A Provo startup that has also become a Sugar House staple for nearly a decade is getting a boost from Salt Lake City as it relocates within the neighborhood.

The Salt Lake City Council voted Tuesday night to approve a $200,000 loan for Hruskas, LLC, through the Salt Lake City Economic Development Loan Fund program, following support from department officials earlier in the day.

Better known as Hruska’s Kolaches, the company has operated near the corner of 2100 South and 900 East in Sugar House since 2016. The loan seeks to help the business cover renovation costs and other expenses of a new location at 1751 S. 1100 East, a space last occupied by the bakery Brownies! Brownies! Brownies!

The loan would also help Hruska’s hire two new employees, while retaining nine existing employees, a c

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