Eleven businesses in Jefferson County have accessed the Regional Economic Development Investments, Inc. revolving loan fund since its 1991 inception, far outpacing all other counties in the ten-county Area XV performance region in dollars accessed, other investment and jobs created, the Fairfield Economic Development Association said Friday. Since the revolving fund’s inception, Jefferson County businesses have accessed $1,196,200 in low-interest loan funds, matching it with over $9 million in additional investment. 511 jobs have been retained and/or created in Jefferson County as a result of the allocations.

 

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