It’s probably safe to say that none of the business owners who took out $5,000 loans from the city of Woodstock in the spring of 2020 lay awake at night […]
Converting 56 loans to grants for small businesses in Woodstock will cost the city $280,000.That was the decision of the City Council last week, ending more than a month of […]
Some Woodstock businesses have been “horribly affected” by COVID-19, City Councilman Jim Prindiville said.Some are getting “absolutely crushed,” Deputy Mayor Mike Turner agreed.That financial hardship suffered by local businesses during […]
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