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Emery County board recommends $100,000 to boost small-business grants, declines a separate Green River wage request
Summary
The Emery County Economic Development Board recommended the commission increase the Rural County Grant program recommendation by $100,000 (bringing a committee recommendation to $215,000) to cover 27 small-business applicants, and voted not to fund a separate Green River wage request for a part‑time business alliance role.
The Emery County Economic Development Board voted to recommend the county commission increase support for the Rural County Grant (RCG) program, moving an additional $100,000 into the committee’s recommendation so the RCG committee will have $215,000 to allocate.
Patsy, who oversees the RCG review, told the board 27 businesses applied by the Jan. 31 deadline with a combined requested amount of $322,561.93; restricting awards to businesses that had never applied previously would reduce requests to $117,332.52. “The total economic benefit to Emery County, $645,123.86,” Patsy said, describing the program…
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