- July 15, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Northampton County Council will review Thursday a plan to give $1.15 million in grants to 85 small businesses.
The aid comes from the county’s $30.6 million in federal American Rescue Plan assistance. Council and County Executive Lamont McClure’s administration gave $1.84 million to small businesses earlier this month, and last year relayed $10.7 million in federal aid to 776 businesses that lost revenue during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The goal, McClure has said, is “finishing the job.” Grants kept businesses going last year, and the 2021 money will help them return to normal as the pandemic eases.
The list for tomorrow includes maximum $15,000 grants to, among others, Maxim’s 22 and Mad Science of LV, both in Easton; Three Brothers Pizza, Nazareth; Kim’s Black Belt Academy and Market Street Financial Advisors, Bethlehem, and Computer Networking & Repair, Bangor.
The grants, if approved, will go to different kinds of…
