COVID-19 Updates

12/21/2020 Update

NEW: Guide to Small Business COVID-19 Emergency Loans
The U.S. Chamber has created a new Guide to Small Business COVID-19 Emergency Loans to provide you with the latest information and answers to FAQs about the changes that have been made to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) Program as part of the end-of-year pandemic relief package Congress has passed.

Click HERE to view the U.S. Chamber’s new Guide to Small Business COVID-19 Emergency Loans which will continue to be updated as more information becomes available.


Specifications on the Latest COVID Relief:
  • Extends the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and adds deductibility for PPP expenses
    • Gives businesses experiencing severe revenue reductions an opportunity to apply for a second draw PPP loan
    • Includes 501(c)(6) organizations for eligibility
    • $15 billion in funding for entertainment venues, movie theaters, and museums that are experiencing significant revenue loss
  • Reopening America
  • $20 billion for purchase of vaccines that will make the vaccine available at no charge for anyone who needs it
    • $8 billion for vaccine distribution
    • $20 billion to assist states with testing
    • $20 billion distribution from existing provider relief fund
  • Ends CARES Act emergency powers for the Federal Reserve
    • Rescinds $429 billion in unused funds provided by the CARES Act for the Federal Reserve’s emergency lending facilities and terminates these facilities as intender in the CARES Act.
  • Stimulus checks — $600 for both adults and dependents with safeguards to prohibit illegal aliens from receiving payment
  • Temporarily extends a number of unemployment programs created by CARES Act that expire Dec. 31, 2020
  • Provide unemployed individuals an additional $300 per week for 10 weeks from December 26, 2020-March 14, 2021
  • Extends and phases-out PUA, which is a temporary federal program covering self-employed and gig workers, to March 14 (after which no new applicants) through April 5, 2021
  • $10 billion for grants to childcare centers to help providers safely reopen
  • $4 billion for substance abuse – significant progress made over past several years on opioid addiction has been reversed because of impact of COVID lockdowns
  • $82 billion in funding for schools and universities to assist with reopening for in-person learning that also includes $2.75 billion in designated funds for private K through 12 education
  • $25 billion in temporary and targeted rental assistance for individuals who lost their source of income during the pandemic
    • Extends the eviction moratorium until January 31, 2021
  • $7 billion in broadband funding that includes
    • Nearly $2 billion to replace foreign manufactured broadband equipment that poses national security threats
    • $300 million to build out rural broadband
    • $250 million for telehealth
  • $45 billion for transportation, including
  • $16 billion for another round of airline employee and contractor payroll support
  • $14 billion for transit
  • $10 billion for highways
  • $2 billion for intercity buses
  • $2 billion for airports
  • $1 billion for Amtrak
  • Increases SNAP benefits by 15% for six months, but does not expand eligibility, and requires the Secretary to issue a report on redemption rate and unexpended balances
  • Provides funding for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, a program that serves over 700,000 older Americans monthly
  • $13 billion to support our farmers and agriculture sector
    • Enhances assistance under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to support specialty crop, non-specialty crop, livestock, dairy, and poultry producers
    • Gives discretionary authority to the Secretary to support producers of biofuels, producers of organics or value-added products, and timber harvesting and hauling businesses
    • Additional funding is directed to programs that support local producers and new and beginning farmers, dairy producers, dairy processors via reimbursement for donated dairy products, fisheries, textile mills, agricultural research, small and medium size meat processors, and to state departments of agriculture for farm stress programs

Other Matters:

  • Extends important public health programs for three years, including community health centers – eliminating several funding cliffs over next several years
  • Ends surprise medical billing
    • True and honest cost estimate for patients three days prior to scheduled procedure
    • Arbitration – independent dispute resolution process with no benchmark rate and multiple factors (but not government program reimbursement rates) which can be considered in arbitration process
  • Supports Front Line Health Care Providers by injecting billions of dollars into Medicare physician pay in 2021 and heading off payment cuts due to be enacted next year
  • Improves support for Rural and Underserved Health Care
  • Tax extenders package includes permanence for some policies, multi-year extensions for others and eliminates outdated or misguided policies
    • Makes meals deductible business expense for 2 years
  • Technical corrections to USMCA
  • Energy package includes provisions such as promoting carbon capture and utilization, ending reliance on critical minerals from foreign countries, and creating commercial opportunities for advanced nuclear technologies.
  • Includes Intel reauthorization
  • Includes pipeline reauthorization as well as bipartisan agreement to reform aircraft certification process
  • Includes WRDA Reauthorization


9/21/2020 Update

Self-certification is available to restaurants today

It is an optional program by which you can reassure your employees and customers that you are adhering to all appropriate guidance. Self-certification does NOT impose additional obligations or result in additional inspections; rather, business operators who self-certify have taken the additional step of confirming their dedication to protecting their employees and customers from COVID-19, and thus may increase their occupancy to 50%.
Read more: https://www.pa.gov/c…/business-unites/certify-my-restaurant/

It’s free to join the program and enrollment is voluntary. Click below to fill out the online form:
https://spportal.dot.pa.gov/self-certify/…/self-certify.aspx


9/8/2020 Update

Governor Wolf Announces Restaurants May Increase Indoor Occupancy to 50 Percent Starting September 21
Restaurants to self-certify that they are in compliance with appropriate orders

Harrisburg, PA — Governor Tom Wolf today announced that restaurants may increase indoor occupancy to 50 percent starting September 21. To ensure that these businesses operate safely as Pennsylvania continues to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, and to instill customers and employees with confidence knowing that they can dine safely, restaurants will ​commit to strictly complying to all public health safety guidelines and orders through a self-certification process.

“While our aggressive and appropriate mitigation efforts have kept case counts low, we must continue to take important steps to protect public health and safety as we head into the fall. At the same time, we must also support the retail food services industry that has struggled throughout this pandemic,” Gov. Wolf said. “The self-certification ensures that ​restaurants can expand indoor operations and commit to all appropriate orders so that employees and customers alike can be confident they are properly protected.”

Restaurants that self-certify will appear in the Open & Certified Pennsylvania searchable online database of certified restaurants across the commonwealth. Consumers will be able to access this database and find certified businesses in their area, ensuring that consumers can make more informed choices about the food establishments they are looking to patronize.

The self-certification documents and information about the Open & Certified Pennsylvania program can be found online starting September 21 and will contain the following:

  1. A list of requirements contained in the current restaurant industry guidance and enforcement efforts;
  2. A statement that the owner has reviewed and agrees to follow these requirements;
  3. The business’ maximum indoor occupancy number based on the fire code; and
  4. A statement that the owner understands that the certification is subject to penalties for unsworn falsification to authorities.

Any restaurant that wishes to ​increase to 50 percent indoor capacity on September 21 must complete the online self-certification process by October 5. Business owners should keep a copy of the self-certification confirmation they will receive by e-mail. Social distancing, masking and other mitigation measures must be employed to protect workers and patrons. Further, starting September 21 restaurants that have alcohol sales will close alcohol sales at 10:00 PM.

Additionally, restaurants that self-certify will be mailed Open & Certified Pennsylvania branded materials, such as window clings and other signage designating their certification, which they can display for customers and employees.

The self-certification will be used as part of ongoing enforcement efforts conducted by Department of Agriculture and Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement, and will be shared with the departments of State, Labor & Industry and Health, and other enforcement agencies. Restaurants operating at 50 percent capacity will have their self-certification status checked as part of ongoing enforcement by these agencies starting on October 5, and will focus on educating businesses. The commonwealth will continue its measured approach to easing restrictions, keeping the rest of the targeted mitigation tactics specific to the food retail industry in place as restaurants increase capacity to 50 percent.

Further, a restaurant’s listing in the Open & Certified Pennsylvania restaurant database shows it cares about its customers, employees, community and the economic future of the state.

The self-certification process is modelled after a similar mitigation effort in Connecticut, and the alcohol sales limitation is modelled after a similar mitigation effort in Ohio.

Boosting consumer confidence is critical for restaurants, as according to the most recent Longwoods International tracking study of American travelers, only 40 percent of Americans are comfortable dining in local restaurants.

“We recognize the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Pennsylvania’s small businesses, especially on our restaurants,” added Gov. Wolf. “Through this self-certification process, our commonwealth’s restaurant industry will ensure the safety and well-being of both employees and patrons alike, and will be able to begin a return to normal operations and financial recovery.”

Restaurant owners with additional questions about the self-certification program can contact [email protected].

In July, following the recommendations of the federal government and in response to a rise in COVID-19 cases, Governor Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine signed orders for targeted mitigation efforts for all Pennsylvania businesses in the food services industry, including restaurants, wineries, breweries, private clubs and bars. Commonwealth and local agencies continued and even increased appropriate enforcement measures.

The governor has urged the General Assembly to support his plan to provide additional recovery for small businesses, including proposing $100 million in forgivable loans and grants for the hospitality, leisure and service industries.

The governor has also urged Congress to quickly provide financial relief to the nation’s restaurants by passing the Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed to Survive (RESTAURANTS) Act. The bipartisan bill in Congress provides $120 billion to help independent restaurants with the economic challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

MEDIA CONTACTS: Lyndsay Kensinger (Governor’s Office), [email protected]
Casey Smith (DCED), [email protected]


9/3/2020 Update

Lycoming County Small Businesses COVID Relief Funds Application Open Through September 18, 2020

The application window is now open for Lycoming County small businesses to apply to receive part of a grant Lycoming County received to assist them with COVID-19 expenses. Applications for the COVID-19 County Relief Block Grant (CRBG) funds will be accepted now through September 18. Detailed information and applications are available at www.lyco.org/covidrelief.

The county received a $10.2 million CRBG grant from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Securities Act (CARES Act), through the state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED). The commissioners dedicated $1 million of that grant for small business relief.

Grants of $5,000 to $50,000 are available for small businesses in the county that have been negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and related statewide business closure. The funds do not have to be repaid. Grants are available only for for-profit businesses with annual sales/revenues prior to March 1, 2020 of $3 million or less and have 100 or fewer full-time employees.

Funds can be used for eligible costs from March 1 to December 30, 2020 including operating costs, rent, mortgage interest, utility payments, eligible capital expenses, COVID-19 mitigation plans, food loss, outdoor dining equipment, and more. Invoiced documentation is required.

SEDA-Council of Governments (SEDA-COG) is assisting the county by providing professional expertise and grant administrative services, as well as activity development and management to ensure accuracy and adherence with federal and state regulations.

Fully completed applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on September 18 via email or fax. Mailed forms must be postmarked by September 18. Send the completed form to the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce at [email protected] or fax at 570-321-1209 or mail to 102 W. 4th St., Williamsport, PA 17701. For more information, contact the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce at [email protected] or 570-326-1971 or SEDA-COG’s Kristen Moyer at [email protected] or 570-522-7212.



9/1/2020 Update

 

Lycoming County Small Businesses COVID Relief Funds Application Now Open

The application window is now open for Lycoming County small businesses to apply to receive part of a grant Lycoming County received to assist them with COVID-19 expenses. Applications for the COVID-19 County Relief Block Grant (CRBG) funds will be accepted now through September 18. Detailed information and applications are available at www.lyco.org/covidrelief.

Three virtual Zoom meetings will be held on September 2 for small businesses to learn more about the programs and to ask questions:
8 a.m.
https://lycomingcountypa.zoom.us/j/92653202503
Meeting ID: 926 5320 2503
Call-in: 1-267-831-0333
U.S. Toll-free: 833-548-0282
1 p.m.
https://lycomingcountypa.zoom.us/j/95875729507
Meeting ID: 958 7572 9507
Call-in: 1-267-831-0333
U.S. Toll-free: 833-548-0282
6 p.m.
https://lycomingcountypa.zoom.us/j/97694017821
Meeting ID: 976 9401 7821
Call-in: 1-267-831-0333
U.S. Toll-free: 833-548-0282

The county received a $10.2 million CRBG grant from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Securities Act (CARES Act), through the state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED). The commissioners dedicated $1 million of that grant for small business relief.

Grants of $5,000 to $50,000 are available for small businesses in the county that have been negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and related statewide business closure. The funds do not have to be repaid. Grants are available only for for-profit businesses with annual sales/revenues prior to March 1, 2020 of $3 million or less and have 100 or fewer full-time employees.

Funds can be used for eligible costs from March 1 to December 30, 2020 including operating costs, rent, mortgage interest, utility payments, eligible capital expenses, COVID-19 mitigation plans, food loss, outdoor dining equipment, and more. Invoiced documentation is required.

SEDA-Council of Governments (SEDA-COG) is assisting the county by providing professional expertise and grant administrative services, as well as activity development and management to ensure accuracy and adherence with federal and state regulations.

Fully completed applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on September 18 via email or fax. Mailed forms must be postmarked by September 18. Send the completed form to the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce at [email protected] or fax at 570-321-1209 or mail to 102 W. 4th St., Williamsport, PA 17701. For more information, contact the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce at [email protected] or 570-326-1971 or SEDA-COG’s Kristen Moyer at [email protected] or 570-522-7212.


8/24/2020 Update

We are excited to announce that the Chamber has provided small businesses in Lycoming County with loans and/or grants in the second round of funding allocations in the small business relief program.

• Albright Studio, $1,500 grant. • Kinley Jewelers, $1,250, grant.
• Anthony H. Visco Jr. Inc., $1,200, grant. • Ktech Automotive Repair, $1,200, grant.
• Appreciative Strategies, $1,250, grant. • Langs Chocolates, LLC, $1,750, grant, $2,000, loan.
• Billtown Auto Works, $1,250 grant, $2,000 loan. • Le Chocolat, $2,000, loan.
• Blessed Beginnings Preschool and Childcare LLC, $1,250 grant, $2,000 loan. • Lost and Found, $750, grant, $2,000, loan.
• Bostley’s LLC, $1,250 grant, $2,000 loan. • Marcos Pizza, $2,000, grant.
• Bostley’s Preschool Learning Center, $1,250, grant, $2,000 loan. • MAS Printing, $1,000, grant.
• Brandon Cafe, $2,000 grant. • Mazzullo’s Premier Auto Spa, $1,000, grant, $2,000, loan.
• Brass Distribution Group LLC, $1,000 grant. • Mileto’s Sub Shop, $2,000, grant.
• C.A. Barlock Sales LLC, $1,000 grant, $2,000 loan. • Moon & Raven Public House, $2,000, grant, $2,000, loan.
• Callahan’s Antiquities, $1,250, grant. • Morrone Chiropractic Center, $1,000, grant.
• Canyon Aero LLC, $1,250, grant. • Mulberry Street Cafe, $1,500, grant.
• Chef Hosch & Ann Catering, Inc., $2,000, grant. • NDW Real Estate, $750, grant.
• Cheri’s House of Flowers, $2,000, grant, $2,000, loan. • Nevill’s Flowers, $2,000, grant.
• Clear Sphere Yoga, $1,500, grant, $2,000, loan. • Oberjoch Boarding & Grooming Kennels, LLC, $1,250, grant, $2,000, loan.
• Copi LLC, $1,000, grant. • Outback Roos, LLC, $2,000, grant, $2,000, loan.
• Country View Restaurant, $2,000, grant. • PA Floor Inc., $1,250, grant, $2,000, loan.
• Datman Production Inc., $1,000, grant, $2,000 loan. • Pier 87 Bar & Grill, $2,000, grant.
• Doc’s Flooring, $1,000, grant, $2,000, loan. • Plankenhorn Stationery, $1,000, grant.
• Dolly’s Diner, $1,250, grant. • PROMECH LLC, $1,275, grant, $2,000, loan.
• Dolly’s Diner West, $1,250, grant. • Protective Services Inc., $1,350, grant, $2,000, loan.
• Ed’s Market, $1,500, grant, $2,000, loan. • R.A. Time Capsule, $1,000, grant.
• Expected Styles, $1,000, grant, $2,000 loan. • Real Taste Taqueria & Food Truck, $2,000, grant, $2,000, loan.
• Farrington Place, LLC, $2,000, grant. • Red Door Equities LLC, $700, grant, $2,000, loan.
• Frame It Here, $750, grant, $2,000, loan. • Red Roof Inn-SNN Williamsport LLC, $2,000, loan.
• Franco’s Lounge, Inc., $2,000, grant, $2,000, loan. • Revolver LLC, $625, grant, $1,000, loan.
• Frankie’s Sub Shop, $2,000, grant. • Rick Mahonski, Goldsmith, $750, grant.
• Good Faith Management, $850, grant. • Riepstine’s Pub, $2,000, grant, $2,000, loan.
• Griggs Coffee/Dolly’s Diner, $1,250, grant. • River Valley Plaza, $750, grant.
• Ground Shaker Motorsports, $850, grant, $2,000, loan. • Roan Real Estate, LLC, $750, grant.
• Grand Shaker Transport LLC, $850, grant, $2,000, loan. • Silver Thorn Tavern, $2,000, grant.
• Happy Valley Escapes d/b/a Williamsport Escapes, $1,500, grant. • Smart Choice Auto Recovery, $775, grant, $2,000, loan.
• Harvest Moon, $1,500, grant. • Spectrum Business Forms & Advertising Specialties, $1,000, grant, $2,000, loan.
• Harvest Moon Lanes, $1,250, grant. • Station House Restaurant, $2,000, grant, $2,000, loan.
• Healthy Living Chiropractic, LLC, $1,000, grant, $2,000, loan. • Steve Waldman Electric, $750, grant.
• Heart Song Connection, LLC, $750, grant. • Susquehanna Mills Co., $1,000, grant, $2,000, loan.
• Henderson Consulting Services, $900, grant. • The Cell Block, $1,500, grant.
• Ichiban Japanese Restaurant, $2,000, grant, $2,000, loan. • The Graphic Hive, $1,000, grant, $2,000, loan.
• Impact Advertising, $1,000, grant. • The Hatchet House, $1,500, grant.
• Iron Associates, $1,000, grant. • The Saffron Grill, $625, grant, $1,000, loan.
• J&R Tavern, $1,500, grant. • The Sticky Elbow, $2,000, grant, $2,000, loan.
• Jackson Hewitt, $1,200, grant. • The Villa Restaurant, $2,000, grant, $2,000, loan.
• Jaepong Holistic Inspirations, $750, grant. • Todd Paronish LLC, $$750, grant, $2,000, loan.
• Jasper Steel Fabrication, $1,350, grant. • The Venture Inn, $2,000, grant, $2,000, loan.
• JLD Services Inc., $1,000, grant. • Wascher Chiropractic Center, $1,000, grant.
• JM Quizzo Productions, LLC, $1,500, grant. • Wildberry Studios, $1,500, grant.B67A9A72:B91B62:B91B57:B91A9A72:B91B52:B9B1:B91


8/5/2020 Update

Application Round 2 of COVID-19 Relief PA Statewide Small Business Assistance Program Opens August 10th

The PA CDFI Network has announced that the second grant application window will open at 9:00 AM on August 10th and will remain open for 15 business days closing at 11:59 PM on August 28th.

What if you already applied?

If you applied during the first application window, you should receive notification of their application status by August 10th. You do NOT need to reapply in the second round. Qualified applications will be automatically rolled over into the next funding round for consideration.

What if you have not applied yet?

If you haven’t yet applied, get your application submitted in Round 2! In order to get funds to businesses in need as quickly as possible, the second application window will be the final opportunity to apply for the program.

If you have an interest in the program, please read all the material provided on The Progress Fund’s website. If you have any questions after reading the website, please contact the staff member at The Progress Fund you are the most familiar.


SEDA-COG Awarded $6.3 Million for Small Business Relief

More relief for small businesses is on its way with additional loans through SEDA-Council of Governments (SEDA-COG), a regional community and economic development agency in Lewisburg.The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded SEDA-COG $6.3 million from the CARES Act. “The CARES Act succeeded in supporting employers and employees in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09). This “announcement is great news for small businesses in the 9th District and across the Commonwealth. CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants will provide necessary capital for Pennsylvania businesses to safely reopen and help grow our economy.”The funding award will capitalize a new revolving loan fund (RLF) to alleviate sudden and severe economic issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic for eligible small businesses in SEDA-COG’s region of Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, and Union counties.Businesses can apply for loans of at least $10,000. No payments are due in the first six months. There is a $500 underwriting fee and a $100 filing fee.

Interested business owners should visit https://seda-cog.org/covid-19/ for application materials and send completed applications to SEDA-COG at [email protected].


7/27/2020 Update

2020 Small Business Advantage Grant

Small Business Advantage Grant, click here!
Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection’s 2020 Small Business Advantage Grant is now open. This is a 50% reimbursement match for the acquisition of energy efficient or pollution prevention technologies equipment or materials.Applicants must be for-profit entities, located in PA, registered with the PA Department of State with fewer than 100 full-time equivalent employees are eligible to apply. Eligible projects must save the applicant a minimum of $500 annually and reduce their costs by a minimum of 25%Applications are reviewed and awarded on a First-Come, First-Served basis. I recommend applying as soon as possible.

New this year is the opportunity for farmers to install solar water pumping projects provided they offer off-site watering facilities for livestock in grazing fields. Solar projects generating electricity (ex. Rooftop PV) are not eligible.

Interested applicants are encouraged to participate in a webinar held on Wednesday, July 29 at 11:00 a.m. The webinar will review the guidelines for the 2020-21 grant year. Applicants and contractors are encouraged to participate. To join the webinar, click here. Once at the website, if you have Skype, click on “Join with Skype for Business (desktop)”. If you do not have Skype, click on “Install and join with Skype Meetings App (web)” to run a temporary web application. To participate via audio only, call 267-332-8737, use conference ID number 522347507#.

All documents needed to apply for the grant, as well as the instructional videos, can be found at the Small Business Advantage Grant webpage. If you have any questions, please contact me at the number below, or Caroline Zepp at (717) 772-5160.

Short instructional videos to assist small businesses with completing the application have been created. The videos are project specific (Lighting Upgrades, Medical Equipment, Natural Resource Protection, and All Other Projects) and will make the application process easy for you. I highly recommend viewing the videos before starting the application process.

 

Point of Contact: Ed Boito | Small Business Ombudsman, Department of Environmental Protection
Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101
Office 717-783-0909 | Cell 717-395-7435


7/23/2020 Update

Is your restaurant currently offering “Cocktails-to-Go” permitted under Act 21 that was passed in May? If so, one key component to your ability to continue doing this is to have a transaction scan device for scanning drivers licenses of any customers that appear to be under the age of 35.

The Chamber was asked to look into this by restaurants with liquor licenses and has verified that this is a requirement of the law. If you already have a transaction scan device, then you’re in compliance. For those that don’t, the Chamber wants to assist you in being compliant.
We have reached out to the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association and others in the industry and have identified the CAV-3200 Barcode and Magnetic ID Scanner with memory, which can be purchased at $695. Through a grant from the First Community Foundation’s Lycoming Economic Development Fund, we can help you purchase it for $335.

There is enough funding to purchase 40 of these units with one unit per restaurant available. View the below form for eligibility guidelines and to apply.

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7/15/2020 Update

 

Please be advised that we have received word from Governor Wolf and Secretary of Health Levine that new restrictions have been ordered upon business in Pennsylvania.  Secretary Levine stated in detailing these new restrictions that “The actions the governor and I are taking today are designed to be surgical and thus precise to prevent from repeating the cycle we saw in the spring,”.  Lycoming County has 232 confirmed cases over the past 4 months with 3 cases experienced today.  “It is unfortunate that the governor and secretary are choosing to use a butcher knife in their surgical approach to addressing the small number of counties that are experiencing high numbers.  Restaurants and event venues here in our community that have been working within the guidelines are now being penalized once again for activities not taking place in our region.” stated Jason Fink, President/CEO of the Chamber of Commerce.

The Chamber reminds everyone to try and do what they can in supporting our small businesses that are being greatly impacted by these directives.  We encourage those that can to order take out and give support wherever possible to those being affected.

The following link is the latest Covid-19 order from the Governor and Secretary of Health.
https://www.governor.pa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20200715-SOH-targeted-mitigation-order.pdf

 



7/7/2020 Update

Williamsport: COVID-19 Business Assistance Loan Program

The City of Williamsport has opened a COVID-19 BUSINESS ASSISTANCE LOAN PROGRAM to assist Williamsport’s small businesses to fill critical gaps created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The City is proud to be able to support our local economy during this uncertain time. This program will provide loans to qualifying for-profit small business affected by COVID-19.
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6/30/2020 Update

The COVID-19 Relief Statewide Small Business Assista