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Former Conyers mayoral candidate accused of stealing $328,000 in PPP loans By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team Published  (Photo: Olivia Ware for Mayor/Facebook) CONYERS, Ga. - A former mayoral candidate for the City of Conyers stands accused of stealing funds from the Payroll Protection Program, a federal prosecutor said on Tuesday. U.S. Attorney Kurt Eskine said Olivia Ware has been arraigned on federal charges of bank fraud and money laundering after she allegedly her company to steal over $323...

North Miami residents and businesses facing financial hardship will be able to apply for a boost. The board of the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (NMCRA) just approved $1 million of its annual funding to be distributed as COVID-19 relief grants. Of that amount, $500,000 will go toward supporting business; the other half will cover housing and utility costs for residents. Charged with the responsibility of eliminating obstacles that impede the city’s economic, physical and socia...

A provision in the new $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that allows some unemployment compensation to be excluded from federal taxes is sending accountants and taxpayers scrambling less than a month

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COVID-19 highlights health, economic disparities in communities of color Community Impact Newspaper Share: HOUSTON, Texas -- Before COVID-19, Katrina Barlow was prepared to retire at 55, was driving her dream car, had recovered from cancer and was able to support her disabled mother. After a year of living through the pandemic, Barlow is spending her savings on keeping her small business in Pearland, Salons on the Lake, afloat. "I have had my business for 16 years. I paid taxes; I did everythin...

VERSAILLES — Congressman Warren Davidson addressed topics ranging from the most recent COVID-19 relief bill, to the impact of trade negotiations on a

Not to mention countless sleepless nights. "To be honest, without the PPP, we probably wouldnt have been able to stay in business," he said Thursday referring to the two Payroll Protection Program loans he received. He was approved for the second one just three weeks ago. The first loan was forgiven because he kept everyone on his payroll employed. "Id prefer not to tell you how much they were for, but lets just say they were substantial," he said of the PPP loans. Aunt Catfishs is a seafoo...

Leominster Champion Rollstone Bank & Trust has reopened its branch lobbies to walk-in customers, after several months of being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Branch lobbies at six of Rollstone’s locations (including at 721 Central St. in Leominster) will be open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Drive-Up windows will open at 8:30 a.m. daily and close at the same time as the lobbies. The Monument Square branch in downtown Leominster will remain closed. “...

Talk about being taken to the cleaners: Already reeling from the pandemic, Careful Cleaners got hit by a second whammy when a nearby fire forced one of its locations to

In late-night deal, lawmakers agree on budget bill providing tax relief to Maine businesses An agreement to add $8 million to the states rainy day fund and study the impact of extending tax cuts on income from exporting products tied to intellectual assets helped shore up Republican support in the House. Share AUGUSTA — Democratic and Republican lawmakers reached a late-night deal Thursday that provides income tax breaks to more than 28,000 businesses and 160,000 workers who were unemployed ...