The Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) is a new lending program being offered by the Federal Reserve (The Fed) to provide relief for businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying economic downturn. Unlike the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) funds, these programs are not administered by the Small Business Administration… Read More »
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Main Street Lending Program
Wake Forest Baptist, Javara, and Oracle Launch COVID-19 Research Study
In an effort to better fight COVID-19 in multiple regions of the country, Wake Forest Baptist Health has joined forces with Javara Inc. – a leading integrated clinical research organization headquartered in Winston-Salem – to conduct a community-based research study of the novel coronavirus. As part of that effort, Wake Forest Baptist and Javara have collaborated with Oracle to develop… Read More »
Employment Law Q&A
We hosted a conference call on federal and state changes to employment law, paid sick leave, and FMLA due to COVID 19, led by Charlot Wood, an employment attorney with Bell, Davis, and Pitt. Listen Now The opinions expressed in this recording are for general information purposes and are not intended to be, and should… Read More »
Wellness for Yourself and Your Business During Covid 19
When you flip on the news, read through your social media, and even if you speak to your neighbors, it’s likely that they are all concerned about staying safe. They are anxious. Of course, you have to follow the official guidelines from the local health agencies to stay safe. But through all of these regulations… Read More »
British American Tobacco & Subsidiary Company Work to Develop COVID 19 Vaccine
British American Tobacco, the parent company of Winston-Salem based Reynolds American, is involved in COVID-19 vaccine research. BAT’s US bio-tech subsidiary, Kentucky BioProcessing (KBP), is developing a potential vaccine for COVID-19 and is now in pre-clinical testing. If testing goes well, BAT is hopeful that, with the right partners and support from government agencies, between… Read More »
Local Businesses Offer to Help During Covid-19
Mixxer Makerspace Invents Face Shield Prototype As the community planned to respond to the shortage of personal protective equipment needed to supply local hospitals, it was natural for people to turn to our local Mixxer Makerspace for ideas. While Mixxer is currently closed to slow the spread of COVID 19, executive director Alan Shelton activated… Read More »