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For the commissioners, Tuesday’s announcement is an opportunity to bolster the local economy. “It was eye-opening to see those applications and to see where the need was the greatest,” Commissioner Gerald Walker said. “We hope this will allow them to keep operating.” The businesses include tattoo shops, tanning salons and masons, among a long list of other trades. More than 275 businesses submitted applications, according to a press release on the program from the commissioners. Grants range between $1,000 and $25,000. Amounts were determined by the amount of pandemic...

Dec 15, 2020 WINDBER – Toni Schaffron said she almost lost her flooring business earlier this year as the growing fear over the COVID-19 pandemic brought orders to a halt this spring. Despite a rebound over the summer, the pandemic’s surge locally has given her growing concern again – not just for her Carol’s Carpet World business in Windber, but her employees, too. “It’s difficult, because when times get tough, people don’t have to buy flooring,” she said. “But the people who work here depend on it.” More than 100 small businesses struggling ...