The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors will be presented next week with a proposed budget for spending around $13 million in CARES Act funding it received, Lost Coast Outpost reports. According to the article, included in the proposal is the development of a “Business Restart and Recovery Program” to distribute grants to local businesses that […]
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Tens of Millions in PPP Loans Flow into Humboldt
An across-the-board collection of hundreds of Humboldt County companies and nonprofits were among the recipients of a federal loan program meant to help small businesses keep employees on the payroll amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from the Small Business Administration. The information, which we sorted by Humboldt County ZIP codes, shows tens of […]
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Umpqua Bank Helps Secure $40 Million in PPP Relief Funds to Humboldt Small Businesses
Umpqua Bank has helped more than 200 Humboldt County small business owners submit applications for the Paycheck Protection Program, securing $40 million in relief funds. According to a press release sent by Umpqua spokesperson Kurt Heath, more than 4,000 workers in Humboldt County will be able to return to their jobs or keep working because […]
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Are California Businesses Getting a Fair Share of Coronavirus Loans?
California businesses have received $66.6 billion in federal Paycheck Protection Program loans so far, about 13 percent of the nation’s total, according to federal loan data. Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state’s businesses didn’t receive a proportional share of the federal money in the first round, but that it is now “punching above its weight” […]
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News Roundup: DA Will Prosecute ‘Flagrant’ Mask Order Violators, Dozens in Crescent City Protest Shelter Order (Without Masks)
Humboldt County District Attorney Maggie Fleming is prepared to prosecute people who “flagrantly” violate the Public Health Officer’s order that local residents wear facial coverings when inside buildings that aren’t their home, covered spaces and when they can’t maintain 6 feet of physical distancing outside, according to a report in the Times-Standard. Violating the order […]