PPP Lending Operations Update
Click here to view the updated FAQ’s on SBA website. PPP Lending Operations Update – Sunday, April 26, 2020 Due to the unprecedented demand for Paycheck Protection Program loans by the nation’s small businesses and to ensure equitable access and system integrity, SBA and Treasury are taking prudent and reasonable steps to protect SBA’s […]
ATLANTIC COUNTY BUSINESSES ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN COVID-19 ECONOMIC IMPACT SURVEY
The Greater Atlantic City Chamber, Atlantic County’s largest organization of citizens and business people, in collaboration with the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Atlantic County Economic Alliance, Margate Business Association, Atlantic City Metropolitan Business and Citizens Association, Somers Point Business Association, Brigantine Chamber of Commerce, Mays Landing Merchant Association, and the Greater Hammonton Chamber of Commerce, […]
Greater Atlantic City Chamber Encourages SJTA to Postpone Toll Hike Discussion
The Greater Atlantic City Chamber opposes the South Jersey Transportation Authority’s (SJTA) proposed Atlantic City Expressway toll increase. The current state of the economy and anticipated long-term recovery time are reasons enough to delay conversations about a toll hike. Add to the equation that there are significant questions surrounding the capital projects as proposed. We […]
Opening Up America Again
The following are articles and information related to reopening of our country. President Donald Trump gave governors a road map Thursday for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, laying out a phased approach to restoring normal activity in places that have strong testing and are seeing a decrease in COVID-19 cases. Read […]
Governor Murphy Takes Action on Legislation
Media Release: April 14, 2020 Governor Murphy signed the nine bills into law on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Four of those bills were included in the recommendations provided to the Governor by the New Jersey Business Coalition; a group of more than 40 leading business groups, including the Greater Atlantic City Chamber, advocating for the […]
Governor Murphy Announces Suspension of Rent Increases at all NJHMFA-Regulated Properties
Media Release: April 16, 2020 Governor Phil Murphy announced that the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency has unanimously voted to suspend rent increases at all eligible properties within the Agency’s portfolio, which includes 36,000 rental units across the state. “Many New Jerseyans are now facing the difficult financial realities of unemployment and a […]
Atlantic County still hit hard by unemployment claims
On Thursday, April 16, The Press of Atlantic City reported that Atlantic County residents, per the Department of Labor, account for total of 35,213 of the unemployment claims filed since March 15. The county has 3% of the state’s population but 6.1% of its unemployment claims so far. By contrast, other counties with similar numbers […]
Greater Atlantic City Chamber joins NJ business coalition: An urgent call for business relief
The following is an op-ed submitted by Michele N. Siekerka, president and CEO of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association. The New Jersey Business Coalition is a group of more than 40 leading business groups advocating for the needs of small business in the wake of the COVID-19 response. In these extraordinary times, New […]
Recap of “Good News for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19: CARES Act” Webinar presented by Cooper Levenson Attorneys at Law
The Greater Atlantic City Chamber, the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce and Cooper Levenson, Attorneys at Law hosted a free webinar entitled “Good News for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 on Wed. April 8. Topics included the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” or the “CARES Act” (“Act”), which was signed into law on […]
Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order to Cease All Non-Essential Construction Projects and Imposes Additional Mitigation Requirements on Essential Retail Businesses and Industries to Limit the Spread of COVID-19
Wednesday, April 8 Press Release from The State of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 122 on April 8, ceasing all non-essential construction projects and imposing additional mitigation requirements on essential retail businesses and essential industries to limit the spread of COVID-19 in New Jersey. The order also outlines specific protections and […]