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April 23, 2021 | Kamala Harris is Quietly Pushing Loans for Small & Diverse Businesses | Over the course of President Joe Biden’s election campaign, he repeatedly promised to put minority and women-owned businesses at the forefront of his recovery agenda. As we have ...Read more |
April 20, 2021 | Key Construction Commodity Prices Are Rising Sharply | At Contractor News, we looked at tools available through the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED), an economic database fr ...Read more |
April 18, 2021 | SBA to Launch Restaurant Revitalization Fund | The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced on Saturday application requirements and eligibility guidelines for the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund signed into law as part of the ...Read more |
April 16, 2021 | Treasury Dept. Creates New Office for Covid Relief Oversight | As we have previously reported, the first coronavirus relief bill, the Heroes Act, was not without its hiccups. To increase oversight of the relief bill signed into law in March, the Biden Administ ...Read more |
April 6, 2021 | Unions Protest Amazon Expansion in Massachusetts | Amazon is planning a “fulfillment center” in North Andover, but local unions say they aren’t satisfied with Amazon’s business practices. Union leaders say that Amazon has a habit of s ...Read more |
April 2, 2021 | “Tsunami of Growth”: Construction Job Growth Soared in Month of March | The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) published today their analysis of new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showing rapid job growth in the construction industry last month. ...Read more |
March 30, 2021 | HUD Announces $1B Worth of Measures to Help Native Communities | The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced on Thursday a $450 million investment in coronavirus relief funding to ...Read more |
March 31, 2021 | Biden White House Unveils $2 Trillion Infrastructure Package | The White House unveiled on Wednesday President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion dollar plan to address the country’s $infrastructure. Dubbed the American Jobs Plan, the goal is to address the fact that ...Read more |
March 25, 2021 | Roofing Supply Costs Up 25-30 Percent | One kind of situation a roofer never likes to be in is an unstable one. Unfortunately, that’s how it is with material costs sky-high. According to reports, roofers have watched the prices o ...Read more |
March 24, 2021 | BREAKING: SBA Increases Economic Injury Disaster Loan Cap to $500k | The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced an increase on Wednesday to the maximum amount a small business or non-profit can borrow through the pandemic assistance program. “Starting ...Read more |