Hello A-J readers!
This week ended up seeing a lot of coffee-related news, and a $2.2 million investment into rural businesses. Here’s a look at what happened in the region’s business scene.
The week started with the news that a Lubbock coffee shop is the only Texas nominee for the 10 Best Independent Coffee Shops. Monomyth Coffee Co., 2024 Broadway, is in the running with 20 shops across the nation to make the prestigious list.
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Tuesday saw Mateo Rosiles, Annie Rice and I visit three drink stops that opened within the past year: Brewed Awakening Coffee Lounge, 1021 University Ave.; Caffeination Station, 5217 82nd St. #215; and Dusty Coast Sodas, 7924 Slide Road for this year’s Fall drink review. We tried coffees, teas and sodas to determine what this year’s #1 drink should be, and we determined the winner to come from Brewed Awakening. Check the article for the full review, and why it was chosen.
The review was also followed with an article on all the drink places in Lubbock that are offering fall menus. From Starbuck’s Pumpkin Spice Latte to The Soda Shack’s Melted Ghost, there are a combined 102 items across 16 businesses.
Breaking through the caffeinated fog came some potentially good news for the rural area’s businesses. A $2.2 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration will set up the South Plains Regional Small Business Innovation Center, which will offer support and technical assistance for the South Plains Association of Governments’ 15-county coverage. Those counties are Bailey, Cochran, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Hockley, Garza, Hale, King, Lamb, Lynn, Lubbock, Motley, Terry and Yoakum.
Going into next week, I’ll be preparing the September business roundup and looking into some business-related rumors.
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