AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoDisaster Deadlines: The SBA is pushing small businesses and nonprofits to beat June 22–24 deadlines for low-interest disaster loans tied to recent storms and closures, including California’s TCU September Lightning Complex Fire (June 24) and Illinois/Indiana storm damage (June 22), plus a new Saipan Business Recovery Center for Super Typhoon Sinlaku. Local Business Spotlight: VermontBiz and the SBA will honor 2026 Vermont Small Business Persons of the Year on June 11 in Burlington, including Rigorous Technology’s Diane and Colin Riggs. Campaign Meets Small Business: In New York, President Trump kicked off a midterm message with tangents before landing on tax cuts, spotlighting the SALT deduction push with Rep. Mike Lawler. Shipping Fallout: Customers in La Puente, Calif. say packages bound for Mexico went missing after Paqueteria Internacional closed, leaving them unable to get answers. Policy Pressure: A South Carolina lawmaker is calling for a one-year moratorium on new data center construction, arguing energy costs are being shifted onto families and small businesses.
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