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Delaware County Business Impact & Resources for COVID-19

3/17/2020

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Thank you to those that called in and listened to the March 17th Delaware County Business Impact & Resources for CO-VID19 session.  For those that could not make the call recording can be found here. 
 
In addition, resources of speakers/agencies on the call are listed below. 
​
Trish McFarland, President
Delaware County Chamber of Commerce
Find resources, see what other businesses are doing or submit what you're doing during the COVID-19 social distancing: www.delcochamber.org/coronavirus

​Carol Kilko, Deputy Secretary
Department of Community and Economic Development
https://dced.pa.gov/resources/
https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/wolf-administration-updates-businesses-on-guidance-for-covid-19-mitigation-efforts/
 
Brent Vernon
Governor Wolf's Action Team
https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx
 
 Brian Zidek, Chair of Delaware County Council
County Press Releases: https://www.delcopa.gov/publicrelations/releases.html
 
Dr. Avetian
Delaware County Senior Medical Advisor
 
Karen Masciantonio | Workforce Development Representative
Department of Labor and Industry
Unemployment Compensation
https://www.uc.pa.gov/unemployment-benefits/Pages/default.aspx
 
John Fleming & Steven Dixel
Small Business Administration
Disaster Assistance Program: https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance
 
Donna Tutak, PA CareerLink
 
Patrick Killian & Laura Goodrich Cairns
Delaware County Commerce Center
Southeast PA Regional Business Impacts Survey: https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/d805663f537744ccb79ae18a569a1acb
http://www.delcopa.org/covid-19.php
 
Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon
https://scanlon.house.gov/news/ 

Further Coronavirus19 Information and Resources -

In response to the Coronavirus, Governor Tom Wolf has called for all schools and “non-essential” businesses to close for until at least March 27th.  The Wolf Administration has indicated that they are not forcing businesses to close, but is asking only listed essential services remain open.  Those include food processing, agriculture, industrial manufacturing, feed mills, construction, trash collection, grocery and household goods (including convenience stores), home repair/hardware and auto repair, pharmacy and other medical facilities, biomedical and healthcare, post offices and shipping outlets, insurance, banks, gas stations, laundromats, veterinary clinics and pet stores, warehousing, storage, and distribution, public transportation, and hotel and commercial lodging..
 
Restaurants can remain open for only take-out and delivery services.  Other types of companies are urged to tele-commute and limit public interaction.
 
Non-essential businesses include public-facing industries such as entertainment, hospitality, and recreation facilities, including but not limited to community and recreation centers; gyms, including yoga, barre and spin facilities; hair salons and barber shops, nail salons and spas; casinos; concert venues; theaters; sporting event venues and golf courses; retail facilities, including shopping malls except for pharmacy or other health care facilities within retail operations
 
The Administration has also closed nonessential government services, including Wine and Sprit stores by 9pm on Tuesday.
 
Delaware County Council and Commerce Center is working to help share info and resources for our County’s workers as well as the businesses community and is urging companies to respond to a survey to collect further info.  
 
The State Legislature has approved remote voting for both the full floor and committee meetings and is working with the Governor to respond to the Coronavirus for health, insurance, business, workforce and educational support.
 
In addition, DCED has listed on their website a list of capital loans that could be of assistance to businesses impacted by COVID-19 as they become available including an Economic Injury Disaster Loan program to businesses affected by the Coronavirus. As part of the process to access those funds, the Governor, DCED and PEMA are currently working with local partners and the Small Business Administration to identify businesses economically affected by COVID-19.  Senator Tom Killion introduced legislation that would have table game revenue available for “a zero interest small business economic injury loan program” run by Department of Community and Economic Development.
 
Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, Senator Robert Casey and Senator Patrick Toomey and their colleagues in the US Congress are also considering further legislation to respond to the Coronavirus outbreak.  The President has asked for an $850 billion stimulus package and the Delaware County Chamber is urging Congress and the Administration to consider the US Chamber’s recommendations of:

  • Legislation canceling payment of all payroll taxes paid by employers for the months of March, April, and May
  • Legislation expanding and streamlining loan programs for small businesses
  • Legislation enabling the creation of credit facilities to provide loans and loan guarantees to employers with more than 500 employees
NOTE:  Small business can apply for both state loan programs and the federal programs, however, they cannot use the loan proceeds for the same “loss.”  For example, if someone applies for the federal economic injury disaster loan to help cover rent for the next 6 months, they cannot then apply for PIDA and say it’s for rent.  ​
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