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Jamestown Local Development Corporation meeting (May 17, 2023)<\/p><\/div>\n

A second round of $35,000 in downtown business grants were approved by the Jamestown Local Development Corporation<\/strong> board on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Grants Manager Tim O’Dell<\/strong> said the awards came from the Downtown Small Business Evolution fund<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

He said Nouveau Beauty Aesthetics<\/strong> has been awarded $8,000 toward a $27,000 project to purchase new equipment that the businesses said will help sales increase by 20% based on the new services that will be available to customers.<\/p>\n

Lisciandro’s Restaurant<\/strong> will receive $5,000 toward a $15,548 project to put in new floors and booths.<\/p>\n

Sandees Bakery<\/strong> will use the $10,000 grant for the $19,760 purchase of a new meatball machine which will help with catering needs.<\/p>\n

The Beer Snob<\/strong> has been granted $7,000 toward a $14,900 purchase of a three-door fridge to improve to-go purchases of beverages.<\/p>\n

Art Cloth and Craft<\/strong> has received $5,000 toward the $8,000 purchase of sewing machines to use to create goods for the store in addition to use the machines for classes.<\/p>\n

The JLDC board also approved three Fund for Downtown Programming requests.<\/p>\n

The Reg Lenna Center for the Arts<\/strong> received $21,160 for three summer concert events that include a block party. The concerts receiving support include Lez Zeppelin<\/strong> on June 17, Vixen<\/strong> on July 9, and the block party with Uncle Ben’s Remedy<\/strong> on July 27.<\/p>\n

Ballgame Heroes<\/strong> were approved up to $29,500 for a Trading Card Buffalo Bills<\/strong> Signing Show with Andre Reed<\/strong>. The event would include a VIP party on September 15 followed by a signing event on September 16. Owner Starr Ryder<\/strong> said the funds would be used toward Mr. Reed’s talent fee as well as to purchase merchandise that attendees could buy to have signed.<\/p>\n

Collaborative Children’s Solutions<\/strong> also was approved $15,000 for a Winterfest<\/strong> event that will take place from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m., Saturday, December 2 ahead of the annual Christmas parade<\/strong>. Organizer Pat Smeraldo<\/strong> said he’s working out details still but the event could include an outdoor synthetic ice rink, live music, Christmas village, ice sculptures, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A second round of $35,000 in downtown business grants were approved by the Jamestown Local Development Corporation board on Wednesday. Grants Manager Tim O’Dell said the awards came from the Downtown Small Business Evolution fund. He said Nouveau Beauty Aesthetics has been awarded $8,000 toward a $27,000 project to purchase new equipment that the businesses […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":51995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4],"tags":[13365,10429,13198,301,10768,5994,12843,1147,13363,3199,13361,12072,2565,13362,13366,12080,12757,12957,13364,13367],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/JLDC-5-17-23.jpg?fit=1000%2C479&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3YlJ4-dwC","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":49925,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/119-jobs-created-in-jamestown-through-american-rescue-plan-funded-economic-development-programs\/","url_meta":{"origin":51994,"position":0},"title":"119 Jobs Created in Jamestown Through American Rescue Plan Funded Economic Development Programs","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"February 7, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Economic development programs funded by American Rescue Plan monies have created 119 jobs so far in Jamestown. 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