The COVID pandemic caused major economic problems nationwide as many states shut down to try to mitigate the spread of the virus. As states began to open, the Federal Government issued a series of programs to help small businesses survive the losses. One of those was the Payroll Protection Program, or PPE, which provided business a way to go through local banks for loans. Franklin County Development Council Executive Director, Paul Bean, says our local banks really stepped up:
Bean is our guest this week on KOFO’s Community Perspective. He talks about those programs plus the State of the local economy and what is being done on a local level not only to improve but build the economic future of Franklin County. Tune in tomorrow morning at 4:04 to hear the entire conversation.
