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CARES Act Aims to Support Economy During Viral Pandemic – BusinessWest
The act passed in the Senate by a unanimous vote late on March 25 and was passed in the House of Representatives on March 27. The President signed the bill into law later that day. The CARES Act looks to make a significant impact on the economy by providing loan forgiveness, supporting small businesses, enhancing…
Read MoreTo Jeff Daley, Healthy Development Means Healthy Communities – BusinessWest
Jeff Daley boasted a long career in development, with experience on the municipal, state, and private realms, when an intriguing opportunity came about last year: the role of CEO at Westmass Area Development Corp., which oversees a number of newsworthy projects in the region, most notably Ludlow Mills. He couldn’t pass up the opportunity to…
Read MoreSBA’s EIDL Grant for Businesses Impacted
We know you are facing challenging times in this current health crisis. The U.S. Small Business Administration is committed to help bring relief to small businesses and nonprofit organizations suffering because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the CARES Act, which provided additional assistance for small business…
Read MoreCoronavirus stimulus needs to get to businesses soon, US Rep. Richard Neal says at telephone town hall
The $2.2 trillion federal stimulus and stability package partially authored by U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal includes more than $375 billion in small business relief. That includes $349 billion for forgivable loans to small businesses to pay their employees and keep them on the payroll; $17 billion for debt relief for current and new SBA…
Read MoreCall For More Emergency COVID-19 Supplies
We’re calling on every life sciences and healthcare organization to consider how they may be able to help, specifically in donating lab, testing, and diagnostics supplies, personal protection equipment (PPE), and medical and scientific expertise needed to combat COVID-19. Already more than 400 companies have generously offered to donate supplies to Massachusetts’ healthcare institutions so…
Read MoreGirls Inc. of the Valley to Receive Grant from Baystate Health
Girls Inc. of the Valley will receive a community-benefits discretionary grant of $5,000 from Baystate Health to Girls Inc. of the Valley’s “Informed and In Charge” program, which is designed to teach healthy sexuality. Through “Informed and In Charge,” girls acquire the knowledge and skills for taking charge of and making informed decisions about their…
Read MoreHCC President Christina Royal Pledges $10,000 to ‘Together HCC’ Campaign
Holyoke Community College (HCC) President Christina Royal has issued a personal $10,000 challenge gift toward a new HCC campaign that is as much about building moral support in a time of great uncertainty as it is about raising money for students experiencing financial distress. On Monday, the HCC Foundation launched “Together HCC — A Campaign…
Read MoreVann Group Creates Crisis Response Team to Help Businesses Impacted by Pandemic
Mike Vann says the phone started ringing only a few moments after the e-mail blast went out last Friday to clients and other companies across the region. It wasn’t a flood of calls, but there were several, and he expects there to be many more in the days and weeks to come. That because his…
Read MoreThe Mass. Manufacturing Community Responds to COVID-19 | MassTech
The leaders of the Baker-Polito Administration’s Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative including Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy and Mike Tamasi, President and CEO of AccuRounds established the Manufacturing Emergency Response Team (M-ERT) to assist in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This work is being done in coordination with the Commonwealth’s COVID-19 Response Command Center,…
Read MoreCoronavirus: US Rep. Richard Neal to host telephone town hall with Berkshire Health System doctor
U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., plans a second telephone town hall to update folks on the coronavirus pandemic and the medical, as well as governmental, response. It’s set for 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, at phone number 866-383-2731. Neal’s guest will Dr. James Lederer of Berkshire Health System in Pittsfield which is the parent…
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