The Governmental Affairs Committee of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is forwarding United States Chamber of Commerce CEO Thomas J. Donohue response in opposition to President Donald J. Trump’s June 22 immigration proclamation suspending entry of aliens “who present a risk to the U.S. labor market” following the Coronavirus outbreak.
More than $100 billion in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funding through the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) remains available to eligible small businesses on applications submitted by the June 30 deadline.
The Governmental Affairs Committee of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is forwarding information from the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (IDCEO) on Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic-related Restore Illinois Phase 4 guidlines expected to take effect on June 26, as follows:
DuPage County announced on June 18 the re-launching of its online portal for Reinvest DuPage, a grant relief program developed in partnership with Choose DuPage for small businesses and independent contractors. The program provide grants of up to $15,000 to sustain eligible businesses impacted by COVID-19.
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on June 17 joined members of the Black, Latino and Asian Caucuses of the state legislature and small business owners to announce a package of more than $900 million in state grant programs to support communities and businesses impacted by the pandemic and recent civil unrest.
The Governmental Affaisr Committee of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is forwarding information from the United States Chamber of Commerce on updated guidelines for federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness, as follows:
The United States Small Business Asministration (SBA) on June 15 reopened its online portal for qualified small businesses and not-for-profit (NFP) organizations suffering economic damage as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic to apply for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Emergency Grant (forgiveable) and/or low-interest loan.
The Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is among more than 400 state and local chambers of commerce and associations that have stepped up to formally join the United States Chamber of Commerce’s Equality of Opportunity Initiative to power a nationwide effort to advance economic inclusion across our society through business leadership.
The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, today June 15) officially opened its Main Street Lending Program to allow more small and medium-sized businesses to be able to receive federal Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic financial support via low-interest loans.
Earlier today (June 5), United States President Donald J. Trump signed into law changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) federal relief funding guidelines proposed in the now-stalled $3 trillion The HEROES Act to the benefit of businesses across America, following approval by the U.S. Senate on June 3 and by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 28.
The Governmental Affairs Committee of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is forwarding information from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago asking our membes to participate in a Re-Survey of Business Conditions in the Midwest resulting from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.
Prior to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker release industry-specific guidelines to assist with the safe re-opening of businesses as the state enter Phase 3 of his five-phase Restore Illinois plan, chambers of commerce statewide collaborated on task forces and solicited information from their hundreds of thousands of business members to provide input on these guidelines.