Ruthanne Timm owns Pinot’s Palette and Beyond Napa Wine and Spirits downtown. She was one of the first to apply for Sedgwick County’s Safe Operating Grant. “It wasn’t bad at all. A couple of IRS forms, driver’s license, and a Certificate of Good Standing with the state,” said Timm. The grant is funded by the CARES Act. The county said 477 local business owners applied, totaling about $2.4 million in grants. In the first round of applications, companies had to have fewer than 50 employees to qualify, but after the Sedgwick County Commission meeting Wednesday, that changed. “We just opened it up to a broader business community,” said Brent Shelton, Sedgwick County Deputy CFO.
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