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Open for Business Friday: Deep in the Heart of Texas, Everyone Wants a Recovery

Unemployment Claims Surge As Congress Drags Feet On COVID-19 Recovery Package

If a business is still closed at this point in the crisis, it’s probably permanent

ICYMI: PRAISE FOR VELA, GOODEN BILL “COMEBACK ACT”

The end of the American dream

Bipartisan Recovery Fund Legislation Will Help Save American Businesses, Jobs, And Communities

ICSC Commends Reps. Vela and Gooden for Introduction of the Small Business Comeback Act

OPEN FOR BUSINESS FRIDAY: SALONS AND BARBERSHOPS

ICYMI: Resurgence Of The Virus, And Lockdowns, Threatens Economic Recovery

ICYMI: ‘This Is Not A Normal Recession’: Banks Ready For Wave Of Coronavirus Defaults

OPEN FOR BUSINESS FRIDAY: BREWERIES AND WINERIES

ICYMI: As Businesses Reopen, Many Americans Plan To Spend Less

As Businesses Reopen, Many Americans Plan to Spend Less

ICYMI: With Department Stores Disappearing, Malls Could Be Next

Unemployment Expected to Reach Highest Level Since Great Depression

Consumer spending cutoff: As unemployment benefits expire, US economy may suffer

After Reopenings Stall, Can Restaurants Survive a Second Coronavirus Blow?

With Department Stores Disappearing, Malls Could Be Next

ARFC Warns: Despite Rosy Jobs Report Economy Is Not Out Of Danger Yet

ICYMI: Business Groups Call For Long-Term Loans

ICYMI: Billions Of Dollars In Aid For Small Businesses Go Unclaimed

OPEN FOR BUSINESS FRIDAY: LIVE EVENTS AND AMUSEMENT PARKS

ICYMI: U.S. Recovery Looks to Be Ebbing in States With Virus Outbreaks

ICYMI: IMF Forecasts 8 Percent Plunge in U.S GDP this Year

Analysis Finds Nearly $650 Billion in Consumption Losses, Indicating Protracted Economic Recovery

ICYMI: How To Avoid The Shutdown “Kill Switch”

ICYMI: Chair Powell Warns Long Road Ahead for Economic Recovery Without Further Action

ICYMI: Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke: Congress Must Act

PRESS RELEASE: 150 Business Organizations To Congress: We’re Going Out of Business, And We Need Help

Open for Business Friday: Movie Theaters

Survey reveals 1.2 million small businesses could close by September

Survey Finds 1.2 Million American Small Businesses Could Be Closed For Good By September 2020

PRESS RELEASE: America’s Recovery Fund Coalition Grows to 148 Members

Open for Business Friday: Restaurants

ICYMI: The next big problem for the economy: Businesses can’t pay their rent

ICYMI: Economic Policy Institute’s Top Economist Warns of Extended Depression Without Grant-Based Aid

Analysis Finds Unemployment Spike Led to Nearly $2 Trillion Drop in GDP

America’s Recovery Fund Coalition report paints sobering picture for the future of small businesses

Open for Business Friday: Endurance Sports

ICYMI: Federal Reserve Commentary on Current Economic Conditions

Analysis Finds Over 2 Million Small Businesses at Risk of Closing

Open for Business Friday: Automotive Care

Many Jobs May Vanish Forever as Layoffs Mount

America’s Recovery Fund 101: How to Help American Enterprise Now

PRESS RELEASE: America’s Recovery Fund Will Help Keep Temporary Layoffs From Becoming Permanent

ICSC Ramps Up Advocacy for COVID-19 Recovery Fund by Launching First-Ever National Broadcast Campaign

ICYMI: Fed Chair Powell Asks Senate: “Is It Enough?”

Open for Business Friday: Retail

ICYMI: Polls Show Broad Approval for Government to Support the Economy

‘Rolling Shock’ as Job Losses Mount Even With Reopenings

WTAS: Business Owners Calling for More Congressional Support

ICYMI: Endurance Sports Coalition wants to help races impacted by virus

Endurance Sports Coalition wants to help races impacted by virus

ICYMI: The CARES Act Was A Good Start. Now The Federal Government Needs To Take Stronger Action To Save The Economy

Small business used to define America’s economy. The pandemic could change that forever.

Many Small Businesses Are Reopening. But the Customers Aren’t Necessarily Showing Up

Fed Chair Powell warns of long, painful downturn if Congress does not provide more economic relief

Washington County chambers join coalition, ask Congress for funds

America’s Recovery Fund Coalition Advocates for Federal COVID Recovery Plan

ICYMI: Fed Chair Jerome Powell spoke at the Peterson Institute for International Economics

ICYMI: Small businesses see bleak sales picture, NFIB says, but hopeful recovery starts soon

The CARES Act Was A Good Start. Now The Federal Government Needs To Take Stronger Action To Save The Economy

WTAS: The Country is United – More is Needed to Save the Economy

ICYMI: Government loans meant to bail out small businesses could become a financial burden themselves

Open for Business Friday: Travel and Tourism

PRESS RELEASE: With the Economy in Freefall, ARFC Implores Congress to Create America’s Recovery Fund

WTAS: Business Leaders Support America’s Recovery Fund

Peaches Boutique, ‘Largest Dress Shop In The World’ Stuggling To Stay Afloat Under Shutdown

WTAS: Business Owners Need More Help

More Than 100 Business Organizations Launch America’s Recovery Fund Coalition

Funding Process Failed Most Small Businesses

Lobbyists Press Congress for Last Chance at Coronavirus Stimulus Funds

We Had 135 Employees. Now We Have One. No Loan Can Fix That.

For Many Small Businesses, U.S. Coronavirus Aid Falls Short

Push to reopen economy runs up against workers and consumers worried about risk

Malls adapt for social distancing as states begin to reopen

Powell Says More Action Needed to Shield U.S. Economy From Virus

Businesses are battling insurers over the coronavirus, sparking a new Washington lobbying war

Global spending on the retail industry is set to fall by a phenomenal $549 billion in 2020 as global debt swells

Jobless claims top 30 million as coronavirus continues to devastate economy

JPMorgan now sees economy contracting by 40% in second quarter, and unemployment reaching 20%

Worst Economy in a Decade. What’s Next? ‘Worst in Our Lifetime.’

Ensuring The Future Of Shopping Centers

Austin restaurant owner posts sign to express frustration with government