Many small businesses in Butler County that were financially impacted by the coronavirus pandemic got a little help from Harrisburg.

Gov. Tom Wolf announced that 4,933 small businesses in all 67 counties statewide received $96 million in COVID-19 Relief Statewide Small Business Assistance funding.

Not all businesses who applied received the funding in the first round of grants, as 50,000 applications for $860 million in funding was received from small businesses.

In Butler County, 45 businesses have been earmarked for grants of $5,000 to $50,000 to help with losses suffered when businesses were closed in March to stem the spread of COVID-19.

Of those 45, eight have been announced by the governor’s office, and additional awards will be announced weekly.

The initial Butler County businesses to receive grants are Cummings Candy and Coffee, Cannella Cafe, Core Athletics and Butler Brew Works in Butler; Touch of Style and Glamour Nails in Cranberry Township, Derailleur Bike Cafe in Summit Township and CCMC Foods in Winfield Township.

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