Forty-nine Greene County businesses will get money to stay afloat and pay their employees as they continue recovering from the economic symptoms of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Greene County Commission announced a fourth round of funding awards for small businesses that applied for relief through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). This round of funding, announced Sept. 20, is $515,455. It brings the total amount of money the Greene County Commission has passed along to 204 small businesses to almost $2.46 million since July 26.
Businesses had to apply for the funding during a six-week application period from April 20-May 31. A nine-member ARPA review committee checked each application and made recommendations to the Greene County Commission for approval or partial approval. Business owners and managers had to provide documentation to support their need for relief in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated public health and safety orders.
“The commission believes that our small businesses are the foundation of our community’s economy,” Presiding Commissioner Bob Dixon said. “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.”
The funding is geared toward businesses with 50 or fewer employees, with an average of 7.7 employees per company that received money so far.
Greene County received a total of $8 million in small business recovery funding. The commission is evaluating how many more funding announcements will be made in the months to come, “due to the large number of applications this cycle,” according to a statement from the Greene County Commission.
All of the funding Greene County receives from ARPA must be allocated by Dec. 31, 2024, and all money from ARPA must be spent by Dec. 31, 2026, according to the federal law.
Small businesses to receive ARPA funding
from Greene County
Corp and Legal Reproductions, LLC — $11,250
Georgia Mac’s — $13,250
Healthy Weight Supermarket — $10,000
Midwest Exterior Products, LLC — $11,500
Robert W. Nunn, DDS — $12,250
Tony Taylor Insurance Agency — $10,250
Database Systems of Spfld, Inc. — $11,750
Godzchld Daycare — $500
Institute of Botanical Training — $5,750
NVR Auto — $10,500
Salyers Transcription — $5,000
Top Tier Homes, LLC — $15,750
English Apparel and Promotional Materials — $12,250
Great Outdoors Studios, Inc. — $12,000
Karma Salon — $9,300
Park East Market, LLC — $12,000
Sumit’s Hot Yoga — $12,250
Advantage Insurance Services — $3,100
Dz9Nr, LLC — $10,500
Goose Creek Publishing Co., LLC — $11,750
International Division, Inc. — $15,750
Opfer Communications, Inc. — $15,000
Sierk, Justin — $4,800
XFit, LLC — $12,500
Essential Yoga Studio, LLC — $12,000
Harbell’s Grill and Sports Bar — $19,500
Marlin Incent, LLC — $10,750
Pizza Ranch Restaurant — $23,750
The Pitch Pizza and Pub — $15,750
Allchecks, Inc. — $5,000
Ely’s Barber and Style, LLC — $10,000
Gracie Lous Trends — $5,000
John’s Suit Shop — $10,750
Palisades Stone — $7,500
Stuart, Denise — $5,000
Ace Automotive — $10,500
Cooper’s Clippers Barbershop — $8,800
Four Paws Salon, LLC — $5,600
Headline Productions, LLC — $15,500
Mid-State Support, LLC — $6,500
Red Star Mowing — $5,000
The Studio — $10,000
Bellacino’s Pizza and Grinders — $17,000
Enviro-Serve of the Ozarks — $6,700
H Design Group, LLC — $20,500
Loving Real Estate, Michelle Hutton — $5,000
Peapod Learning Center, LLC — $15,500
Suntastic Tanning Center, Inc. — $12,500
All Dudes and Divas Salon, LLC — $2,405
