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Jan 2, 2021 MARION Accel Materials, Inc. will receive $75,000 in funding from a $1.2 million round of covid aid for businesses announced by State Senator Marc Pacheco in a Dec. 31 press release. Information on the grant initiative found on the commonwealth’s website lays out part of the decision-making process for which businesses received grant as part of the Small Business Grant Program. “This business relief fund targets the hardest hit small businesses that have an exceptional need of cash relief,” reads the site. “Though many businesses have been negatively affected by the pandemic, not all needs are equal.” The site indicates that businesses which are restaurants, bars, caterers, and food trucks, gyms and fitness centers, personal services like nail salons and barber shops, and independent retailers were given preference for the grants. ....