January 13, 2021 at 6:09pm
Financial help is coming to several Jacksonville businesses this week.
Forty small businesses located within the City of Jacksonville are receiving up to $10,000 in pandemic relief grants, thanks to a program offered by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
Funded through the Local CURE Economic Support Payments Grant Program, the City of Jacksonville is providing economic support payments to qualified, brick-and-mortar businesses that have experienced interruption of business due to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
In the announcement made this afternoon, Jacksonville Mayor Andy Ezard says he is personally delivering more than $380,000 in grants to 40 Jacksonville businesses this week. He says the assistance is significant, especially as the majority of these businesses are still being negatively impacted by mitigation efforts.
Jacksonville businesses to receive relief funding
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Each business will receive up to $10,000.
The grant money comes from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and is funded through the Local CURE Economic Support Payments Grant Program.
“This grant is coming through at a very critical time for our small businesses,” Ezard said.
The Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce and Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corp. collaborated with city leaders to launch and publicize the small business assistance program. Darren Iozia
Monmouth has $188,000 in small business aid available
By Jane Carlson
The Review Atlas
MONMOUTH The city of Monmouth will disperse $188,000 in state grant funds to small businesses for costs incurred to enhance public health and safety amid the coronavirus pandemic.
City Administrator Lew Steinbrecher said financial assistance of up to $10,000 per grant will be available to small businesses through the Local CURE Economic Support Payments Grant Program.
The grant will reimburse businesses for costs associated with improvement of ventilation systems and with outdoor dining service.
Those small businesses that did not receive forgivable loans from the federal Paycheck Protection Program may also be eligible to use the grants for some operating expenses, Steinbrecher said.
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 21, 2020 at 2:21pm
The City of Jacksonville announced today, specific businesses located within the city may be eligible for direct financial assistance of up to $10,000.
Struggling small businesses in Jacksonville can tap into nearly $400,000 in direct financial support that is now available. However, business owners need to act quickly as applications need to be turned in by next Monday.
Economic support payments for qualified brick-and-mortar businesses are being made possible by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The City of Jacksonville will provide the payments directly, which are funded through the Local CURE Economic Support Payments Grant Program.