The U.S. Small Business Administration announced on October 30, 2023, that its Business Recovery Center at the Lowndes County Civic Center in Valdosta would close permanently at 6 p.m. the next day. The center had been opened to assist Georgia businesses and residents affected by Hurricane Idalia losses. Until closing, representatives could answer questions, assist with loan applications and document uploads, check application status, and help with reconsideration requests. [story-s1]
The release distinguished the programs available across the declared area: five Georgia counties qualified for physical and economic injury disaster loans, while businesses and most private nonprofits in specified adjacent counties in Georgia and Florida could apply only for Economic Injury Disaster Loans. The SBA gave November 6, 2023, as the physical-property application deadline and June 7, 2024, for economic-injury applications. Its notice also said any business owner or resident in a declared county could seek help at the center before it closed. [story-s1]
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- SBA Business Recovery Center Closing Permanently on Oct. 31 in Lowndes County, Georgiahttps://www.sba.gov/article/2023/10/30/sba-business-recovery-center-closing-permanently-oct-31-lowndes-county-georgia