Important business information
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JOIN US FOR AN EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR FEATURING LT. GOV. JON HUSTED
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Lt. Gov. Husted is leading the state’s effort to re-open business in Ohio. Here’s your opportunity to hear directly from the Lt. Gov. regarding safe workplace practices and protocols and share with him what challenges your business expects to encounter when you can reopen.
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CHAMBER TESTIMONY HIGHLIGHTS SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES BUSINESSES WILL ENCOUNTER UPON REOPENING
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On Friday afternoon, the Ohio Chamber provided the House Economic Recovery Task Force with an assessment of how COVID-19 has impacted business operations in Ohio.
To continue reading about Friday's testimony,
click here
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GOVERNOR OFFERS HOPE BY SETTING MAY 1 AS TARGET DATE TO REOPEN SOME BUSINESS
There is light at the end of the coronavirus tunnel, after all. On Thursday, during his daily COVID-19 briefing, Gov. Mike DeWine announced that he is targeting May 1 as the date to reopen business in Ohio.
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HOUSE TASK FORCE INVITES SMALL BUSINESS TESTIMONY
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Earlier this month, Speaker of the House Larry Householder set up a House task force to “lay the foundation for economic recovery” from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SAVE SMALL BUSINESS FUND TO LAUNCH
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To extend a helping hand to small businesses suffering from the impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation – in partnership with Vistaprint and a coalition of supporting companies, foundations, and philanthropic donors – is working to provide financial relief through the newly-created Save Small Business Fund.
Click here
to learn more about the Save Small Business Fund.
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OHIO UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FILINGS DIP AGAIN, BUT REMAIN AT HISTORICALLY HIGH LEVELS
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With over 158,000 Ohioans filing for unemployment in the week ending April 11, the number of Ohioans seeking unemployment compensation remains at historically high levels.
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OHIO BUSINESSES UTILIZING THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM
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As of this week, upwards of 38,000 businesses in Ohio have had loans approved through the U.S. Small Business Administration totaling over $10 billion.
Learn more about the Paycheck Protection Program by
clicking here
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NEW DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMISSION CREATED TO INTERPRET ESSENTIAL BUSINESS
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In the amended Stay at Home Order (Order) issued on April 2, 2020, a Dispute Resolution Commission was created to resolve disputes regarding what is or is not an essential business.
Continue reading about the Order
here
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US EPA RECOMMENDS MAINTAINING THE CURRENT NATIONAL PARTICULATE MATTER STANDARDS
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On April 14, after the 5-year National Ambient Air Quality Standards review, the U.S. EPA announced that they will maintain existing National Particulate Matter (PM) Standards.
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CORONAVIRUS BUSINESS RESOURCES
Our
Coronavirus Business Resources
page is constantly being updated to include new federal and state information, what businesses are doing to help during this time. When the state issues information about reopening Ohio businesses we will post the information there as well. Feel free to include a link to this page on your own business website and share it with other business leaders.
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REMINDER
Just a reminder that due to the current COVID-19 situation we have had to cancel all of the events we had planned for May 19 - Chamber Day, the board meeting, Annual Meeting and our Legislative Reception. We hope to see you all for these events in 2021.
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Contact Ohio Chamber Lobbyists
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Ohio Chamber of Commerce | 614-228-4201 | 34 S. Third St., Suite 100, Columbus, OH 43215
www.ohiochamber.com
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