Small businesses with Emergency Operations Center certified reopening plans and who have experienced financial impacts due to COVID-19 can apply for grants of up to 12,500 in funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. According to the release, the grants, through the County of Humboldt Small Business Restart & Recovery Grant (SBRR) […]
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Face Masks, Hand Sanitizer Available for Small Local Businesses
Local small businesses across Humboldt County with fewer than 50 employees are eligible to receive free personal protection equipment in the form of face masks and hand sanitizer procured from the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and the Office of the Small Business Advocate. The Arcata Economic Development Corporation will be overseeing the distribution 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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Young and Hungry
The students in the first period culinary arts class at Zoe Barnum High School are restless. They check their phones and turn around in their chairs to talk to friends. Karen Brooks — medium height, long dark hair, a patrician nose and upright posture — waits patiently. “High schoolers have great ideas but the worst […]