FALL RIVER “We’re a healthier company,” Thomas Carroll said with nary a hint of irony.
The president of Paramedic Systems Inc., parent company of Alert Ambulance Service Inc. of Fall River, says a $1.9 million Payroll Protection Program loan from the federal government in 2020 spurred job growth within the privately held company.
Carroll said the workforce at Alert Ambulance Service has nearly doubled during the past 10 months from 350 workers before the onslaught of COVID-19 to at least 650 employees since it was declared a national emergency last March.
As many as 220 of those new hires have been registered nurses. Carroll said many of those RNs were previously laid off at hospitals and clinics.
FirsTime Design Limited Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2020 Results
Q4 2020 net sales and EBITDA growth of 92.9% and 198%, respectively
FYE 2020 net sales and EBITDA growth of 59.5% and 212%, respectively
The Company launched a full suite of new products preceding the 2020 holiday period
The Company received full forgiveness on its Payroll Protection Program Loan
Financial Results Summary
Operational Results Summary
Christopher D. Bering, Chairman & CEO, said, the Company produced record revenue and profits this year. Additionally, our current set of products in the market today is the most diversely designed our team of artisan designers has made to date. We are exhilarated with our 2020 financial results. Part of the success came from our international supply chains agility, including the addition of suppliers in several new countries that we set up in 2020, as well as the Company s state-of-the-art West Coast distribution center which proved to be a perfectly timed m
Bipartisan bill aims to provide equitable access to credit for rural and underserved communities Michael Goldberg February 2, 2021
A bipartisan group of legislators led by Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber (R – Republic) have introduced a bill in the House Finance Committee that would create a program within the Department of Commerce to spur economic development in disadvantaged communities that have historically lacked access to capital.
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The Equitable Access to Credit Program would award grants to qualified lending institutions (QLIs) to provide access to credit for these underserved, largely rural communities.
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Travelers at check-in counters including those at Hawaii Airlines were sparse Tuesday afternoon at Kahului Airport. Hawaiian Airlines said there could be more changes in its flight schedules, including possible resumption of some
early-morning flights from Kahului to Oahu. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
The head of Hawaiian Airlines said last week that “there is a good chance” that Maui may once again see more early-morning flights to Oahu as the airline is making adjustments in its flight schedules.
President and Chief Executive Officer Peter Ingram was responding to a question about Maui residents not being able to find those early-morning flights for essential services such as doctors’ appointments and therefore needing to stay overnight on Oahu to make appointments the next day.
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