NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas - Dr. Bob Risch, medical director and chairman of the Emergency Department at Baylor, Scott & White Grapevine in Grapevine, Texas, is one of the front-line medical heroes helping to save lives as we battle the…
From CNBC More than half of small and medium-sized businesses that shut down say they won’t rehire same workers, according to a survey compiled by Facebook. About a third of closed businesses surveyed said they do not expect to reopen,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minnesota) and U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) have introduced H.R. 6886, the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act. The bipartisan bill is aimed at making necessary changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) as business…
"Quick Lube & Service outlets, along with the entire vehicle service industry, are facing new and unprecedented Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) challenges as consumers’ expectations of vehicle repair are changing in response to heightened health concerns triggered by the 2020 Virus.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs convened a remote hearing today entitled “The Quarterly CARES Act Report to Congress.” CLICK HERE to view hearing in its entirety. In his opening statement U.S. Department of…
From Reuters WARREN, Michigan (Reuters) - The Detroit Three automakers and their suppliers began restarting assembly lines on Monday after a two-month coronavirus lockdown in a slow revival of a sector that employs nearly 1 million people in the United…
The ASE Education Foundation's instructor training conference scheduled for July 14-17 in Frisco, Texas has been canceled because of "ongoing concerns surrounding COVID-19," according to a news release. "Our top priority is the safety of our instructors, technical presenters, and…
From AAA ORLANDO, Fla. – For the first time in 20 years, AAA will not issue a Memorial Day travel forecast, as the accuracy of the economic data used to create the forecast has been undermined by COVID-19. The annual…
From AAA Pump prices continue to increase across the country with nearly every state’s average pushing more expensive on the week, on average by four cents. At the start of the Memorial Day work week, the national gas price average…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a interim rule, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) provided that any borrower who applied for a PPP loan and repays the loan in full by May 14, 2020 will be deemed by SBA to have…
MAY 18, 2020 - It has been 20 years since Toyota introduced the Prius. Bob Carter and Jack Hollis of Toyota North America launch two new models for 2021. First, the 2021 Toyota Sienna which will be Hybrid and available…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Small Business Administration is working in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Treasury on the implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The PPP was established under H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic…
https://youtu.be/SelnTAezp-8 WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 15, 2020 – The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the fifth Coronavirus stimulus package, H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act. Passage of the $3 trillion package came swiftly…
From the NHTSA WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today announced that States can apply for funding to help drivers learn about and repair open safety recalls on their vehicles. “Recalls are serious.…
From the Associated Press OAK PARK, Illinois – Americans are slowly getting back on the road after hunkering down due to the coronavirus, though the volume of traffic is still well below what it was before many states issued stay-at-home…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House Committee on Small Business held an online forum with Small Business Administration (SBA) lenders to discuss the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and future efforts. To VIEW the discussion, click here. To read the letter…
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