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EDA approves grant extension and multiple business investment grants on consent

Portsmouth City Economic Development Authority · July 30, 2026
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Summary

The board approved a staff-recommended time extension for a retail grant and several business investment grants on unanimous roll-call votes; staff said a broader report on grant outcomes will be provided in August.

The EDA approved staff recommendations for a time extension on a retail grant and voted to approve several business investment grant items presented by staff. One extension request (a contractor delay) received a motion and second and passed in a 6–0 roll-call vote.

Commissioners asked for a future, consolidated report on program results; staff said they will present a year‑in‑review report at the August meeting covering business development grants, acceleration grants and real-estate grants, and track where previously supported businesses are located and their status.