Labor Department Holds Forum for Construction Industry

Cooperatively offering federal guidance with HUD and SBA. U.S. Department of Labor agencies in the Southwest hosted the 2021Virtual Construction Forum this past week to facilitate understanding of…

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Senate Extends Paycheck Protection Program

Small businesses may apply for loans through May. On Thursday, the Senate passed legislation extending the small-business program created last year by Congress. They voted 92-7 to extend…

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SBA Administrator Nominee Confirmed

Senate votes in favor of former California Small Business Advocate. The U.S. Senate voted 81-17 to confirm Isabel Guzman as the administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA)…

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Small Business Relief Being Considered by White House

An executive order would circumvent Congress. The White House is considering executive action to help small businesses by extending an expired loan relief program or providing other financial…

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President and Governors Meet for Small Business Roundtable

Small business owners also selected to speak during meeting. Although the number of Americans seeking unemployment as been steadily dropping since March, the current number of 1.5 million…

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President Signs Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act

Update to the “Paycheck Protection Program” allows for deferred payroll taxes. When the CARES act was signed into law in March of this year, a section of the…

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Presidential Briefing Focused on Relief Payments

Protecting those receiving Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid is a priority. President Trump announced his protection of individuals on Social Security, as well as those receiving Medicare and…

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Coronavirus Task Force and Presidential Briefing for Tuesday

Public update from the White House with current details and actions. President Trump said the Treasury Department and SBA have announced the paycheck protection program, and the program…

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President Takes Steps to Protect Public Health

Including travel restrictions In an address to the nation on Wednesday evening, President Trump said, “Together we are putting into policy a plan to prevent, detect, treat and…

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