Pinal County ponders extending business assistance
by Mark Cowling | PinalCentral
Pinal County has paid $1,189,319 in grants to help businesses in the county’s unincorporated areas cover their losses in the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Board of Supervisors is considering making its Business Sustainability Program available for a third round of applications.
In all, 106 businesses received assistance, Joel Millman, director of Pinal County Workforce Development, told the board Wednesday.
The grand total includes 12 more checks that were being mailed Wednesday for a total of $153,164. Most of the applications, 57, were from “accommodations and food services,” followed by 44 from “retail trade.”
