By Ed DeRosa Capensis looked like two million bucks winning the $300,000 Virginia Derby (G2) on Tuesday at Colonial Downs. The Tapit colt out of Grade 1 winner Tara’s Tango rewarded the confidence of Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher, rebounding from an even-money loss in his second career start to win Virginia’s richest race […]
AutoZone breaks ground on $185M distribution center in New Kent
By Jack Jacobs AutoZone is revving up construction on its upcoming distribution center in New Kent. The national auto parts retailer and distributor held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for its planned 800,000-square-foot facility in the western part of the county. “This is going to be the largest distribution center in our network,” Bill Rhodes, AutoZone’s […]
New Kent County Economic Development Authority COVID-19 Loan Fund for New Kent County Businesses
Purpose To assist New Kent County businesses that are physically located in the County by providing aid to address financial issues that are a direct result from the current COVID-19 pandemic and the state government ordered shutdown of non-essential businesses and modifications to all other businesses. The New Kent County Economic Development Authority will create the […]
COVID-19 Relief Virtual Town Hall meeting 4.9.2020 [Audio Recording]
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April 9th Virtual Town Hall meeting for New Kent businesses
In this time of need for our country, state and county, we would like to invite you to participate in a virtual Town Hall meeting on COVID-19 as it relates to small businesses within New Kent County. Carl Knoblock with the SBA and Representative Rob Wittman will be participating in a 60 minute call which […]
Farmer Relief Fund Launched
American Farmland Trust (AFT) is launching a new Farmer Relief Fund. The Fund will award farmers with cash grants of up to $1,000 each to help them weather the current storm of market disruptions caused by the coronavirus crisis. Here is a link for more information. […]
CARES ACT: Additional Assistance for Small Business Owners and Non-Profits
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the CARES Act, which provided additional assistance for small business owners and non-profits, including the opportunity to get up to a $10,000 Advance on an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL). This advance may be available even if your EIDL application was declined or is still pending, and will be forgiven. If you wish to apply […]
VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION (VEC): Updated info for Employers and Employees
If you are a business owner or HR representative for an employer considering work stoppages, layoffs or furloughs, we encourage you to contact our Business Services team. We will get back to you within one (1) business day to discuss information and services that may assist impacted employees, including Unemployment Insurance, tax assistance, layoff aversion strategies, financial […]
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: Disaster Loan Assistance
The Small Business Administration (SBA) offers useful guidance and steps that are great to follow in preparing your business for the impact of COVID-19 and to determine if you may qualify for financial assistance related to this disaster. The SBA is working directly with state Governors to provide targeted, low-interest loans to small businesses and non-profits that […]
Virginia’s Disaster Loan Assistance has been approved
Virginia’s Disaster Loan Assistance has been approved. For the press release, click here. You are encouraged to print of the paper files to get everything organized before you file online. If you need any assistance, please contact the SBA at the following site https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/Information/Index Click here for the Three Step Process for the Disaster Loan Click here for the SBA Fact […]