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Recovery Resources: Supporting restaurants, Delco call center and child care grants
Campaign to support restaurants launched in Bucks County, Chesco, Delco, Montco
The Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association, Philadelphia-based advertising agency Neff, and Main Line Chamber of Commerce member Today Media/Main Line Today are joining with Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties to launch a two-month campaign to support local restaurants. Hope for Hospitality will run from Feb. 1 through March 31 and will give diners a chance to win a $25 American Express gift card by purchasing a meal from a restaurant in any of the four counties and sharing their experience on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
Recovery Resources: Vaccine registration, schools reopening update and the Mask Force
Vaccination pre-registration forms available online
Chester and Delaware county residents can pre-register for the novel coronavirus vaccine by completing a form found on the Chester County Health Department’s COVID-19 web page. Montgomery County residents can pre-register on their county’s website. All three counties are administering the Moderna vaccine. The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Wednesday moved people over 65 and from 16-64 with certain medical conditions into Phase 1A of its vaccine roll out, which Chester County pointed out is likely to exacerbate vaccine shortages.
Recovery Resources: PPP 3, vaccination strategies and $600 payments
New round of PPP loans available again next week
Community financial institutions will be able to again make loans under the Paycheck Protection Program starting next week, according to the Journal of Accountancy. The Journal said the Small Business Administration has committed “to make at least the first two days of the PPP application window open exclusively to applications from community financial institutions that serve minority- and women-owned businesses.” The PPP received $284.45 billion in additional funding from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which was signed by President Trump last month.
Forward Together: A CEO’s New Year’s message
Fellow Members of the Main Line Chamber –
A year ago today, we had no idea what we were in for in 2020 despite the global pandemic that was already in its gestation phase. In the past nine months, we have learned much – about ourselves, our families, friends and co-workers.
