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Gov. Whitmer Urges Small Businesses Impacted by Lack of Snow to Apply for Available Federal Funding

Undated - Governor Gretchen Whitmer is urging Michigan small businesses impacted by lack of snow to apply for federal funding from the Small Business Administration

Amid the warmest winter on record, with days in February and March topping 60 degrees, federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available because of ongoing federal drought declarations affecting

42-Michigan counties, including 11-in the Upper Peninsula

State representative Jenn Hill says the lack of snow this winter has had a profound impact on the UP’s seasonal economies and the people who depend on them.

Small Business Administration ‘Economic Injury Disaster’ loans are designed to help businesses through disaster situations that have impacted their economic well-being.

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