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Board weighs funding 12 holdover businesses; staff reports 2025 grants reached 17 new recipients
Summary
Board members reviewed the business improvement grant round, noted 30 applicants with 17 newly funded businesses, and discussed whether to fund 12 businesses currently on hold at a cost of about $80,470.56 if each receives the same award as the funded recipients.
The Emery County Economic Development Board reviewed results of its 2025 business improvement grant cycle and discussed whether to fund applications left on hold after the first round.
Staff reported the grant cycle drew 30 applicants, one applicant was disqualified, and 17 businesses that had never received a grant before were funded in 2025. Each of the 17 recipients received $6,705.88, for a total of $114,000 disbursed; the board received $1,000 for administrative costs through the chamber, according to staff comments.
Twelve applicants remain on hold. Board staff calculated that if each of those 12 were to…
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