The Federal Reserve Board on Friday, adjusted the terms of the Main Street Lending Program in two important ways to better target support to smaller businesses that employ millions of workers and are facing continued revenue shortfalls due to the pandemic. In particular, the minimum loan size for three Main Street facilities available to for-profit and non-profit borrowers has … [More]
Now Open: Phoenix Funds RISE Microbusiness Grant Program for Hardest Hit
Small, neighborhood businesses are the backbone of our community, but they have been hit hard by COVID-19. The city of Phoenix is mobilizing $2 million of federal funds to be distributed to some of the hardest hit of the small neighborhood businesses. The newly announced funds for the Phoenix RISE Microbusiness Grant are reserved for business owners in low-and moderate-income … [More]
ASU Police Going Green with Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Grant
The Arizona State University Police Department has received $46,871.08 in grant money from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety for the purchase of two Zero DSR electric motorcycles. This is the second GOHS grant the ASU Police Department has used to purchase an electric motorcycle. The department purchased another Zero DSR last year. “The Zeros are an ideal … [More]
AZBio to Honor Ten Arizona Legislators as Trailblazers
The Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) today announced that it will honor eleven Arizona Legislators at the 2020 AZBio Trailblazer Awards in a virtual event that will be held on December 10, 2020 from 11 AM – 12 PM. What it means to be a trailblazer… Each year, AZBio looks back across the legislative session and the year to identify those leaders whose … [More]
COVID-19 Information, Testing, Resources, and City Impacts
We're in this together! Looking for help? Find information related to the COVID-19 pandemic on this page. Residents with questions about city services and programs are encouraged to call (602) 262-3111 or e-mail contactus@phoenix.gov. Phoenix small businesses needing help can call the Phoenix Community and Economic Development hotline at (602) 262-5040. Phoenix … [More]
CDC Report Shows How Wearing Masks and Closing Bars Dramatically Cut the Rate of COVID-19 Infections in Arizona
Wear a mask and close the bars. That's the verdict from a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, out Tuesday, which highlights how these two actions — taken together — are critical to fighting COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The report details how both bar closures and mask mandates were likely major factors that helped … [More]
DES Issues Fraud Alert, Announces Law Enforcement Task Force to Combat Criminal Activity
The Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) is warning consumers of a new fraud scheme targeting unemployment benefits and announced a new joint task force with law enforcement to combat high levels of unemployment fraud. These are the latest steps in DES’s aggressive approach to preventing fraud and protecting taxpayer dollars while ensuring Arizonans in need can access … [More]
