Hospitality Businesses Brace For Winter, Leelanau-Style
By Emily Tyra | Nov. 27, 2020
Several of Leelanau’s hospitality businesses are braving the season ahead by investing in winter-friendly spaces, hoping to maintain revenue streams, safely space patrons, and keep their year-round staff.
And they’re not alone.
The Leelanau Peninsula Economic Foundation spread the word to local business owners last week that $1,000 to $10,000 “Weatherization Grants” are available -- first-come, first-served -- through the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO).
LEO is providing federal CARES Act funds to help small businesses expand their capacity by adding winterized, temporary outdoor structures and other necessities such as portable lighting and heaters. The response was so tremendous, the grant application site closed to new applicants ...
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