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Health Insurance Covid Update

Health Insurance Update: COVID could cost you your life, or your house

Over the first year of the pandemic most health insurance companies voluntarily waived the cost of co-pay and deductible payments for COVID patients, largely because they expected the Federal Government to eventually require them to do so. However, that never actually happened, and so, now …

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Business Grants & Loans Update: Restaurant Recovery + Federal, State and Local Opportunities

With President Biden signing the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act into law last week, new sources of business support are springing into life, paired with extensions and updates to many pre-existing programs. The act adds new funding to both the Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) …

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PPP Loans Update and Other SBA Funding Changes

Apply, Apply, Apply is Key Take-Away from The Kitsap Digital Hour This week’s presentation from Jaime Forsyth, Certified Business Advisor with the Kitsap Small Business Development Center, issued a heads up that applications for the special round of First Draw PPP loans for very small …

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City of Bainbridge Island

COBI Moves Ahead with Direct Business Grants

At last Tuesday’s study session, Council members voted unanimously to consider an initial round of business grants to act as relief from the losses caused by COVID-19. A Council subcommittee is developing the details that will be discussed at the Feb. 23 Council meeting. The …

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