LUTHER, Okla. (KFOR) – A coffee shop in Luther is one of ten businesses across the country that received a grant from the company Viasat.
Brew 66 has been open since Nov. 2018. They say they’ve lost business during the pandemic.
“We’re in a small town anyway, and I hate to say it, almost a poor town, you know, we’re out here in the country, so coffee is a luxury for some people, so it’s definitely affected us,” owner Rachael Payne said.
Their internet company, Viasat, started a grant program to help out small businesses that were hurt by the pandemic. They got hundreds of applications from across the country.
“We kind of quickly thought, ‘what can we do to help them, right, they know their business best, what can we do help them get through this tough time?’” Amy Brown, marketing director for Viasat, said.
Brew 66 is the only business in Oklahoma to get the $1,000 grant. Payne says the money means they won’t have to reduce employees’…
