As businesses deal with the economic fallout of Covid-19, The US Small Business Administration (SBA) is working overtime to provide Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL): Loans Up to $2 million No payments for 12 months Small business and private non-for-profits are eligible May be used for fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable, and other affected bills […]
CDC Clarifies Guidance Concerning Truck Drivers Entering New York City
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) clarified their guidance concerning transportation and delivery workers who had traveled through, or work in the area: When we issued the self-quarantining guidance for greater New York City residents leaving this area, it was out of an abundance of caution to help protect U.S. areas with lower […]
Providing Goods and Services to the Covid-19 Response
The City, State, as well as public and private hospitals are looking for suppliers of a variety of supplies and materials that are vital to the response and management of Covid-19. As such New York will pay a premium for these medical goods and offer to fund the production as well as training if needed. […]
Critical Truck Deliveries Continue Despite COVID-19
The American Transportation Research Institute is releasing new data showing that critical truck deliveries are continuing to move – in many cases faster than usual – to respond to the demands placed on the industry by the COVID-19 pandemic. “ATRI’s real-time GPS data comes from more than a million trucks, allowing us to analyze freight […]
Small Businesses In New York Desperately Need the Mark Gjonaj Plan
Small businesses are the backbone of our communities, creating jobs, generating tax revenue and providing valuable services. They have been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic and need our support now more than ever before. To that end, New York City Councilman Mark Gjonaj, chair of the Committee on Small Business, has laid out […]