On September 9, President Biden announced a six-pronged, comprehensive national strategy to combat the COVID-19 Delta Variant: Vaccinating the Unvaccinated: - Under this strategy, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is developing a rule that will require all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure [...]
Governor Brian Kemp has issued a new executive order, declaring a State of Emergency for Continued COVID-19 Economic Recovery as well as regulatory suspensions. For full details, read the executive orders here: State of Emergency for Continued COVID-19 Economic Recovery - in effect until September 28Regulatory Suspensions Senate Bill 359 [...]
Roswell Mayor Lori Henry’s current Executive Order was issued on July 7, 2021, renewing the Public Health State of Emergency and revised COVID-19 safety measures in conjunction with Governor Kemp’s Executive Orders, which now extend through September 28, 2021. Mayor Henry's Executive Order and Proclamation (July 7, 2021) While recognizing that [...]
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced it will begin sending invitations for supplemental awards for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program. Per the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Non-profits and Venues Act, SVOG supplemental awards are to be provided to those who received an initial grant and have illustrated a 70% loss when comparing 2021’s first-quarter revenues to the same in 2019. Thus far, approximately $9 billion has been awarded in initial SVOGs to more than 11,500 venues, providing a critical lifeline for theaters, live venue spaces, [...]
Notice: the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ended on May 31, 2021. Existing borrowers may be eligible for PPP loan forgiveness. SBA also offers additional COVID-19 relief. […]
Upon President Biden signing the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 into law, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Senior Advisor Michael Roth stated: “The American Rescue Plan Act enables the SBA to continue to lift up the cornerstones of our communities; the mom-and-pop businesses and nonprofits that provide essential services for our everyday [...]