Kitsap Digital Hour: Dig Deeper into New Business Recovery Funding Are you managing to keep up with the new business grant opportunities, and stay on top of all the most recent changes to the existing programs? If you are not, or not sure, then the …
The Biden-Harris administration recently announced changes to the requirements for PPP loans to make them more available to more kinds of small businesses. Within the next week or so, the program will open to better serve businesses with few or no employees, such as sole …
All counties in Washington State have now been allowed to move into Phase 2 of the official Healthy Recovery plan as of this week. Now we have finally taken the next step back towards normality, the state-wide focus is on building on this latest progression, …
On Monday Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation providing tax relief for businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. SB 5061 will also increase minimum unemployment benefits for workers and provide significant tax relief for businesses over the next five years, to support recovery from the economic …
In keeping with the times, the Kitsap Economic Development Alliance’s long-running annual event goes virtual this year with a line-up of speakers all trying to provide a clear picture of the state of the economy, both local and national. As best as anyone without a …
The Bainbridge Island General Store, our new online marketplace for buying local, is looking for Valentine’s Day-themed merchandise. The shop-local-from-home campaign will be supported by social media posts and ads. New vendors are invited to sign up here. Current vendors can go to the Contact …
Kitsap County Public Health announced Monday morning that the new COVID-19 vaccination center at St. Michael’s Bremerton had filled all available appointment slots for the time being: “Due to overwhelming demand for COVID-19 vaccination, all appointments available at the Kitsap Public Health District community vaccine …
SBA PPP Loan Applications Now Open Second Draw PPP Loans are for eligible small businesses with 300 employees or less, that previously received a First Draw PPP Loan and will use or have used the full amount only for authorized uses, and that can demonstrate …
Drivers and pedestrians will need to deal with some re-routing of traffic and be prepared for intermittent interruptions during the next few months as work begins on the Wyatt Way roundabout at Madison Avenue North in Winslow. The biggest changes are: the routing of Wyatt …
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 …