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DCEO Releases New Guidance About the Downstate Small Business Stabilization Grant Program

DCEO released new guidance overnight about the Downstate Small Business Stabilization Grant Program.First, an established business that has come under new ownership in the last three years is eligible to apply, assuming you can provide the financial information for previous years.

Walmart Takes Steps to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

Friday, April 3 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Walmart Region 43 COVID-19 Health & SafetyCleanNew operating hours allow stores to be closed 10.5 hours for deep cleaning Increased usage & programmed hours of auto C (automated scrubber/cleaner) Associates utilizing spraying & wiping down carts with sanitizer before & after opening &...

Egyptian Health Department April 2nd Update – Still Just One Case in Tri-County Area

Thursday, April 2 by Jc Tinsley

As of 4:00PM today, Thursday, April 2, 2020, Egyptian Health Department has not been notified of any new cases of COVID-19 in our tri-county area of Saline, Gallatin and White Counties. Saline County is currently the only...

New programs available to help Illinois small businesses impacted by COVID-19

Thursday, April 2 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Paycheck Protection ProgramEligible recipients may qualify for a loan up to $10 million determined by eight weeks of prior average payroll plus an additional 25% of that amount. Loan payments will be deferred for six months. SBA will forgive loans if all...

With $349 Billion in Emergency Small Business Capital Cleared, SBA and Treasury Begin Unprecedented Public-Private Mobilization Effort to Distribute Funds

Thursday, April 2 by WROY/WRUL Staff

WASHINGTON – Following President Trump’s signing of the historic Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, SBA Administrator Steven T. Mnuchin today announced that the SBA and Treasury Department have initiated a...

Unemployment Rate Tops 6.6 Million

Thursday, April 2 by WROY/WRUL Staff

More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — doubling a record high set just one week earlier — a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst of the coronavirus.The stunning report Thursday from the Labor Department showed that job...

White Encourages Residents to Use Online Services during Office Closures Due to COVID-19

Wednesday, April 1 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Driver Services facilities closed statewide through April 30 Online transactions will help alleviate the rush when Driver Services facilities reopen Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is reminding the public...

With $349 Billion in Emergency Small Business Capital Cleared, SBA and Treasury Begin Unprecedented Public-Private Mobilization Effort to Distribute Funds

Wednesday, April 1 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Representative Darren Bailey Responds to Unemployment Filing Difficulty

Wednesday, April 1 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Representative Darren Bailey is responding to constituents who say they continue to have trouble filing for unemployment with the Illinois Department of Employment Security. He says people are experiencing…"Lots of delays and many times people can't even get through. The phone lines are jammed....

Updated Resources for EDCs, Businesses, and Communities

Tuesday, March 31 by WROY/WRUL Staff

VITAL RESOURCES FOR ORGANIZATIONS & BUSINESSES (UPDATED)State Emergency Small Business Grants and Loan Assistance (DCEO)Hospitality...

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DCEO Releases New Guidance About the Downstate Small Business Stabilization Grant Program

Walmart Takes Steps to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

Egyptian Health Department April 2nd Update – Still Just One Case in Tri-County Area

New programs available to help Illinois small businesses impacted by COVID-19

With $349 Billion in Emergency Small Business Capital Cleared, SBA and Treasury Begin Unprecedented Public-Private Mobilization Effort to Distribute Funds

Unemployment Rate Tops 6.6 Million

White Encourages Residents to Use Online Services during Office Closures Due to COVID-19

With $349 Billion in Emergency Small Business Capital Cleared, SBA and Treasury Begin Unprecedented Public-Private Mobilization Effort to Distribute Funds

Representative Darren Bailey Responds to Unemployment Filing Difficulty

Updated Resources for EDCs, Businesses, and Communities

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