Legislation that would extend the duration of existing permit approvals from state, county and municipal agencies for the duration of the COVID-19 emergency was approved by the Senate yesterday and moves to the Governor’s desk for consideration. When the...
On Thursday, May 14, three bills passed both houses and now move to Governor Murphy’s desk for his signature. They are as follows S2371/A3959: Of the federal funding allocated to New Jersey in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, $100...
As part of New Jersey’s Road Back, Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 142, permitting the resumption of non-essential construction, curbside pickup at non-essential retail businesses, and car gatherings for the purpose of drive-through and drive-in...
Heeding to the directives of the Federal and State governments, hospitals across the country discontinued elective surgeries and all other non-emergent services in mid-March. The reasoning was to ensure the safety of the staff and public, and to allocate every...
The Pascale Sykes Foundation and New Jersey Community Capital (NJCC) announced the expansion of the THRIVE South Jersey Initiative (THRIVE) to meet the immediate needs of small businesses and nonprofits critically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through THRIVE...
With billions of dollars in potentially forgivable Payroll Protection Program (PPP) capital still available to small businesses and nonprofits, the U.S. Small Business Administration is encouraging New Jersey small business owners to apply for PPP loans to help...
05/06/2020 Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 138 which extends the Public Health Emergency declared on March 9, 2020 through Executive Order No. 103 and extended on April 7 through Executive Order No. 119. Under the Emergency Health Powers Act, a...
U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin today issued the following statement on the success of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP): “The Paycheck Protection Program is providing critical...
The Federal Reserve released guidelines for its soon-to-open Main Street Lending Program that will offer four-year loans starting at $500,000 for small- and medium-sized businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic. To qualify, a business must have had fewer than 15,000...
Forgivable Loan Qualification and Application: What You Need To Know Additional funds were recently announced to help small businesses affected by government-mandated closures as a result of COVID-19. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is expected to have an...
