Free webinar to help Cobb businesses

For this next free business recovery webinar sponsored by the Cobb Chamber, join experts to learn about and help you navigate this next round of the Payroll Protection Program for your organization. Time is 10- 11: 30 a. m. on Thursday. On Dec. 27, President Donald Trump signed a $ 900 billion package of relief in an emergency measure for businesses and households impacted by the pandemic.

The package includes $ 325 billion in relief for small businesses, including a second round of the Paycheck Protection Program.

It also provides $ 82 billion for K- 12 schools and colleges, $ 15 billion for independent movie theaters, live entertainment venues and cultural institutions and $ 55 billion into distributing coronavirus vaccines, testing and tracing, according to a Cobb Chamber statement. The bill may be viewed at bit. ly/ 3mz2lk1.

The U. S. Chamber of Commerce’s executive vice president and chief policy offifficer Neil Bradley discusses the new package at bit. ly/ 3paednx.

The U. S. Chamber has a “Guide to Small Business COVID- 19 Emergency Loans” at Uschamber. com/ report/ guide- small- business- covid19- emergency- loans.

Speakers will include:

■ J onathan Crumly, Tayl or English Decisions Founding Principal

■ Jeffff Fucito, Mauldin & Jenkins Partner in Charge

■ Clark Hungerford, Vinings Bank President & Chief Credit Offifficer

■ Drew Tonsmeire, UGA Small Business Development Center at KSU Area Director

■ John Loud, Cobb Chamber Board of Directors Chairman 202021

■ Sharon Mason, Cobb Chamber President & CEO

Register: bit. ly/ 2KP5Q8T

Upcoming

■ Free drive- through food pantries. 11 a. m. to 1 p. m. Jan. 13 and 27 while supplies last. Stratton Library, 1100 Powder Springs Road SW, Marietta. One package — of up to 20 pounds of produce and shelf- stable items — will be given to each family on a fifirst- come, fifirstserved basis. Supported by the Atlanta Community Food Bank, these pantries are made possible by Cobb Public Library staffff with colleagues from Cobb PARKS, Cobb Water, Cobb State Court and the Cobb Sheriffff ’s Offiffice. cobbcat. org