AWFS® Round-Up (Blog)

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  • March 25th, 2020
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Provide Feedback to DHS on Essential Business Classifications

A request from National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) shared via our friends at WMMA: The Department of Homeland Security listed the wood products sector as essential in guidance it released late last week, but the document lacks precision with regard to our specific sector. Moreover, a few states initially ignored this guidance and moved forward with […]

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  • March 24th, 2020
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Jump Start Loans – California

Jump Start Loan Program: California IBank is offering loans from $500 to $10,000 to low-wealth entrepreneurs in the declared disaster and emergency areas.

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  • March 24th, 2020
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California Manufacturers Resources

Manufacturer Resources California Manufacturing and Technology Consulting, or CMTC for short, has developed a helpful webpage to help small and medium-sized manufacturers plan, prepare, protect and recover. CMTC offers assistance with: Identifying critical manufacturing and supply chains Access to capital Workforce support Operational assistance Supply chain support

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  • March 24th, 2020
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California Capital Access Program

California Capital Access Program: Office of the California State Treasurer is offering a small business loan program with special disaster assistance. Click Here

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  • March 24th, 2020
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Wells Fargo – The State of the Markets

Click here to read “The State of the Markets” from Wells Fargo Investment Institute.

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  • March 23rd, 2020
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Dept of Labor Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) National Online Dialogue

The U.S. Department of Labor will be hosting a national online dialogue to provide employers and employees with an innovative opportunity to offer their perspective as the Department develops compliance assistance materials and outreach strategies related to the implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The ideas and comments gathered from this dialogue […]

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  • March 23rd, 2020
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A Message to the Industry from Angelo Gangone

Please click here to read a timely message from Angelo Gangone, EVP of AWFS

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  • March 23rd, 2020
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Ongoing Status of Wood Industry Events

Check out this developing list with ongoing status updates of wood industry events

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  • March 23rd, 2020
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New to Remote Workplace?

Is your company new to remote working? Check out this article about the HR implications related to remote work.

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