Grants from the Business Continuity Fund

On April 24, Columbia Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) and the Berkshire Taconic Community Fund (BTCF) announced the award of nearly $190,000 in grants to 92 small businesses in Columbia County from the Columbia County Business Continuity Fund, a fund made possible by the contributions of individuals, foundations, and businesses. Yesterday, CEDC and BTCF released the names of the businesses that were the recipients of the grants 

The businesses receiving the grants met key criteria, including being located in city, town, or village center, being open to the public and reliant on foot traffic, and having fewer than ten full-time employees and less than $1 million in annual revenue. Ninety percent of the grants were for $1,500 or $2,500.

The following are the businesses in Hudson that are grant recipients: 2HotTeeZ, A Collector's Eye, Antigo, Batterby House, Bavier Brook, Behida Dolic Millinery, Bodhi Holistic Spa, Bruno's, Colonia Casa, Dish Hudson, Fig & Bella, Finch, Flowerkraut, Geoffrey Good Jewelry, Good Fight Herb Co., Home|Made Hudson, Hudson City Bed and Breakfast, Hudson Clothier, I'M Beauty Store, Inn at 34, Jonathan's Computers, KS Fitness, LikeMindedObjects, LYF Fitness, M&J's Unisex Hair Studio, Mane Street Hairstyles, Nolita's Cafe, Oak Pizzeria Napoletana, Pampered Pooch Grooming Salon, Pilates Hudson, R McCarroll Upholstery Designs, Relish Delights, Rev Cafe, River Pilates, September Gallery, Sideshow Clothing Co., Spruce Salon, Tanzy's, The Bee's Knees, The Half Moon, The Nest, Valley Variety, Verdigris Tea.                        

The businesses elsewhere in the county that were grant recipients are: Beaver Mill Antiques (Valatie), Berkshire Thrift (New Lebanon), Bimi's Cheese Shop (Chatham), Boxwood Linen (Chatham), Broad Street Bagel Company (Kinderhook), Bucky's Bagels (New Lebanon), Central House Hotel Inn (Germantown), Chris' Cafe (Valatie), Cross Eyed Owl Gift Shop (Valatie), Dad's Copake Diner (Copake), Depot Deli (Copake Falls), Emkay Dry Cleaners & Coin Laundry (Valatie), Filli's Deli and Bakery (Valatie), Foxy & Winston (Hillsdale), Germantown Laundromat (Germantown), Godfroy's Service Station (New Lebanon), Hillsdale House (Hillsdale), Hilltown Country Smokehouse (Canaan), Holiday House Motel (Hillsdale), Hudson Polish Delicatessen (Greenport), Inn at Silver Maple Farm (East Chatham), KJ's Gymnastics (Valatie), KT Hair Studio (Valatie), Lagonia's Pizzeria (Chatham), LumberJack Athletics (Greenport), M & M's Tap and Tavern (New Lebanon), Main Street Diner (Valatie), Mairanda's Cutting Edge (Valatie), Masterpiece Jewelry Studio (New Lebanon), Meissner's Auction Service (New Lebanon), Mount Merino Manor (Greenport), Old Chatham Childcare (Old Chatham), Olde York Farm (Claverack), Passiflora (Hillsdale), Pico de Gallo (Stuyvesant), PieconicNY (Chatham), Quittner Antiques (Germantown), Railroad CrossFit (Greenport), Ruff Cuts (Kinderhook), Taconic Driving School (Greenport), The Flammerie (Kinderhook), The Pond Restaurant (Ancramdale), The Warm Ewe (Chatham), Tiny Hearts Farm Flower Shop (Hillsdale), Trudy's Beauty Shop (Hillsdale), Valatie Bar & Grill (Valatie), Ward Hatch Mechanical (New Lebanon).