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County advisory board highlights business wins from Main Street grants, chamber outreach and training
Summary
Board presentation credited Main Street matching grants, chamber membership growth and Pitch for Success programming with new jobs, marketing wins and training vouchers for finalists; Thompson House of Hope outcomes also reported.
Board presenters and members detailed how last year's $200,000 in grant spending supported small-business equipment purchases, service expansions and employment gains across Duchesne County.
The board highlighted ten recipients of the Main Street matching grants that the presenter said leveraged at least twice the grant amount in private investment. Case examples included a motel (Sagebrush Inn and Cafe) whose stair repairs enabled renting of second-level rooms; a gift shop that acquired embroidery and screen-printing equipment and added two part-time positions; a floral shop (Floating Petal) that purchased neon signage…
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