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The UMA’s Center for Business and Continuous Improvement is gathering information to help Utah manufacturers deal with the latest COVID-19 related information. UMA’s Center exists to directly help Utah manufacturing companies enhance their competitiveness, productivity, and performance.
If you have any questions you would like addressed in future updates, or feedback about this information, please contact the UMA Center Director, Ryan Mecham at
ryanm@umaweb.org
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Addressing the Critical Health Care Supply Shortage Related to COVID-19.
Business Roundtable and the NAM are calling on business and manufacturers to join us—to identify medical supplies and equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE) and test kits, and production capabilities to save lives and address this pandemic. The data, which we will continue sharing with the federal government and key agencies, will help us locate new sources of existing supplies as well as where new manufacturing capacity can be tapped to address shortages nationwide.
Some of the questions they will ask include:
- What inventory do you have that you would consider making available to health care workers? (It lists PPE, diagnostics and testing, Disinfection consumables, Home equipment, Drugs and medical consumables, and Medical equipment.)
- Which items do you currently manufacture? (It lists PPE, diagnostics and testing, Disinfection consumables, Home equipment, Drugs and medical consumables, and Medical equipment.)
- What are the barriers / obstacles you face to significantly increase your production output of the items listed above?
- For which of the items listed above could you reconfigure operations to produce in the coming medium term (10 to 90 days).
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Intermountain Healthcare Opens 20 New COVID-19 Testing Sites Open as of April 1
To meet the demands of COVID-19 testing and to protect our patients and caregivers by practicing safe social distancing Intermountain Healthcare opened 20 new COVID-19 testing sites. When should you visit a testing site? Well, understanding the signs and symptoms of COVID-19 is an important first step to finding the right point of care. If you have very mild cold or flu-like symptoms, please stay home, self-isolate, and rest.
Find the testing locations
here
. Before visiting one of our testing locations, please call the COVID-19 Hotline at 844-442-5224. Calling ahead allows a medical professional to assess your symptoms over the phone and determine if you should be tested for COVID-19. Please don’t visit a testing site if you aren’t experiencing symptoms.
When to Stay at home: If your symptoms are not apparent or mild, which is most cases, stay at home and recover. Rest, drink fluid, stay six-feet away from others, and wash your hands and surfaces often.
Click
here
for Intermountain Healthcare's evaluation of COVID-19 symptoms and what you can do.
Intermountain Healthcare also provides a
chat feature
to learn about your symptoms.
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IRS Provides New Guidance on Family Leave and Tax Credits
On April 1, the IRS released new guidance on tax credits authorized in the “phase two” COVID-19 bill to help small businesses offset the cost of new paid leave requirements. Click
here
to learn more about how to implement these policies.
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Deadline: Friday, April 3, 2020 at 12:00
Utah Small Business Bridge Loan Program Starting March 31, 2020
Utah-based small businesses with 50 or fewer employees impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic may apply for a new
bridge loan program
offered by the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED).
The Utah Leads Together Small Business Bridge Loan program uses approximately $8 million in repurposed state economic development funds. Additionally, the Utah Department of Workforce Services has contributed $500,000 to the program.
Loan amounts range from $5,000 to $20,000 with 0% interest for up to a 60-month period. Loans cannot exceed three months of demonstrated operating expenses. Loan payments are deferred for 12 months, and GOED will use at least 25% of the program funds to support rural Utah businesses.
There are guidelines, eligibility requirements and required information that must be submitted with applications. Please refer to
utahgoed.info/loan
for complete
details
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Utah Economic Response Task Force Webinar
The Utah Economic Response Task Force will host a “Facts & FAQs” virtual conference call on Thursday, April 2, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. MST to provide an update on the status of economic efforts to mitigate the business impacts of coronavirus. This Zoom video conference will provide new information from lenders on how to access loans, and highlight other available business resources.
Tentative Agenda
- Welcome - Derek Miller, Utah Economic Response Task Force
- New Information From Lenders on How to Access Loans - Scott Anderson, Zions Bank; Robert Spendlove, Zions Bank; Howard Headlee, Utah Bankers Association; and Scott Simpson, Utah Credit Union Association
- Rapid Response Team Experts - Miles Hansen, World Trade Center Utah
- Available 2-1-1 Resources - Bill Crim, United Way of Salt Lake
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Virtual Session
Friday, April 3 - 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Join us for an urgent and compelling forum that will provide clear and actionable direction to help local businesses navigate the COVID-19 health and economic crisis.
The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation is generously underwriting this lecture series so it can be offered free of charge to all interested business participants.
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Experts from the Marriner S. Eccles Institute at the David Eccles School of Business will join with Mike Leavitt, former US Health and Human Services Secretary and former Utah Governor, to provide actionable insights for businesses of every size throughout Utah. Sen. Mitt Romney and Gov. Gary Herbert will also take place in the forum.
This unprecedented forum is provided free of charge to business leaders through the generosity of the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation.
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Mike Leavitt | Former Secretary, United States Health and Human Services; Former Utah State Governor; President and CEO, Leavitt Partners
Mike Leavitt is the founder of Leavitt Partners where he helps clients navigate the future as they transition to new and better models of care. In previous roles, Mike served in the Cabinet of President George W. Bush (as Secretary of Health and Human Services and Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency) and as a three-time elected governor of Utah.
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Matrix for Essential Business Designations
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Find the matrix directly
here
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Some Utah manufacturing companies have asked whether or not to give their employees a letter that indicates that they are an employee of an Essential Business. Currently, no one mandates companies to do this and the State of Utah does not use an essential business list. However, the state is now suggest that it it a good idea to consider doing that.
Most local governments are referencing the Department of Homeland Security CISA guidelines that you can find
here
. One of the 16 areas is the Critical Manufacturing Sector. Find more details
here
. If you don’t fall into one of those categories, please look over the entire list of 16 sectors.
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PPE Supply Chain
If you need a new supplier for certain PPE items (gloves, masks, hand sanitizer, etc.) you may want to contact
Lisa "Leez" Osterstock
with MarketShare, Inc. UMA does not endorse the business, but thought it may be helpful to some readers.
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If you would like to learn how UMA's Center can help you, please contact
Ryan Mecham, Director of UMA's Center for Business and Continuous Improvement, at
ryanm@umaweb.org
or 801-557-9105.
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