News & Announcements

Chamber Members: If you go back just a few days the odds were improving of an agreement, but now the U.S. government runs out of spending authority this evening at midnight. So, is there a spending bill and aid agreement in our future? Although leaders have talked...

Chamber Members: Job reports are out today for both the nation and our state. The review is below for both of them as is some information on the vaccine and test option. In addition, as we had notified, the Business Interruption Grant closed on Tuesday at 5 PM....

Chamber Members: A breakthrough may have come last night in the ongoing discussions regarding federal aid. All four leaders met for approximately three hours and walked out at the end with more positive things to say than negatives for the first time in a while. For...

Chamber Members: After yesterday’s message was scheduled to be delivered, the bipartisan group released their detailed plan on federal aid. There weren’t any surprises as we’ve covered the proposal several times, but a recap is below for those that have missed....

Chamber Members: Hopefully, everyone was able to enjoy their weekend. This week the coronavirus and political front should be just as exciting as last week, beginning with today’s electoral college vote. In addition, after events listed below, government funding ends...

Chamber Members: It has been quite a busy week with coronavirus items from federal relief talks to vaccine review to the announcement of the deadline of the BIG application. Today’s story changed from a government shutdown threat to news that an agreement was finally...

Chamber Members: It’s Thursday so that means we have job numbers to report and those numbers have unfortunately jumped up. Additionally, a panel is reviewing the first vaccine for emergency approval today. Also, we have news from Canada that they have move forward...

Chamber Members: Good news today and then there is continual news that will make your head spin and lead you to wonder. The positive report is that the House has moved a bill to avoid a December 11 government shutdown. On the other hand, it has been quite the day of...

Chamber Members: Specific details have yet to emerge as hoped regarding details of the bipartisan federal aid proposal. Lawmakers initially had hoped to have the text finished Monday, though that is now expected later in the week. Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.), a...

Chamber Members: A new week begins, but old topics remain. Hopefully, there will be some clarity on the federal aid and government shutdown front. As this was written, deeper details have yet to emerge on specifics of the aid proposal. However, some pieces are...