Dear Members and Friends,

Just like you we are doing our best to navigate our way through the COVID-19 outbreak. We will do everything we can to share valuable information as we get it by email, social media and by posting updates to our website.

We are working from home and available 9:00 am to 5:00 pm by email [email protected] and by phone at 610-265-1776.

We are also looking for your feedback during this changing situation.

Let us know if your business is open, or have reduced hours during the next two weeks, email us at [email protected].

We are all in this together, and we are here for you.

Scroll down to see the resources and links from the County, State, and CDC.

Sincerely,

Ryan Rosenbaum

Executive Director
[email protected]

Our staff will be working from home for the next two weeks until March 30. We are available by phone and email at [email protected] from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm daily.

We are available by phone at 610-265-1776.

In the meantime we are offering limited office hours for our members who are manufacturers and need to get certificates of origin stamped for export.

Limited Office Hours
Monday, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.

We will be hosting a Virtual Town Hall within a week, right now we are working out the details and will announce the time and date on social media and on our website as soon as we are able.

The region's economic development stakeholders are working together on developing a regional business survey to gauge the impact as well as developing policy and program requests for Harrisburg and Washington, DC. As soon as it is completed we will post it on our website and on social media.

The PA Department of Health and PA DCED have issued a letter to businesses in Montgomery County on March 14. Read Here.

SBA to Provide Disaster Assistance Loans for Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Read the letter to businesses has been sent out to from the PA Department of Health and the PA Department of Community & Economic Development dated March 14, 2020.

 

• What employers should be doing now to prepare and to protect their employees-travel restrictions, reporting requirements, employee education, and more
• Actions employers should take if an official pandemic is announced-protocols for employees working from home, temporary workforce reductions, and more
• Employment laws that may be modified if an official pandemic is announced-employers still need to comply, but modifications and new rules may apply to the Family Medical Leave Act, ADA and other laws during a pandemic
• Best Practices employers need to follow to prepare and to protect their workers