There are 35 article(s) tagged CAREs Act:

• May 2020

  • Coronavirus live blog: Hospitals can resume elective surgeries

    As Gov. Bill Lee addresses the latest developments, Tennessee Department of Health announces 251 more confirmed coronavirus cases and three more deaths resulting from the disease.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 18, 2020

• April 2020

  • Shelby County gets $50M in federal stimulus for coronavirus expenses

    Money received from the federal government must be spent on coronavirus expenses and will be shared with the surburban cities as needed. 

    By Linda A. Moore April 29, 2020

  • City gets $113.6 million share of CARES Act federal funding

    The money is to help businesses and communities get back on their feet from the economic blow that has accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic. But the city is still searching for new federal funding proposals that could be used to make up for more than $100 million in revenue losses the city is expected to take in the economic shutdown.

    By Bill Dries April 28, 2020

  • Cohen complains of ‘rush’ to reopen state’s economy

    Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen and the city's other Congressman, Republican David Kustoff, return to D.C. later this week to vote on another installment of the CARES Act from very different political perspectives.

    By Bill Dries April 21, 2020

  • Jobless claims climb as state updates system to cover self-employed

    Tennessee's labor department is readying a fix for its unemployment claims system to address self-employed and other workers covered by federal stimulus package's unemployment benefit.

    By Wayne Risher April 16, 2020

  • Nearly $25 million from CARES Act headed to Memphis International

    Memphis International Airport expects to receive $24.6 million from the federal CARES Act in April to help offset some of the airport's losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.

    By Wayne Risher April 15, 2020

  • Expanded unemployment benefits begin with $94 million in payments

    The state also says it has opened the unemployment claims process to self-employed, freelancers and gig economy workers who are newly qualified for benefits because of the CARES Act.

    By Wayne Risher April 14, 2020

  • Restaurateurs grapple with confusing SBA loan application process

    Restaurateurs find applying for loans under the CARES Act to be time-consuming and confusing, but now they hope the money is on the way so they can put people back to work.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 07, 2020

  • Huey’s paying all its employees, crossing corporate fingers on CARES Act

    Huey’s continues to pay all employees their regular salaries; The Boggs family, which owns the company, is banking on a CARES Act loan to cover the 565-employee payroll during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 03, 2020

  • Waiting for the stimulus, jobless look to expanded unemployment relief

    Legions of laid-off residents, from restaurant and hotel workers to self-employed, freelancers and participants in the gig economy, await Tennessee's processing of enhanced unemployment benefits funded by Uncle Sam.

    By Wayne Risher April 01, 2020