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SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Center Opens in Rock Island County, Illinois (Popularity:  )
The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today the opening of a Disaster Loan Outreach Center at the Milan Municipal Building in Rock Island County on Monday, July 28 at 9 a.m. The location of the Center will make it convenient for disaster victims affected by the severe storms and flooding of June 1, 2008 and continuing, to apply for disaster loan assistance.
Victims are urged to register with FEMA by ...
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SBA Opens Additional Disaster Outreach Centers (Popularity: )
The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today the opening of three additional Disaster Loan Outreach Centers and one Business Recovery Center on Monday, July 21 at 9 a.m. The locations of the Centers will make it convenient for disaster victims affected by the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding of June 5 and continuing to apply for disaster loan assistance. The SBA encourages victims to visit the Centers to apply for ...
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$107 Million Budget Increase for SBA, Small Business Programs Passes Committee (Popularity: )
The Senate Appropriations Committee passed the Financial Services Appropriations Bill, which provides $107 million in additional funding for the Small Business Administration (SBA) and its small business programs that will benefit America's entrepreneurs late Thursday. Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, worked with the leaders of the Appropriations Committee to secure the funding ...
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Homeowners, Renters and Businesses Get Help With Disaster Preparedness (Popularity: )
The following was released today by the U.S. Small Business Administration:
WHO: Diana McClure, director of business protection and vice president at the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), will host the SBA's July Web chat on "Preparing for Disaster - What Every Homeowner, Renter and Business Should Know."
McClure will share her insight on disaster preparedness and emergency readiness for homeowners, renters, and business owners. She will answer ...
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Greek Partnership Aims to Develop Balkan Region and Beyond (Popularity: )
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and its Greek counterpart, Hellenic Aid, are working together to stimulate the economy in Southeast Europe through tourism. The two agencies have agreed to pool their resources to improve businesses, products and services that accommodate visitors as well as the infrastructure to support a growing economy, such as energy and sanitation systems. The partnership will encourage American and Greek business investment in the ...
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Kerry, Snowe Praise Sarbanes-Oxley Extension for Small Businesses (Popularity: )
After over a year of urging from Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), today the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) agreed to provide small businesses with an additional one year extension to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404(b) auditor attestation requirements.
Last year, Kerry and Snowe held a hearing focusing on the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley regulations on small businesses and wrote three letters to the SEC ...
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SBA Stands Ready to Assist Victims of Recent Severe Storms and Tornadoes in Indiana (Popularity: )
Following the announcement of the Presidential disaster declaration in Indiana covering several counties as a result of severe storms, flooding and tornadoes that began on May 30 and are continuing, Acting Administrator Jovita Carranza of the U.S. Small Business Administration issued the following statement:
"We look forward to working with the people of Indiana to make low-interest federal disaster loans available to homeowners, renters and businesses," said Acting Administrator Carranza. ...
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Chrysler International Achieves Three Straight Years of Monthly Sales Growth (Popularity: )
Chrysler reached an unprecedented sales milestone in May by achieving 36 consecutive months of year-over-year sales growth in markets outside North America. Chrysler International sales for the month grew by 5 percent (21,505 units) compared to May 2007, establishing a new record for the best May sales in the Company's history. Year-to-date sales were up 7 percent (98,188 units) versus the same time period last year, driven by a vehicle ...
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Stockgroup (Popularity: )
(New York) June 5, 2008 – Stockhouse reports this morning that Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX: WPT) released news the company had received a purchase order for "20 heavy duty liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks featuring Westport's High Pressure Direct Injection (HPDI) technology." This qualifies as Westport’s "largest non-port order to date for heavy-duty fuel systems."
Westport included the following description of company operations in the news release: "Westport Innovations Inc. ...
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SBA Disaster Loan Deadline is June 30; Small Business Owners Still Have Time to Apply (Popularity: )
The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding businesses that June 30 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans that are available to small businesses located in the State of New Jersey as a result of drought and high temperatures that occurred June 1, 2007.
Small businesses in the following counties are eligible to apply: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean and Salem in ...
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