Like many businesses, Silver Sea Jewelry — the Fourth Avenue shop Lizzie Mead has owned for 29 years — was forced to close its doors for several months during the pandemic.
The ocean-themed handcrafted jewelry shop stayed afloat through online sales, but Mead worried about her employees. Now, thanks to CARES Act funding administered through a partnership between Pima County and the Fourth Avenue Foundation, Silver Sea Jewelry and its employees are thriving.
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