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Gurnee board approves three $50,000 transformational grants for local hotels
Summary
The Village of Gurnee approved three $50,000 transformational grants for Hampton Inn, La Quinta and Super 8 to support parking, facade and building-system improvements; awards require project completion within 18 months and are tied to ordinances passed unanimously at the June 2 meeting.
GURNEE, Ill. — The Village of Gurnee on June 2 approved three transformational awards of $50,000 each to three local hotels — Hampton Inn (5550 Grand Avenue), La Quinta Inn & Suites (5688 Northridge Drive) and Super 8 Gurnee (5520 Grand Avenue) — as part of the Small Business Capital Investment Grant Program.
The grants were recommended by the program selection committee and approved by unanimous votes on separate ordinances. Matt Trujillo, the village’s Community Engagement Coordinator, told the board the transformational award stream is a 1:1 matching grant intended for projects larger than $100,000; each recipient will receive the $50,000 payment on project completion and has up to 18 months to finish work.
The grants target distinct improvements. The Hampton Inn application requested $177,800 to mill and repave its parking lot; Gurnee staff said the project would be a…
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