Entrepreneurship is one of the many ways that individuals can build wealth in America. There are nearly 170 thousand minority-owned startups in the U.S., employing over 700 thousand people and
A report from the Small Business Administration has the First State ranking last among the 50 states in Payroll Protection Program loans. Click here for the report. Alaska, Vermont, and the Dakotas finished ahead of Delaware when it came to the number of loans and the dollar amount processed. Ev
Aslan Brewing 2020 Sustainability Report
Set to celebrate its seventh year in 2021,
Aslan Brewing has been brewing up exceptional, award-winning beer while continually giving back to the community. This past year was no different as the brewery revealed that it donated over $33K to charitable organizations. This and so much more has been revealed in the breweryâs
2020 Sustainability Report.
Now in its third year of publishing its Sustainability Report, Aslan Brewing reveals many more details in how the brewery operates its business compared to many of its peers in the brewing industry. The report is an interesting read into how its co-founders; Jack Lamb, Frank Trosset, and Boe Trosset operate its business.
Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
Like other churches across the country, the Catholic church in West Virginia struggled during the coronavirus pandemic to keep doors open or continue its usual community support until being bolstered by the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Act.
The Wheeling-Catholic diocese drew down $1,996,372 from the federal program meant to help businesses keep their workforce employed during the covid-19 crisis. The federal money also went to diocese rent, utilities and interest on mortgages and existing debt.
Mark Brennan
“Learning that religious organizations were eligible for the federal government’s Payroll Protection Program, the Diocese applied for that relief and received it, not only for diocesan operations but for most of its parishes and schools,” Mark Brennan, bishop of the Wheeling-Catholic diocese wrote in a letter accompanying a financial audit.
The Smithville Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors held its annual retreat “virtually” this year on Saturday. The board discussed the 2020 year and all of the many projects and programs the chamber completed or launched. From dozens of online podcasts in the new Chamber Chatter series, online training, virtual luncheons, the annual candidate forum and more, the chamber worked hard to continue to serve its members and the community. The chamber worked hard to bring a small business mini-grant program to Smithville businesses impacted by the pandemic, started a marketing and music grant program and continued its façade grant program. The chamber launched a website shopinsmithville.com re-designed its website at www.smithvilletx.org and launched Smithville’s first-ever community magazine “SMITHVILLE 78957.” The chamber also created a virtual online page for Bastrop County MLK Day with other county and city leaders, created its online ECO/PHOTO FEST event and main