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Two Scranton Businesses Receive Facade Improvement Grants

The Civic Ballet Company of Scranton and a property located at 312-314 North Washington Avenue recently received funding through the Main Street Scranton Façade Program. MetroAction has partnered with Scranton Tomorrow to help local businesses make improvements to the exterior of their properties through this program. The program provides grant and loan funds to local businesses making façade improvements to their business.

Civic Ballet Company of Scranton –was approved for a $3,728 in grant and loan funding through the Main Street Scranton Façade program to purchase new exterior signage for their existing facility on Mifflin Avenue.

Thomas Egan and Maura McGuire were approved for $5,000 in grant and loan funding through the Main Street Scranton Façade program to complete exterior painting, woodwork enhancements, architectural elements and install new windows at 312-314 North Washington Avenue.  In addition, the owners were approved for an additional MetroAction loan totaling $7,500 that will serve as the matching funds component of the project.

For more information on the the Main Street Scranton Façade program contact MetroAction at (570) 341-0270 or visit www.MetroAction.org