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The City of Cincinnati is giving $400,000 to a program that will help small businesses get loans they need to operate or expand.

The funding is going to an organization called SoMoLend. Founder and CEO Candace Klein said it’s a web-based platform.

"SoMoLend connects business borrowers seeking ways to fund their businesses with investors looking to make a return on investment," Klein said in a press release.

City economic development officials say SoMoLend is another item in the city’s tool box to help small business and create jobs in the city.

Hamilton County property taxes aren't going up but homeowners will be getting less money back next year.

Commissioners voted 2-1 to reduce the property tax rebate (PTR) homeowners receive.

The PTR was promised when voters approved a sales tax increase to build the Reds and Bengals stadiums.

Board President Greg Hartmann proposed the idea.

The local chapter of the Spina Bifida Association is breaking with its national organization and going out on its own.

UC's football team is looking forward to playing in the Belk Bowl on December 27, but whether Butch Jones will be leaving to coach another school is still up in the air.  At a news conference Tuesday, reporters were told the focus would be on that upcoming game against Duke, and Jones stuck to that when the first questions came about whether he was staying or going.