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| January 10, 2022 | Senators Push New Small Bizz Bailout as Omicron Surges | Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), who is the head of the Small Business Committee, is teaming up with Roger Wicker (R-MS) to push a new bill to provide additional relief to the restaurant industry and oth ...Read more |
| January 6, 2022 | New York Governor Unveils Small Business Rescue Plan | As part of her first State of the State address, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a variety of initiatives aimed at improving the recovery process for small businesses in her state, which m ...Read more |
| December 15, 2021 | Biden Admin Announces $8.7b for Minority Businesses | The announcement came as the pair headlined the Freedman’s Bank Forum on Tuesday. The funding comes as part of a $12 billion package pushed by VP Harris last year, called the Jobs and Neigh ...Read more |
| November 17, 2021 | Baltimore Mayor Invests $55m in Job Training, Small Biz Recovery & More | The economic recovery funds will be divided by five entities serving as “fiscal agents to facilitate recovery.” The Baltimore Development Corporation will get $11.7 million to provide rel ...Read more |
| November 6, 2021 | Widespread Praise as Congress Passes Infrastructure Bill | Back in late March, Contractor News reported the Biden White House’s unveiling of its ...Read more |
| November 1, 2021 | Texas Governor Approves $3.3b for Higher Ed Construction | Combined, University of Texas and Texas A&M University will receive more than 20 percent of the funding. However, universities in every region in the state are set to receive money for renovation a ...Read more |
| September 23, 2021 | Infrastructure Investments Will Boost GDP and Employment Across Sectors | While the bill has passed the Senate, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to bring the bill to the floor for a vote on Monday. The study showing the economic boons the bill would bring was ...Read more |
| July 29, 2021 | Infrastructure Bill Passes Major Hurdle With Bipartisan Support | The US Senate voted on Wednesday to start debating the roughly $1 trillion infrastructure package, a longtime and key component of the Biden Administration’s agenda. The current iteration o ...Read more |
| June 21, 2021 | California Draft Budget Would Fund $30m New Hospital in San Diego | The state’s draft budget includes $30 million for a new hospital to replace the University of California San Diego’s medical center, which according to an internal seismic safety survey ...Read more |
| June 3, 2021 | SBA’s Venue Relief Program Also Telling Business Owners They Are Dead | The Shuttered Venue Operators Operators Grant (SVOG) program was passed into law in the December 2020 coronavirus stimulus package, coming as music to the ears of music venue operators after a long ...Read more |