Greenville urges statewide stay-at-home order

Greenville City Council passed an ordinance Friday urging for a statewide stay-at-home order and enforcing businesses to enact social distancing measures effective 10 a.m. Saturday or risk up to an $100 fine.

 Coping With COVID 

CommunityWorks and Facez by Cynthia

Small business owners like Cynthia Watson search for answers on federal funding to keep their businesses afloat, while CommunityWorks CEO Tammie Hoy-Hawkins encourages borrowers to apply to both SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans and the Payroll Protection Program.

Milliken pivots to produce more PPE

The Spartanburg-based global company’s new advanced medical fabrics and barriers are available already and complement  BioSmart antimicrobial technology used in scrubs, lab coats and hospital privacy curtains.  Milliken also is researching and developing materials for incorporation into N95-grade masks.

Boeing to offer voluntary layoff packages

Boeing will offer voluntary layoff packages to employees in the coming weeks, a move that President and CEO Dave Calhoun says will help to ensure the company emerges in a position to succeed after the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus.

In case you missed it ...

Here’s a quick look at this week’s headlines from GSA Business Report:

SBA district director prompts businesses to ready payroll protection applications … Paycheck Protection Program application opens today … Erin Ford appointed to S.C. District Export Council … … SBA offers expedited bridge loans for small business … S.C. Department of Commerce expands online resources.