Stories tagged: "PPP"

Economy Signs of a closed store due to COVID-19 in Niles, Ill.
Economy Anti-Abortion Groups and Chinese Companies Took Millions in Loans While Small U.S. Businesses Struggle

Small businesses across the U.S. continue to close while reports emerge that China-linked companies and anti-abortion groups have received millions of dollars in loans.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers August 3, 2020 2:39 pm EDT
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Coronavirus Trump Administration Said PPP Saved 51 Million Jobs. But the Data Isn’t So Clear.

Data discrepancies cast significant doubt over the Trump administration’s claim that the Paycheck Protection Program saved 51 million jobs.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil July 17, 2020 10:44 am EDT
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Business Billionaires, Trump Officials Receive PPP Loans While Many Small Businesses Are Left Out

PPP beneficiaries included billionaires, Trump administration officials, members of Congress, political donors, and wealthy financial institutions.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil July 7, 2020 3:12 pm EDT
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Coronavirus Millionaire Rep. Roger Williams Was One of at Least 4 Members of Congress to Benefit From PPP

While lawmakers are legally allowed to apply for and receive loans, the report has raised questions about possible conflicts of interest and a lack of transparency.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil June 17, 2020 10:56 am EDT
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Business ‘We Didn’t Receive Anything’: How Michigan’s Black Businesses Got Left Out of PPP

Nya Marshall of Detroit's IVY Kitchen + Cocktails and other Michigan Black business owners are working to stay afloat when federal funding passes them by.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain June 8, 2020 5:27 pm EDT

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
Getty Images Elections Michigan’s County Clerks are Still Living Through the 2020 Election
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Economy Want to Know How Bad Michiganders Are Hurting Without Federal Help? Just Read Dennis Williams’ Story.

Coronavirus has almost completely knocked out this Michigan entrepreneur’s business. A second round of the government’s Paycheck Protection Program could finally offer some relief.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain April 30, 2020 2:25 pm EDT