As the news surrounding the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, our team at blumshapiro is staying focused on answering the local business community’s most pressing questions. Get the latest information and resources by clicking here.
As the news surrounding the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, our team at blumshapiro is staying focused on answering the local business community’s most pressing questions. Get the latest information and resources by clicking here.
As we are all aware, the COVID-19 public health crisis has significantly impacted the way we do business in New England, across the country and around the world. The crisis has affected individual businesses in very different ways, but it’s difficult to pinpoint any industry that has made it through this crisis unscathed.
You can find our full suite of resources, webinars, fact sheets and analysis related to the COVID-19 crisis on our website by clicking here.
For this article, though, we want to focus solely on the construction industry.
As the COVID-19 public health crisis has continued, state leaders in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts have consistently enacted industry-specific guidelines to help curb the spread of the virus, while giving businesses the guidance they need to keep the economy running.
Here are the latest guidelines for the construction industry:
In addition to complying with state-mandated rules and guidelines, several professional organizations across the region have worked with their members to issue further guidance.
Here are a few resources and news articles related to the construction industry that you may have missed:
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the federal government has passed a series of stimulus packages aimed to provide the national business community with the financial relief it needs to navigate and recover from this crisis.
Our team at blumshapiro has been closely following the latest developments and has created several toolkits that we hope will prepare you to take advantage of various relief options.
Federal, state and local government leaders – as well as professional associations, philanthropic foundations and other groups – are all rolling out loan programs, grant opportunities and other forms of financial relief options on a seemingly constant basis.
Our best piece of advice is to contact your financial advisor to develop a plan that works for you. In the meantime, here are a few resources that may help start that process.
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