While striving to adhere to the City of Elmhurst’s “Stay Home, Save Lives” mandate as best we can, all of us—small businesses and not-for-profit organizations alike—are working diligently (and safely) to both sustain operations financially and keep our workforce employed during the health care and economic crisis caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.
The Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is seeking support from our members and the Elmhurst business community to include chambers of commerce and other 501(c)(6) not-for-profit organizations among the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) eligible recipients in the fourth piece of federal Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic-related economic relief legislation.
The Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry has developed a special “Dine Out” From Home website page to better link customers to some 30 member restaurants and bars who are providing food and beverage service via curbside pick-up, walk-in takeout, drive-thru and/or delivery during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic ban on dining in.
The Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is joining chambers of commerce and small businesses across the state of Illinois to launch the ‘IL’ove Local campaign to encourage people to support local businesses during the week of April 11-18 during the economic impact caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic and the related local, state and federal restrictions.
The Governmental Affairs Committee of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is sharing information from the United States Chamber of Commerce outlining the major provisions, implementation and resources related to the $2.2 trillion Conornavirus Aids, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, as follows:
The Governmental Affairs Committee of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is sharing information from the United States House of Representatives 5th District Congressman Mike Quigley (D-Illinois) regarding the numerous federal financial relief program for small businesses suffering the economic impact from the Coronoavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, as follows:
The Governmental Affairs Committee of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is forwarding new and updated resources that the United State Chamber of Commerce has developed to assist small businesses access economic programs with the federal $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Stability (CARES) Act, as follows:
As I presumed in my second Special President’s Message Update on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic e-mailed to you (and posted on YouTube) on March 27, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on March 30 extended his “Stay at Home” Executive Order through the end of the month of April. “Stay at Home” first went into effect on March 21—following the April 17 shutdown of restaurants and bars—and was initially scheduled to last through April 7.
April 1 is both the deadline and start-up date for small businesses damaged by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic to apply with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (IDCEO) for a portion of $90 million in emergency grants and low-interest loans, respectively.
The Governmental Affairs Committee of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry is sharing small business-related information from Choose DuPage included within the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided by the United States Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, as follows:
The Governmental Affairs Committee of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is sharing small business-related information from the United States Chamber of Commerce included within the federal $2.2 trillion stimulus package in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, as follows:
During the past month, the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry has worked diligently on our member’s behalf to assure that federal, state and local agencies and elected officials understand the economic damage that COVID-19 and the related public policy responses have inflicted on the Elmhurst business community in general and our members in particular.