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Lawmakers sought to avoid a similar situation this time around with changes to the program’s parameters. The SBA limited the first loans to community financial institutions, or CFIs, which include four categories of smaller lenders, most of which focus on low-income communities. Additionally, round two of the PPP is open to companies with fewer than 300 employees, compared with 500 for the first round. Publicly traded firms are excluded this time and loans are capped at $2 million. … [Read more...] about Paycheck Protection Program loan portal opens to larger lenders soon: Here’s the latest

The border wall will undoubtedly be something that the Biden administration deals with early on. Whether Biden addresses the environmental issues associated with the wall, along with the immigration ones, is yet to be seen, but environmentalists are optimistic. “It’s been an ongoing crisis for years and years,” Millis says, “and we’re hopeful that now with a new incoming Biden-Harris administration, they can start to turn this around and restore the equal protection under the law for border communities and make sure that our wild areas along the border such as national parks get protection.” … [Read more...] about The border wall is destroying ecosystems. Biden can fix it

When I took engineering during my freshman year, I hoped it would give me the tools and process to develop those kinds of ideas. Instead, we focused on building a solution without first examining the problem. We learned how to draw blueprints from all angles and the names of different mechanics such as pulleys, gears, and levers. We ended the year by using shop tools, such as saws and lathes, to make simple mechanical objects and then using those skills to create one large project such as a mini-car or a primitive clock. We learned how to follow instructions to turn an idea into a prototype, and while that’s a useful skill to have, I think engineering is much more than that. … [Read more...] about I’m a high school sophomore. Here’s how schools can teach kids to solve real-world problems

If history is any guide, the distribution of these grants is likely to be chaotic and full of bureaucratic horror stories. Thursday’s webinar is “introductory,” the SBA says, and will help venue owners prepare themselves for a more seamless application process. You can learn more about it and sign up to attend here. … [Read more...] about Shuttered theaters, cinemas, and performing arts venues can soon apply for ‘Save Our Stages’ grants

Connecting your phone to your computer means that you can deal with a lot of your phone stuff directly from your computer. If you’ve got an iPhone and a Mac, you may already be doing this with the Continuity feature. It does a lot of things, including letting you make and take phone calls and send and receive text messages from your computer. … [Read more...] about 7 daily productivity hacks to help you work smarter in 2021