ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The U.S. casino industry is seeking tax and regulatory relief from the government as it tries to recover from the coronavirus outbreak, which cost states more than $2 billion in lost tax revenue while casinos were ...

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Dozens of hotel CEOs signed a letter on Thursday asking President Donald Trump to utilize funds from the Main Street Lending Program as relief for the lodging industry. The signees argued that the program should be expanded rather than let nearly $600 billion “sit idle and go unused.”

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The economic uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has made it more difficult for buyers and sellers to agree on what to expect from businesses in the future, and how much to pay for that today.  These differing expectations need ...

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For the last several weeks, business owners have eagerly awaited the ability to seek forgiveness of their Paycheck Protection Program loan and close what, for many, has been a challenging chapter in the story of their business. Those who participated ...

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Maryland’s wedding industry faces unique challenges as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on. Statewide social distancing guidelines still prohibit large gatherings, and, unlike restaurateurs and retailers, wedding vendors and venues must schedule everything around a specific date. Venues say they have ...

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Anne Arundel County will restrict indoor dining hours at restaurants and limit the size of both inside and outside gatherings after county health officials cited an alarming increase in the transmission rate of the COVID-19 virus. County Executive Steuart Pittman, ...

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Ever since the U.S. government launched its emergency lending program for small businesses on April 3, there have been complaints that bigger companies had their loans approved and disbursed more quickly. There is now evidence to back up those complaints. ...

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Gov. Larry Hogan is pressing county officials to do more to enforce compliance with state orders meant to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus in bars and restaurants. On Tuesday, the state reported 733 new cases, breaking a string ...

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Historically high unemployment rates triggered by the coronavirus pandemic are taking a toll on summer jobs for teens and young Marylanders. Maryland’s local governments and their partner organizations are adjusting internship and summer youth employment programs to hire as many ...

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Businesses and nonprofits in four of Maryland’s seven congressional districts were awarded almost three-quarters of the state’s Paycheck Protection Program loans totaling less than $150,000. Baltimore accounted for approximately a tenth of these small loans, more than any city in ...

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