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Saving Main Street: Advocacy Groups Propose New Government Relief Programs

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The crisis is hardly over, but post-pandemic reality is setting in for Main Street retail. Patrice Frey, president and CEO of the National Main Street Center , is a proponent of supporting existing local economic development organizations like chambers of commerce, community foundations and Main Street programs.

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Crypto Fails To Impress For Corporate Tax Payments

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to allow businesses to pay their corporate taxes in bitcoin. In an interview with CNBC at the time, Ohio’s then-State Treasurer Josh Mandel said the initiative would increase “options and ease” for businesses, and support the local tech startup community.

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Restaurant Association Seeks Federal Help To Stabilize Industry

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The National Restaurant Association has issued a Blueprint for Restaurant Revival to help stabilize and stimulate the industry, including funding for restaurants and at-risk communities in need of help, according to a press release.

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Agora Services Debuts New Tools For SMB Banking

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There will also be receipt managing sub-accounts for tax purposes, and other such perks. Community banks have been an integral part of the response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin , who said on Twitter that they had helped process over $875 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.

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A Better Deal

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Tax credits for Main Street lending. As a small urban community bank, North Valley Bank is increasingly challenged with heavily government-subsidized competition. In response, ICBA is promoting a new tax policy idea as part of its Plan for Prosperity regulatory-relief legislative package. Chuck Johnston.

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Many Unemployed Still Waiting For Their First Check

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While many states where workers who receive a 1099 tax form instead or a W-2 and don’t qualify for benefits, the legislation provides cash for those independent contractors. But in Maine, at least, the benefits have yet to flow, according to the report. Still, not everyone is convinced the system is working in the Bay State.

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MTrac Launches Marijuana Payments Platform For Louisiana

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According to MTrac, its payments platform was developed in cooperation with “the main bank in Louisiana” that plans to provide bank account services to the state’s marijuana-related businesses. The platform will go live the same day the state’s legal medical marijuana market goes live, Tuesday (Aug.

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