Spartanburg Chamber creates revitalization task force, poultry industry navigates COVID-19 and avian flu

Spartanburg Chamber composes revitalization task force

The Spartanburg Area Chamber announced a Bringing Back the Burg Business Recovery Task Force today, with representation from local government, business, nonprofit and community development leaders.

Poultry industry keeps abreast of two viral threats

As South Carolina lurched into a pandemic-sparked state of emergency on Friday, March 13, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the state’s veterinarians and farmers thwarted yet another emergent virus in Chesterfield County — an outbreak that threatened to axe all U.S. poultry exports to the European Union.

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Here’s a quick look at this week’s headlines from GSA Business Report:

AccelerateSC website directs businesses to revitalization resources … SBA loans reopen, farmers now eligible … Greenville-made masks donated to schools, sheriffs’ offices … Emergency housing assistance fund to help those impacted by pandemic … Upstate Forever awarded $3.9 million by USDA.

Coping with Covid: Conversation with Dr. Matt Bitner

SC Biz News talks to Dr. Matt Bitner, chairman of emergency medicine for Prisma Health, about COVID-19, the impact on businesses and communities, and how the novel coronavirus outbreak is reshaping how health care is delivered across South Carolina.
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