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News from Lake County Community Development Corporation The SBA is still accepting Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) applications from participating lenders. This funding could play a very important role in your re-opening and business continuity strategies. PPP is a loan designed for small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll. SBA will forgive loans if all employees are kept on the payroll for eight weeks and the money is used for payroll, rent, mortgage interest, or utilities. (See the SBA website for details.) We strongly recommend working with your local bank or credit union. I’m sure your email has been flooded like mine with online lenders you’ve never h...
MONTANA – Two elected officials teamed up last week to answer Montana residents’ questions about the coronavirus pandemic in a video call via Facebook live. Governor Steve Bullock, speaking from Helena, and Senator Jon Tester, who called in from his office in Washington D.C., answered question...
News from OPI MONTANA — Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen announced that she has formed two task forces to provide feedback and guidance on how to open the 2020-21 school year this fall in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. “Montana families and educators are looking forward...
LAKE COUNTY – The COVID-19 pandemic has stopped paychecks for many of those whose jobs put them at risk for contracting or spreading the virus. According to the federal Labor Department, 36.5 million people across the country filed for unemployment benefits between mid-March and mid-May. Speci...
News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVAION – In respect to the 2015 CSKT Road Safety Audit, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and Lake County joined into a state-tribal cooperative agreement for road and bridge construction and repair projects to occur. During the 2019 season, Lake Cou...
News from the 2020 Census MONTANA – In this time of employment uncertainty, a complete 2020 Census count of all Montana residents is more important than ever. The Census data is used to allocate more than $2 billion a year in federal funding to the state including critical programs for j...
News from CSKT PABLO – Shane Morigeau, candidate for state auditor and current state legislator, received a formal endorsement from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Council. Morigeau, a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, grew up in Ronan and gra...
News from the office of Senator Jon Tester U.S. SENATE — As Montana ranchers have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently released the first plank of his Rancher Relief Plan, calling on Senate leadership to include his legislation, the bipartisan New Markets for...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock announced he is directing $5 million in federal CARES Act funds to expand assistance to thousands of Montanans struggling to afford their home energy needs due to financial strain caused by COVID-19. &ldquo...
News from the Montana Department of Labor and Industry MONTANA – The Montana Department of Labor and Industry announced Montanans can now access an additional 13 weeks of Unemployment Insurance benefits, expanded through the passage of the recent stimulus package, or CARES Act. “These eme...
