By Allison Prang, Wall Street Journal Ben Johnson is looking for a data analyst and a data scientist to come work for his Philadelphia-area consulting firm. The search has now stretched to Chicago. U.S. companies of all sizes are struggling to fill jobs as surging demand and a reluctant labor
By Carmen Reinicke, CNBC Beginning April 6, small businesses and non-profits can apply for up to 24 months of relief, with a maximum loan amount of $500,000, the Small Business Administration announced Wednesday. The previous limit for such businesses was six months, with a maximum loan amount of $150,000. “More
By Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider Ahead of its expiration date on March 31, the Federal Reserve Board announced on Monday that it is extending the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Liquidity Facility through the end of June, allowing continued distribution of funds through the PPP to small businesses. The PPP was implemented under the CARES Act in March, and
Small-business relief loans start flowing again, with $5 billion worth approved in the first week. The revived Paycheck Protection Program is off to a smoother — and slower — start than it had last spring, when desperate borrowers deluged banks with loan applications and overwhelmed the government’s computer systems. The
Sonic Drive-In Restaurant exterior. Sonic Corp. is an American drive-in fast-food restaurant chain. – Costa Mesa, CA – October 17, 2015 By Jonathan O’Connell, Andrew Van Dam, Aaron Gregg and Alyssa Fowers, Washington Post Ongoing revelations about how big businesses and chains were able to secure hundreds of millions of
