Geronimo’s Bakery and Burgers is pictured Wednesday on N Martin Luther King Avenue. It was among the restaurants that recently have been a part of programs through the Alliance for Economic Development of OKC. For restaurant owners in Oklahoma City, an opportunity to pair individualized help from industry experts, customized business advice, planning and more […]
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren signed legislation on Tuesday aimed at maximizing the use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to boost infrastructure development across the reservation. The legislation, passed by the Navajo Nation Council on June 5, allocates $521.8 million of ARPA funding into a newly established Revenue Replacement Reserve. According to […]
Apr. 23—BEMIDJI — With the need for Bemidji’s remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds to be allocated by the end of 2024, the city council began discussion on different projects and purchases the money could be used for during its work session on Monday. Of the original $1.7 million provided to the city through ARPA, […]
Feb. 29—SHARON — The city of Sharon awarded another $255,500 to businesses in its latest round of revitalization grants funded by American Rescue Plan Act dollars, bringing the three-year total to nearly $10 million. New projects include a bakery and eatery, a new gaming room, a kitchen upgrade and expansion, a new facade for a […]
Jan. 23—The McAlester Public Works Authority has been approved for a $2 million grant to help with improvements and upgrades to the city’s water system. Approval for the $2 million grant came from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board through the American Rescue Plan Act’s grant program. It’s in conjunction with another $2 million loan from […]
Jan. 15—EAU CLAIRE — The county will decide whether they want to give ARPA funds to the Eau Claire County Jail and Beaver Creek Reserve or wait and determine the criteria for awarding the money. The county will have to decide where $1,700,000 of American Rescue Plan Act dollars not assigned to a project will […]
Jan. 1—JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Economic Development announced on Friday it was awarding more than $7.9 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to 14 projects to improve cellular coverage across the state of Missouri. This is the second round of such grants the department has awarded and two of […]
Dec. 11—LEWISBURG — The Central Keystone Council of Governments is upgrading its equipment using COVID-19 relief funds from Union County. Central Keystone-COG, located at 1610 Industrial Blvd., Lewisburg, was awarded $24,000 from Union County in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds last year. Rodney D. Neitz, the director and building code official of the COG, […]