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Kelly Hunt is finding it hard to staff her two Fredericksburg-area restaurants just as Virginia is about to ease some COVID-19-related restrictions on dining establishments. To help retain the employees she has and hire new ones, she plans to apply for assistance through the federal government’s new $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund. The Small Business Administration began accepting applications Monday at sba.gov. “This will allow me to continue to pay my employees top dollar and to help me attract other employees by offering great pay and benefits,” said Hunt, the chef and owner of the Mason Dixon Café, which has locations in Fredericksburg and Stafford County. “Staffing is very difficult right now and being able to pay well is a big help.”

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