Governor Wolf announced the availability of $50M in grant funding through the COVID-19 PA Hazard Pay Grant Program. This program was established to help employers provide hazard pay to employees in life-sustaining occupations during the COVID-19 pandemic. This reimbursement-based grant is available to employers offering hazard pay during the eligible program period and will be administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED). Applicants eligible to apply for grants are businesses, healthcare non-profits, public transportation agencies. Please apply through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's website; guidelines, application and F&Q are found here, COVID-19 PA Hazard Pay Grant Program. Do not submit...

These rates are in effect for loan applications received through September 30, 2020. For Real estate loans financing eligible land and building costs, borrowers will have the following interest rate options: For term loans with a regular amortization; Fixed interest rate for the full term of the loan (up to a 15-yr. period), set at the current 10-year treasury yield + 100 basis points. Based on the current 10-year treasury yield, the fixed rate option is 1.75% for the life of the loan.Fixed interest rate for a seven (7) year period set at the 10-year treasury yield. After seven years, the rate will reset to the then-current 10-year treasury yield. Please note, the reset rate is limited to a 200 basis point increase/decrease. The reset rate ...

COVID-19 Relief Pennsylvania Statewide Small Business Assistance - Fact Sheet The COVID-19 Relief Pennsylvania Statewide Small Business Assistance program will provide grants ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 to small businesses that have been economically impacted by COVID-19. This is not a first-come, first-served program. There will be multiple rounds of application windows. The Pennsylvania CDFI Network is a coalition of 17 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) that will support small businesses throughout the Commonwealth to access the grant funds. For more information, links to participating CDFIs, and a sign-up to receive information, please visit: www.pabusinessgrants.com. Application window for the first round of f...

The Sellersville site covers 31.5 acres of land with over 221,000 square feet of manufacturing space. Image courtesy of Piramal Pharma Solutions.

Piramal Enterprises Limited's (PEL) Pharma Solutions business, a contract development and manufacturing organization, has entered into an agreement with G&W Laboratories Inc. to acquire its solid oral dosage drug product manufacturing facility located in Sellersville, PA. According to the terms of the agreement, PEL, through one of its affiliates, would acquire at closing a 100% stake in the entity that operates the facility and owns the related real estate. This acquisition broadens the offering of Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS) by adding solid oral dosage form capabilities (tablets and capsules) in North America. Until now, PPS' capabilities in solid oral dosage forms were all located in the UK and India. The Selle...

At this time, program details are still in development. The PA CDFI Network is currently working with the PA Department of Economic and Community Development in support of program implementation. State and federally backed small business grants that do not need to be repaid will become available through select financial institutions before the end of June. The goal is for the application process and portal to be open by July 1st for a set period of time-not first come, first served. Businesses can visit the central informational website www.pabusinessgrants.com through which businesses can learn more about the program and the CDFIs deploying the grants. Applications are not being accepted at this time. Businesses will be eligible to apply w...

Spectacular news out of Washington last night: SBA reopened the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance program portal to all eligible applicants experiencing economic impacts due to COVID-19 today. "With the reopening of the EIDL assistance and EIDL Advance application portal to all new applicants, additional small businesses and non-profits will be able to receive these long-term, low interest loans and emergency grants – reducing the economic impacts for their businesses, employees and communities they support," said SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza. Remember, the SBA EIDL Loan and EIDL Advance is a separate program from today's Paycheck Protection Program. More flexible Use of Proceeds, longer repayment terms, and differe...

As our region and our state is currently moving back to a new normal, business leaders are faced with a new set of challenges and a broad spectrum of unknowns. What has become painfully obvious is that many pre-COVID-19 strategies do not apply now, predictions on future events are hopelessly flawed, and there is little expertise on how to proceed. Even our legal and medical systems have overturned past precedents and are implementing new remedies and generating corrections from user feedback. Taking a best guess, using collective wisdom, and learning from failures has become the new norm for COVID-19 crisis management.May Survey SummaryThe Manufacturing Alliance of Bucks & Montgomery Counties and the statewide SEWN organi...

Approximately $225 million from a statewide grant program will be used to support small businesses that were impacted by the COVID-19 public health crisis and subsequent business closure order. "As we continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and shift our focus toward reopening our commonwealth, we need to help all Pennsylvanians recover. We need to provide assistance for those who were hurt by the pandemic and the resulting economic downturn," Gov. Tom Wolf said. "This new program will provide direct support to impacted businesses to cover operating expenses during the shutdown and the transition to reopening." The funding was developed in partnership with state lawmakers and allocated through the recently enacted state budget, whic...

In a unanimous voice vote, the Senate on Wednesday approved the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act, a bill designed to loosen the restrictions for PPP loan forgiveness. The Act was initially passed by the House of Representatives on May 28, 2020 with a vote of 471-1. The Senate did not make any changes to the version that was passed in the House. The bill now moves to President Trump to be signed into law. Key provisions of the Act include: An increase in the amount of time PPP recipients have to spend the proceeds (i.e., the covered period) from 8 weeks to 24 weeks. Borrowers can also opt to keep the original 8 week period. A decrease of the percentage recipients must spend on payroll-related costs to qualify for loan forgiveness from 75 ...

On Thursday, May 28, the House of Representatives nearly unanimously approved the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act, a bill designed to loosen the restrictions for PPP loan forgiveness. Key provisions of the Act include: An increase in the amount of time PPP recipients have to spend the proceeds (i.e., the covered period) from 8 weeks to 24 weeks A decrease of the percentage recipients must spend on payroll-related costs to qualify for loan forgiveness from 75 percent to 60 percent An extension of the deadline to rehire workers from June 30, 2020 to December 31, 2020 An extension of the minimum term period for the loans from two years to five yearsThe ability for companies whose loans are forgiven to delay the payment of payroll taxes The...