The Office of Governor Doug Ducey and Local First Arizona Foundation are launching a Small Business Rent and Mortgage Relief Grant program today to distribute $10 million to businesses who have had to shutter their doors during the pandemic. The foundation, which has already distributed more than $2 million in grants to small businesses across the state, began accepting […]
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Even before the coronavirus, brick-and-mortar retailers and service providers faced challenges. E-commerce has put pressure on the sector for years. The pandemic, along with its related economic fallout, just accelerated the issue for many traditional stores. The result is that many have gone into Chapter 11 and may not be coming back. Which is why it’s […]
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This was a week of eye-popping numbers at the federal level, from the release of the Republicans long-awaited stimulus proposal to the data dropped yesterday by the U.S. Commerce Department that showed how coronavirus has impacted gross domestic product (GDP). #1. Exactly how much did the GDP lose? Let’s take that last one first, because there is […]
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While everyone has been hard hit by COVID-19, it has been particularly difficult for the arts sector, where finding social-distancing workarounds can be challenging. Coronavirus has temporarily put an end to First Friday Artwalks, crowded summer festivals, and attending concerts and theater productions. Not to say that the arts in our region have come to […]
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As our economic recovery tends to fluctuate with every pronouncement about COVID-19, two programs in Coconino County are working to bring local businesses closer to “normal” during this difficult time. The first is a partnership between Coconino County and Northern Arizona University to provide COVID Aware Enhanced Food Handler’s Certification, with training and testing to all food service industry […]
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