WASHINGTON, March 25, 2020 – USDA Rural Development has taken a number of immediate actions to help rural residents, businesses and communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Rural Development will keep our customers, partners, and stakeholders continuously updated as more actions are taken to better serve rural America. OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMEDIATE RELIEF Rural Housing Service…
Due to COVID-19, our Pinellas County hospitals, first responders, emergency medical services, nursing homes and home healthcare workers are proactively collecting the following items. We’re reaching out to our business community to ask for donations of the items listed here. Please complete this survey, if you’re able to donate, sell or manufacture these specific supplies to help…
SARASOTA COUNTY — Gloria Jones is afraid. She’s not sure if the Jamaican American Soul Food Restaurant she owns on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way will survive the coronavirus pandemic. With no employees to lay off and few customers trickling in for take-out orders of jerk chicken and collard greens at the banana-yellow building in…
Last week, Governor DeSantis issued an executive order related to the suspension of in-person quorum for local governments. Local governments may utilize communication technology such as telephones and video conferencing to operate and they do not need to meet in a specific place. This executive order does not waive any other requirements under the Florida…
What are the terms of the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program? Eligible Florida small business applicants can apply for an interest-free, 1-year working capital loan for up to $50,000. For purposes of the Emergency Bridge Loan Program, an amount greater than the program maximum ($50,000), up to $100,000 may be applied and awarded if there is…
Today, Gov. DeSantis issued three executive orders (EO-69, EO-70 and EO-71) regarding local government public meetings, the closure of certain beaches, and alcohol sales, restaurants and gyms, respectively. All of these orders are linked above and available on our Coronavirus Resources page. Following the issuance of EO-69 (Public Meetings), the League sent a letter to Florida’s municipal attorneys summarizing the…
Today, Governor DeSantis issued an executive order related to the suspension of in-person quorum for local governments. Local governments may utilize communication technology such as telephones and video conferencing. To read the executive order, click here. To read the executive order, click here.
The team at the Riviera Beach CRA wanted to reach out and give each and every one of you a heartfelt cyber-hug during this difficult time. We’re all in this together and, like you, we are looking forward to making our way back to normalcy soon. Rest assured that not only are we closely monitoring…
Small businesses are an integral part of the fabric of Lake Park. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has already begun to negatively impact small businesses here and across the country, and no one knows how long this will last. In order to help mitigate this situation, the Small Business Association (SBA) announced that, beginning today (March…
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, released the Keeping Workers Paid and Employed Act, a $300 billion small…
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL (March 19, 2020) The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Florida small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of COVID-19. SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans offer up to $2 million in assistance per small business and can provide vital economic support to small businesses…
Governing is operated as a virtual office. Our staff lives in five different states and three different time zones. We’ve made it work, and you can, too. Remote work does take some adjustment. Here are some habits and strategies drawn from my own experience in working from home for nearly a decade now. Read the…
