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With $349 Billion in Emergency Small Business Capital Cleared, SBA and Treasury Begin Unprecedented Public-Private Mobilization Effort to Distribute Funds

by design | Apr 1, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus

~ from U.S. Small Business Administration WASHINGTON – Following President Trump’s signing of the historic Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza and Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin today announced that the...

Mayor Kincannon issues safer at home order to help assist with enforcement

by design | Apr 1, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus

Mayor Indya Kincannon has issued a Safer at Home order that goes into effect Wednesday, April 1, 2020. This order directly echoes the order issued last week by the Knox County Health Department.   The order gives City of Knoxville employees who have enforcement...

Ole Smoky Distillery produces hand sanitizer, starts offering internet ordering and distillery pickup service

by design | Mar 31, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus

Ole Smoky Distillery, the most visited distillery in the world and makers of award-winning moonshine and whiskey, is joining other members of the distillery community, who are producing hand sanitizer in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak.   The new hand...

Beacon Releases COVID-19 Policy Solutions for Tennessee

by design | Mar 31, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus

  Today, the Beacon Center’s released a brand new package of 20 policy solutions focused on what policies the state of Tennessee should and shouldn’t enact moving forward when it deals with COVID-19. The suggestions relate to both public health and the...

Mayor Jacobs Confirms No Utility Shut Offs for Non-Payment

by design | Mar 31, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs on Tuesday commended all the local utility districts for not disconnecting services for nonpayment because of the COVID-19 pandemic.   The Mayor and his office this week touched base with utility leaders to confirm their shut-off...

Smart Trips Rewards Teleworking in East Tennessee Amid COVID-19, Supports Local Businesses

by design | Mar 30, 2020 | COVID-19, The Daily Focus

Users Earn Double the Points Through June 30, Redeemable at Area Theaters, Shops and Restaurants   Smart Trips promotes alternatives to driving alone in Knoxville and the surrounding areas, and now the program is rewarding those working from home to practice safe,...
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