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June 18, 2020
The time has come to reopen our doors and hearts to our hospitality, tourism and events community! Chester County CVB was proud to work with Mid-Atlantic Events Magazine and Mario Oliveto Photography on a regional hospitality “welcome back” video. We and the partners involved will be sharing this with potential customers, stakeholders, social media followers, etc. The time has come to reopen our doors and hearts to our hospitality, tourism and events community! We are #HospitalityReady. We are #EventReady. We are #TourismReady. #BrandywineValley Longwood Gardens set to open for ... View Article
June 15, 2020
Philadelphia, PA, June 15, 2020 – The Greater Philadelphia business and civic community, in collaboration with the City of Philadelphia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the four other southeastern Pennsylvania counties announced today that they are spearheading an effort to recharge the regional economy as the area begins to recuperate from the impact of COVID-19 and address the need for greater economic empowerment and equity for all citizens. The global pandemic combined with calls for reforms to promote racial equality ... View Article
June 12, 2020
Jan Murphy, Harrisburg Patriot News Thursday, June 11, 2020 Day one after Gov. Tom Wolf announced a $225 million grant program to provide in relief aid for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 public health crisis, 10 businesses had already filled out an application on Community First Fund’s website. Unfortunately, the application was for a loan program the community development financial institution offers, not the grant program the governor spoke about. Applications for that grant program are not likely ... View Article
June 10, 2020
On Friday, June 5th, President Trump signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA) – like we need one more acronym for all this stuff! Here is a brief list to highlight the changes to the original PPP Loan program: Changes the amount of required payroll expenses from 75% to 60% NO change to the list of the “other” types of expenses the funds can be used for – Personal Protection Equipment still does NOT count, but ... View Article
June 9, 2020
ECONOMY, PRESS RELEASE Governor Tom Wolf today announced a $225 million statewide grant program to support small businesses that were impacted by the COVID-19 public health crisis and subsequent business closure order. “As we continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and shift our focus toward reopening our commonwealth, we need to help all Pennsylvanians recover. We need to provide assistance for those who were hurt by the pandemic and the resulting economic downturn,” Gov. Wolf said. “This new program will ... View Article
