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86,739 PPP loans processed in Virginia, totaling $12.69 billion
May 6, 2020 legacynewspaperIn Virginia, banks of all sizes have been working around-the-clock to provide loans through the program, processing 46,368 applications totaling more than $3.97 billion in the second round of PPP funding, from April 27 through May 1, according to the SBA. A total of 86,739 loans have been processed through this program in Virginia, for a total of $12.69 billion.
Majority of NFL first round picks have black agents
May 6, 2020 legacynewspaperOver three days, beginning Thursday, April 23, about 256 young men were selected by NFL teams in the 2020 draft. What’s more, the Washington Post reported that for the first time in NFL history, more than half of the players selected in the first round of the draft were represented by Black agents.
Northam announces plans to gradually reopen Va. starting May 15
May 6, 2020 legacynewspaper“You have to look at the whole picture,” Health Commissioner Norm Oliver said after the briefing. “The fact that our hospitals are in a situation where they could handle a surge means a lot. That we have enough PPE right now means a lot, too.”
Trump says the federal govt will not extend its social distancing guidelines
April 30, 2020 legacynewspaperPresident Trump spoke during a meeting about the coronavirus with Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards,…
CDC team headed to Va. to help combat COVID spread in poultry plants
April 30, 2020 legacynewspaperA bicyclist recently joined a demonstration of about 50 vehicles in Harrisonburg to call for…
Survey: 34 million jobs have been lost since mid-March
April 28, 2020 legacynewspaperAbout 10 million jobs have been lost in the United States since early April —…
Northam outlines plans to reopen Va., warns residents will continue to see some restrictions
April 27, 2020 legacynewspaperBy Kate Masters VM – Reopening Virginia will depend upon a series of metrics to…
Some lawmakers view minimum wage delay as lesser of two evils
April 27, 2020 legacynewspaperLawmakers in both chambers sat at tables six feet apart to comply with social distancing…
Woman soaks produce in bleach, ends up in the ER
April 21, 2020 legacynewspaperAn adult woman who heard on the news to clean all recently purchased groceries before consuming them recently filled a sink with a mixture of 10% bleach solution, vinegar, and hot water, and soaked her produce. While cleaning her other groceries, she noted a noxious smell described as “chlorine” in her kitchen.
Meet the welder helping decontaminate N95 masks
April 21, 2020 legacynewspaperArtist Keith M. Ramsey was quick to say yes when Ace Callwood of VCU Ventures asked him to use his welding expertise to build frames that would be used in a pilot program to decontaminate N95 masks, which are essential
to health care workers.