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Local restaurant and bar owners hit hardest by COVID-19 restrictions can apply for state-funded financial aid as early as Thursday afternoon.
The Beaver County Corporation for Economic Development plans to administer more than $1.8 million in COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Program grant funding to eligible county businesses.
Lawmakers in early February allocated $145 million to assist the state’s hospitality industry – bars, restaurants, hotels and motels.
“Business owners and employees have worked hard to protect their customers and their communities during this pandemic,” Gov. Tom Wolf said last month. “But the pandemic has been hard on businesses, and they need and deserve our support.”
It was a tough year to do business in Pennsylvania – a reality the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce recognizes.
Each year, the chamber’s annual Business of the Year awards acknowledge local leaders for their dedication to regional growth and quality of life.
Many entrepreneurs were forced to get crafty in 2020 amid a global pandemic and targeted mitigation efforts.
Small business of the year winners Karl Chapple and Nancy Chapple, owners of Minuteman Press in Beaver Falls, kept their full-service design, printing and marketing center open throughout the year as an essential business.
“While we offer COVID-19-related products to promote safety and social distancing, it was obvious that our ability to deliver the printed products that our customers depend on to keep their businesses going was a welcome relief, and that we were one constant during a time of turmoil and uncertainty,” Karl Chapple said.