Kennesaw Coffee Co.

The employees at Independent Grounds can't wait to get back to work. And thanks to this new federal grant, it won't be long before they do. I always say, hi, welcome to Independent Grounds Cafe. Can I take your order? Drew Aigre is happy to make anything you want, but he does have a specialty. Vanilla frappe. Ooh, what goes into that? Frappe mix, milk. Aigre says he was the n I was completely devastated. And thanks to the pandemic, I've lost my job. Owner Lorna Hyde was devastated too. Independent Grounds was her dream. She says they were forced to close their Roswell location in March of last year. Were a coffee shop without a home. So and then trying to find a new home during a pandemic is not the easiest thing in the world. She said her site's on building a new shop, but quickly got priced out. By February, when we finally got our building permit, construction prices has gone It's why she applied for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. Without it, she's not sure they ever could have reopened. Corporations get bailed out all the time, but mom and pops were sometimes struggling. Banks don't, were too small for banks, want to lend to us. We may be a little too risky for other lending programs. She got $50,000 from the fund. She says that money will secure their future. Oh, thank God, it's good to be back at work. They're hoping to open in their new location in mid June. All right.