Area businesses receive relief funds
TOPEKA – The state Coronavirus Relief Fund approved more than $630,0000 in assistance to 36 businesses in Butler County, part of a statewide program that offered more than $57 million to businesses.
Governor Laura Kelly this week announced that Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) dollars aided nearly 3,000 Kansas small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through nearly $57 million in Small Business Working Capital (SBWC) grants, some of the hardest-hit businesses in the state received vital support when they needed it most.
“We’ll use every resource we can to support small businesses as we recover from COVID-19,” Governor Kelly said. “SBWC is just one of many programs we mobilized over the last year to strengthen and protect our businesses affected by COVID-19, so our businesses and our economy emerge from the pandemic stronger than before.”
Kansas businesses with fewer than 500 employees were eligible to apply for SBWC grant funding made available by Governor Kelly’s Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) Taskforce through the federal CARES Act. Grant funds could be used to pay working capital expenses such as payroll, insurance, rent, mortgage payments, utilities, inventory and more.
“Small businesses are the backbone of the Kansas economy,” Lieutenant Governor and Commerce Secretary David Toland said. “Our small business community has been valiant in weathering this unprecedented economic storm, and the Kelly administration will continue to do everything in its power to see them recover and grow. I’m pleased that this funding played a significant role in providing relief to so many businesses, but I know that there is still much work to do. We are here to support Kansas businesses and will continue to be a strong partner for them during this crisis and beyond.”
Nearly 3,000 small businesses across Kansas moved forward with critical support from SBWC grants.
Area businesses awarded funds include:
AJ INVESTORS, LLC $20,000
Associated Homecare Inc $20,000
Assured Occupational Solutions Inc. $20,000
Augusta Chamber of Commerce $10,800
BUTLER Blessed 8 Investments $20,000
BUTLER Cardinal Creek Farm $20,000
Castor Broadcast Consulting, LLC $20,000
Continental American Corporation $50,000
Downtown Augusta, Inc. $5,400
Dream Weavers Salon and Spa $10,000
DSM ACCOUNTING LLC $20,000
El Dorado Elks Lodge $6,000
El Dorado Main Street, Inc. $5,700
Frigiquip International, Inc $17,000
Good To Be Clean $20,000
Gravity::Works Architecture, PA $20,000
H Company Salon LLC $20,000
HRSP LLC $20,000
Katie & Levi Photography $20,000
LAFORGE'S BUSINESS MACHINES $20,000
Lefty laundry $10,000
LGNdesign $20,000
Mid America Anesthesia Professionals $20,000
OZ Endurance Events $19,821
Patterson Elite Performance LLC $20,000
Pray Equestrian LLC $20,000
Price Portable Buildings, LLC $20,000
RENEW CONSIGN & CAFE' $20,000
ROBERT GENE ROSS $20,000
ROBERT S JEFFERSON LIMITED $9,800
Robin's Inc. $5,000
Sigma Tek, Inc. $20,000
Tallgrass Home Improvement, LLC $20,000
THAIRapy Salon $4,000
WELLS DESIGNS, INC $20,000
WheatLand Construction, LLC $20,000