Updates, articles, news releases, and additional information regarding COVID-19. Content is updated frequently.

Update 10/9/20

• SBA Provides Simplified Process for PPP Forgiveness for Loans of $50,000 or Less
• MDHHS issues Emergency Order updating gathering definitions, capacity restrictions, mask requirements and worker protections

Update 9/29/20

• More than 200 Genesee County businesses awarded grants from the Michigan Small Business Restart Program
• Governor Whitmer Extends State of Emergency to Protect Michigan Families, Frontline Workers, and Small Businesses 

Update 9/25/20

• Governor Whitmer Reopens Movie Theaters, Strengthens Mask Requirements in Schools 

Update 9/10/20

• Gov. Whitmer launches new, first in nation Futures for Frontliners program to offer essential, frontline workers a tuition-free path to community college

Update 9/9/20

• State Provides Guidelines to Gyms, Fitness Centers to Open Safely

Updated 9/8/20

• Ambassador Program Launches to Educate Michigan Businesses on Workplace Safety Guidelines
• Governor Whitmer Signs Bill to Provide Funding for Enhanced Federal Unemployment Benefits 

Updated 9/4/20

• 75% of Workers Are Burnt Out Due to Coronavirus – Learn How Employers Can Help

Updated 9/3/20

• Governor Whitmer Signs Order Reopening Gyms and Pools, Permitting Organized Sports With Strict Safety Measures

Updated 9/2/20

• Huntington and Governor Whitmer Announce Huntington’s $5 Billion Commitment to Help Boost Economic Opportunity Throughout Michigan

Update 8/27/20

• Governor Whitmer Maintains Protections for Michigan Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Update 8/21/20

• State Issues COVID-19 Citations for Workplace Safety Violations, Urges Businesses to Protect Employees

Update 8/19/20

• Michigan’s Work Share Program Saves State Trust Fund Millions and Leads the Nation as Employers Bring Back Workers from Unemployment

Update 8/18/20

• Grant funds still available for farms, agricultural processors to help support COVID-19 safety efforts

Update 8/4/20

• Governors of Maryland, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, and Virginia Announce Major Bipartisan Interstate Compact For Three Million Rapid Antigen Tests
• President Trump Grants Governor Whitmer’s Request to Extend Michigan National Guard Through December 31 to Assist With COVID-19

Update 8/3/20

• Pure Michigan Announces Statewide Safety Pledge for Business, Tourism and Local Communities

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