The City of Fort Worth issued a Stay at Home Declaration in response to COVID-19. The declaration went into effect March 24, 2020 at 11:59pm and runs through April 3rd.
Individuals may leave their residence for essential travel/ essential activities. Here is a link to the City of Fort Worth COVID-19 website with declaration details: http://fortworthtexas.gov/COVID-19/
Are you looking for job opportunities? Workforce Solutions of Tarrant County can help. As employers are contacting them with immediate job openings, Workforce Solutions is posting job opportunities to its newly created Jobs Now! Page. There are new openings from: Albertsons / Tom Thumb, Amazon.com, Android, FedEx Ground, Link Staffing, OnTrack Staffing, Oriental Building Services, Texas Workforce Commission, Utex Industries and Walmart.
If you are an employer who would like to have your openings added to this page, please email the Business Services Team at: business.services@workforcesolutions.net
The Texas Restaurant Association announced the establishment of the TX Restaurant Relief Fund (TRRF) to get immediate financial relief for these restaurants as they await federal relief and access to SBA disaster loans. Learn more at: https://mailchi.mp/txrestaurant.org/txrestaurantrelieffund
The IRS announced that the federal income tax filing due date is automatically extended from April 15, 2020 to July 15, 2020. Taxpayers can also defer federal income tax payments due on April 15, 2020 to July 15, 2020, without penalties and interest, regardless of the amount owed. Learn more
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has included the entire state of Texas in its Economic Injury Disaster Declaration and granted access to its Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, which will provide long-term, low-interest loans to qualifying businesses across the state.
“Small businesses are the foundation of our state’s economy and they need all the help they can get as the ripple effects of COVID-19 impact their everyday operations,” said Governor Abbott. “Today’s decision by the U.S. Small Business Administration to make Economic Injury Disaster Loans available to qualifying small businesses across Texas is a vital lifeline for Texas small business owners who are doing their best to adapt to these trying times.”
Texas small businesses who believe they may be eligible for an SBA EIDL should visit www.sba.gov/disaster where they can directly apply for assistance. The online application is the fastest method to receive a decision about loan eligibility. Learn more
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