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Enterprise Center highlights job creation, child‑care grants and mentorship; county questions long‑term funding for women’s business center
Summary
Jeff Shackleford, CEO of the Enterprise Center, told the Board of County Commissioners that the center’s FY2026 recommended grant request is $682,175 (flat) and outlined small‑business grants, a childcare expansion that produced 1,665 spots, mentoring and access‑to‑capital programs.
Jeff Shackleford, CEO of the Enterprise Center, told the Board of County Commissioners on May 22 that the center’s FY2026 recommended grant request is $682,175 (flat from prior years) and summarized programs aimed at growing local businesses and expanding child‑care capacity.
Shackleford said the Enterprise Center administered federal and county funds to deliver grants to roughly 1,575 small businesses during the COVID period, and led an ARPA‑funded childcare initiative that the center reports created…
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