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Greenville restaurants prop open doors, salons and pools next to reopen
Permitted to welcome customers inside for the first time since March 17, dinner venues lining Greenville's Main Street propped open doors and windows on Monday to let in a few diners and some fresh air. Pools, salons and gyms are next.
Spartanburg Chamber composes revitalization task force
The Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce announced a Bringing Back the Burg Business Recovery Task Force today, with representation from local government, business, non-profit and community development leaders.
SBA loans reopen, farmers now eligible
Applications for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster loan reopened Monday with additional funding from the COVID-19 relief bill signed into law a week ago.
Emergency housing assistance fund to help those impacted by pandemic
A group of nonprofits and local governments today pledged more than $450,000 to support the new Emergency Housing Assistance Fund.
S.C. political leaders review business assistance, reopening
Sens. Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham advocated for federal assistance targeted at Main Street America at a Womble Dickenson-hosted webinar, while Gov. Henry McMaster said he looks forward to opening restaurants soon.
Upstate Giving, April 27, 2020
CG Roxane LLC, the family-owned maker of Crystal Geyser and Alpine Spring Water, donated $10,000 to the Seneca Tornado Relief Fund in the aftermath of the EF-3 tornado that hit the area on April 13.
COPING WITH COVID: Greenville Area Development Corp.
Storefronts may lie dim along Main Street, but Mark Farris, CEO and president of the Greenville Area Development Corp., sees a light around the corner.
Small-business survey respondents oppose May 1 reopening; schools to remain closed
Over half of the small-business owners surveyed by the Businesses for Responsible Tax Reform — co-chaired by Frank Knapp, CEO of the S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce, are opposed to reopening the economy on May 1.
Senate boosts PPP by $320 billion with thousands of loans approved for state
After the first wave of Paycheck Protection Program funding ran dry by April 16, the U.S. Senate approved a $320 billion boost for the program and an additional $60 billion for small business disaster loans Tuesday night.
Governor names task force members, reopens stores
Gov. Henry McMaster has removed restrictions on some businesses and launched accelerateSC, a statewide economic revitalization task force. He made the announcement during a news conference Monday.
Governor and S.C. Chamber to launch task forces this week
Gov. Henry McMaster plans to launch the Accelerate S.C. Task Force, possibly this week, according to Ted Pitts, S.C. Chamber of Commerce CEO.
BASF donates $50,000 toward Seneca tornado relief
Chemical manufacturer BASF Corp. has gifted $50,000 to the city of Seneca Relief Fund following the touchdown of an EF-3 tornado in the city on April 13.
