A friendly reminder that the application period for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ends today, June 30, 2020. The PPP is a forgivable loan program for businesses that meet specific […] Read More
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A friendly reminder that the application period for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ends today, June 30, 2020. The PPP is a forgivable loan program for businesses that meet specific […] Read More
On the evening of June 22, President Donald Trump issued a presidential proclamation suspending the entry of individuals on H-1B (workers with highly specialized knowledge), H-2B (seasonal temporary worker), J (exchange visitors), and L (intra-company […] Read More
The World Steel Association announced last week that crude steel production in its 64 reporting nations plummeted 8.7 percent from May 2019 to May 2020 as production declined in almost every country. Crude steel […] Read More
There were at least two major trade developments in the last couple of weeks that will impact steel and aluminum products from China. First, on June 17, the Chinese government issued its eighth batch of […] Read More
In what will be the first enforceable rules of their kind in the United States, Virginia will impose strict new COVID-19 workplace safety mandates. The commonwealth’s health and safety board voted 9-3 last week to […] Read More