During a record 15-minute meeting, Allen County commissioners discussed SPARK funding from the federal government on Tuesday and badly needed road repairs. Allen County has spent about half of its $2.4 million in SPARK funding…

“That $7,500 is saving us right now,” said Jessica Quinhones, in reference to a recent CDBG-CV microbusiness grant awarded to Around the Corner coffee shop. Recent Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) were made possible by…

Tuesday’s meeting of Allen County commissioners ranged over a number of topics, including grant opportunities for local businesses and nonprofits. Lisse Regehr, CEO of Thrive Allen County, provided an update on various grants recently made…

Thrive Allen County CEO Lisse Regher said that a second round of CARES Act/SPARK funding would soon be made available across the state through the Kansas Department of Commerce. As opposed to the first round…