“If you start with April of 2020, financially for the lodging industry it was a disaster,” Ron Kirkland, executive director at Williamsburg Hotel and Motel Association, said. “It was worse than the recession, 9/11 or anything we have ever seen.”
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Virginia Beer Co. co-founder Robby Willey is part of a push to market the Edge District, an area of food, drink and other businesses that runs along Second Street, Merrimac Trail, Capitol Landing Road and the 143 Corridor.
Do you own a business in Williamsburg in need of a facelift?
The Williamsburg Economic Development Authority (EDA) is offering the Small Business Investment Grant, a new program created to encourage existing business and commercial property owners within the City of Williamsburg to make visible exterior improvements.
The program specifically encourages investment in existing commercial properties’ improvement from a functional and aesthetic perspective with the goal of increasing customer traffic and business revenue.
This grant is not intended for routine maintenance or mechanical equipment purchases or replacements.
Here are a few examples of qualified improvements:
• Design and construction costs associated with qualified improvements