The Greene County Commission approved 69 awards totaling $785,017 on Friday to small businesses that applied for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) COVID-19 relief funds.
Among the recipients are popular restaurants and coffee shops, including Gilardi's Ristorante, the Mudhouse and Riad.
Since July, the commission has approved a total of $1.9 million in ARPA funding spread among 155 small businesses throughout the county, a news release said.
Additional applications that were submitted are still being reviewed and will be awarded later. The county uses federal ARPA guidelines to determine award eligibility, the release said.
The county set up an online application process through which businesses had to demonstrate the impact of the pandemic and provide supporting documentation.
Awards were also adjusted considering the size of the business, and if it received additional pandemic funds. Applications were reviewed by a nine-person Citizen Advisory Committee, the release said.
Awards went to restaurants, dental practices and other small businesses
The commission and ARPA team focused on small businesses with 50 employees or less. The average number of employees was 7.7, according to the release.
“The Commission believes that our small businesses are the foundation of our community’s economy,” Presiding Commissioner Bob Dixon said in the release. “They employ our citizens and pay taxes which fund vital services. It made sense to make small business relief a cornerstone of our recovery efforts.”
Small businesses to receive ARPA funding from Greene County include:
Albers Real Estate Group LLC — $10,000
AR Workshop — $12.500
Battlefield Pharmacy — $12,750
Bells Marketing — $6,500
Beyond Creative Health LLC —$10,000
BMC Security Services — $5,000
Brigettes Elite Wig BOutique — $8,480
Campaignium LLC — $21,750
Dental Practice Professionals — $11,750
Ed Pace & Lemaster, Furniture Refinishing — $11,250
Enrichment Alternatives — $11,000
Event Services Group LLC — $23,500
Finders Keepers — $10,000
Friga Construction Co. Inc. —$11,500
Fusion Link Communications LLC — $5,500
Galleria Dental — $14,000
General Rental Center — $31,250
Gilardi's Ristorante — $13,500
J&K Soccer LLC — $15,000
Jamerson Millworks & Mfg. Inc. — $12,250
Meraki Salon and Co. LLC — $10,500
Millwood Golf & Racquet Club — $34,250
Monroe House LLC — $11,.500
Mudhouse Inc. —$16,750
Nicolas Ristorante — $16,250
One Of A Kind Inc. — $11,000
Photo Taker Pro — $5,500
Renegade Chemicals — $13,250
Riad Burgers and Gyros — $12,000
Rooted Soul Boutique — $6,500
Sac River Stables, LLC — $2,843
Sounds of the Harp — $5,000
Springfield PC Pros — $10,750
Studio VIE LLC — $12,500
Suited Notary — $6,000
The App Pros — $13,500
The Body Studio LLC — $11,000
The Mystery Hour LLC — $10,000
The Tin Ceiling Event, Venue & Mercantile LLC — $10,250
Walnut Valley Farms — $5,250
Where Families Grow LLC — $12,000
White Orthodontic Lab LLC — $6,625
Apt Crowd LLC — $5,000
As You Like It Catering Inc. — $15,500
Barnes, Kingsley — $5,000
Big Pixl LLC — $25,500
Clinvest Research LLC — $19,000
Conservatory of the Ozarks — $6,200
Dewater LLC — $5,000
Drain Pro Plumbing — $11,500
Factory Outlet & Elec. Service — $6,757
Hargrove Counseling LLC — $10,500
Haseltine Estate Events LLC — $10,000
House of Vacuums Inc. — $9,619
Little Grins Dental LLC — $13,500
Master’s Touch Color & Design — $5,000
Michelle Porter Healing — $4,350
Multiprinting — $11,000
Net Source LLC — $5,000
Paragon Architecture LLC — $18,500
Pepe Production LLC — $11,000
Phillips Engraving Co. — $3,643
Platos Closet — $15,750
Quick Cash — $10,500
Screamin Eagle Investigations — $5,000
The Habit Coffee Company LLC — $11,750
The Travel Group LLC — $11,750
Theta Float Spa — $11,500
Uptown Pizza House — $16,500
Greene County has received a total of $56.9 million in ARPA funds.
Due to the large number of applications this cycle, the commission is currently reevaluating how many future rounds of funding will be needed, the release said. About $8 million has been allocated for small business ARPA applications.
The ARPA application period for nonprofits is now open until September 14. Organizations can begin the process at arp.greenecountymo.gov.
All Greene County ARPA funds must be allocated by Dec. 31, 2024. All projects funded by the County must be completed by Dec. 31, 2026.
