Fresno gets $500,000 donation from PG&E to help small businesses

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Small businesses successful the City of Fresno volition beryllium getting immoderate fiscal assistance to combat rising vigor costs.

The metropolis received a $500,000 donation from PG&E.

The bulk of the wealth volition assistance enactment locally-owned restaurants.

A cheque presumption was held connected Monday with Fresno leaders and the inferior company.

The metropolis says $400,000 is being designated for the Energy Efficiency Grant Program.

Mayor Jerry Dyer says the metropolis volition beryllium matching that amount, providing a full of $800,000 successful grants.

In the past year, Action News has reported connected tiny businesses struggling to support up with precocious nutrient costs and vigor bills, forcing immoderate to chopped backmost connected hours.

The programme helps restaurants with vigor ratio upgrades, similar caller HVAC systems, windows and appliances.

"Small restaurants successful our assemblage are not eligible for PG&E's inducement program, truthful immoderate assistance we tin supply them is overmuch needed," Dyer said.

Grants volition scope up to $15,000 and screen up to 75 percent of the full task cost.

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As for the different $100,000 of the donation, that wealth volition acquisition 5 LUCAS thorax compression devices for the Fresno Fire Department.

The devices assistance with accelerated and high-quality thorax compressions during cardiac emergencies.