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  • March 26th, 2020
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Hardwood Federation – COVID-19 Resources

HF Update: Covid-19 Relief Resource Links   On March 18, the Families First Bill, an emergency relief package aimed at impacts of the quickly spreading Covid-19 (Coronavirus), went into effect. In addition, the Senate has passed and the House is poised to pass a follow-up relief package, the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic […]

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  • March 26th, 2020
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CARES Act – Status Update

Update from AWFS advocacy agency LobbyIt as of 5:30 p.m. ET on 3/26/20: The Senate passed the third round of stimulus funding and anticipated that the House will pass the bill tomorrow morning. Below is a summary of key provisions:   Small Business Administration – Paycheck Protection Program   The CARES Act would expand the […]

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  • March 26th, 2020
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Biesse Group Fundraising Campaign

Biesse Group donates 100,000 Euro to San Salvatore Hospital and launches a fundraising campaign.  Click here to learn more

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  • March 26th, 2020
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COVID-19 Updates WoodworkingNetwork.com

Click here to link to Woodworkingnetwork.com COVID-19 updates.

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  • March 25th, 2020
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Provide Feedback to DHS on Essential Business Classifications

A request from National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) shared via our friends at WMMA: The Department of Homeland Security listed the wood products sector as essential in guidance it released late last week, but the document lacks precision with regard to our specific sector. Moreover, a few states initially ignored this guidance and moved forward with […]

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  • March 24th, 2020
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Jump Start Loans – California

Jump Start Loan Program: California IBank is offering loans from $500 to $10,000 to low-wealth entrepreneurs in the declared disaster and emergency areas.

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  • March 24th, 2020
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California Manufacturers Resources

Manufacturer Resources California Manufacturing and Technology Consulting, or CMTC for short, has developed a helpful webpage to help small and medium-sized manufacturers plan, prepare, protect and recover. CMTC offers assistance with: Identifying critical manufacturing and supply chains Access to capital Workforce support Operational assistance Supply chain support

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  • March 24th, 2020
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California Capital Access Program

California Capital Access Program: Office of the California State Treasurer is offering a small business loan program with special disaster assistance. Click Here

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  • March 24th, 2020
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Wells Fargo – The State of the Markets

Click here to read “The State of the Markets” from Wells Fargo Investment Institute.

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