Emergency medicine group recognizes Hancock Health CEO
HANCOCK COUNTY — Hancock Health President and CEO Steve Long has been named among the Top Five Hospital Administrators by EM Docs, a Facebook group comprised of more than 22,500 emergency department physicians.
Long was nominated for the award by the Department of Emergency Care at Hancock Regional Hospital after EM Docs put a call out for nominations for top leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic. He is the only community hospital administrator to receive the award.
The ER physicians cited Long’s commitment to the staff, patients and the Hancock County community as well as his “all problems have a solution” mentality as reasons why he deserved the award.
Vendors sought for chocolate walk
GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Chocolate Walk is 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14.
The event is returning for the 11th year to feature vendors providing chocolate in the city’s downtown, including the Courthouse Plaza and Living Alley.
For more information about being a vendor, email [email protected]. Tickets can be purchased at greenfieldcc.org under the News & Events tab. Pre-sale tickets are $15 while day-of are $20.
Financial help available to ag businesses
WASHINGTON — Agricultural businesses are eligible for the Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan and Advance programs.
The funding was authorized by Congress through the Paycheck Protection Program and Healthcare Enhancement Act.
Agricultural businesses include businesses engaged in the legal production of food and fiber, ranching, and raising of livestock, aquaculture, and all other farming and agricultural related industries. Eligible agricultural businesses must have 500 or fewer employees.
For more information, visit sba.gov/disaster.
Loan program broadened to help farmers
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency will broaden the use of the Disaster Set-Aside loan provision, normally used in the wake of natural disasters, to allow farmers with USDA farm loans who are affected by COVID-19, and are determined eligible, to have their next payment set aside.
In some cases, FSA may also set aside a second payment for farmers who have already had one payment set aside because of a prior designated disaster.
FSA direct loan borrowers will receive a letter with the details of the expanded Disaster Set-Aside authorities, which includes the possible set-aside of annual operating loans, as well as explanations of the additional loan servicing options that are available. To discuss or request a loan payment Set-Aside, borrowers should call or email the farm loan staff at their local FSA county office.
