Category Archives: Covid-19

Business Oregon Operational Cost Assistance Grant Program

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This Wednesday, May 26, Business Oregon will open the final portion of a program to provide grants for small businesses to help with commercial rent and operational costs in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Oregon Legislative Emergency Board allocated approximately $100 million for the program to help small businesses impacted by the pandemic and the restrictions it necessitated. Following two rounds of distribution of Commercial Rent Relief assistance grants, approximately $28 million remains to be distributed in this final round through the Operational Cost Assistance Grant.

The Operational Cost Assistance Grant is designed for businesses with 100 or fewer employees in industries that were particularly affected by the pandemic, including those that:

1.     offer the consumption of food and or drink on premise;

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Oregon Health Authority Covid-19 News (5/18)

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Oregon adjusts guidelines for wearing masks and physical distancing indoors and outdoors

Salem, Ore. - Oregon Health Authority (OHA) today released updated guidance about mask and physical distancing requirements for individuals fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Under the updated guidance, people who are fully vaccinated will no longer be required to wear a mask indoors, in most public settings where vaccination status is checked. In public settings where vaccination status is not checked, masks will still be required. Finally, businesses and venue operators remain free to establish their own, more restrictive policies regarding mask usage. Learn more here.

In addition to exempting people who are fully vaccinated from mask requirements in most indoor settings, OHA health experts announced that mask requirements no longer apply to anyone who is outdoors.

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5/17: US Chamber Covid Relief Updates

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What’s Happening (OSCC Political Observations)

It’s crunch time in the Legislature as we move into the final six weeks of the 2021 session.
We keep thinking the pace will pick up anytime now. There is some evidence this is starting to happen. Last Friday was the ‘posting deadline’ for the second chamber. Bills had to be posted for a work session on Friday, May 14th in order to advance out of the second chamber committees. Any bill not posted is considered dead.
Those bills that were posted must be officially voted out of committee by Friday, May 28th, otherwise they too will die.
Policy committees will shut down on May 28th - leaving only Rules, Revenue and the Joint Ways and Means Committees open for business.
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4/28: US Chamber Covid Relief Updates

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Covid Resources

COVID-19 Vaccination Tax Credit - We've uploaded the recording from Monday’s webinar to discuss the COVID-19 Vaccination Tax Credit.  Click here to view the webinar, plus the White House fact sheet discussed during the event.  Furthermore, recordings from our prior Small Business Update events can be found here.

Learn more about available assistance - The U.S. Chamber, as part of its Save Small Business Initiative, has put together this comprehensive list of guides, resources, and tips available for your small business during the pandemic.  Start exploring here to see how you can get the help you need.

See more resources from CO— - Our teams at CO— have created a one-stop shop for all things coronavirus when it comes to your business.  

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US Chamber Covid Relief Updates

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Infrastructure

Summary of President Biden’s Infrastructure Proposal - Today, the Biden Administration released their $2 trillion infrastructure plan, which is available here.

U.S. Chamber’s Statement on President Biden’s Infrastructure Proposal - In response to the unveiling of President Biden’s infrastructure plan, U.S. Chamber executive vice president and chief policy officer Neil Bradley released a statement, which can be viewed by clicking here.  Additionally, we issued the following initial reactions to the president’s proposal:

Recent Press Releases

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