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CEMA
CEMA hopes that this week’s newsletter finds you and your family healthy and safe. We are inspired by the overwhelming concern that our members have for your employees and your customers during this public health crisis. In this very uncertain time, we have received literally hundreds of calls and e-mails inquiring about how you can protect the people that work for you and the people who rely on the products and services you provide them.
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CEMA
In recent weeks, fuel dealers had been lamenting the impact on earnings from an unusually placid winter stretch, with hopes buoyed in some respect by very favorable commodity prices. But seemingly overnight, the COVID-19 scourge, which was critically impacting other parts of the world, suddenly became very real. Now a pandemic, the virus impact has overtaken our local economies and is causing deep concern to business managers.
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CEMA
The federal income tax filing deadline was postponed three months, from April 15 to July 15 and now, the state has confirmed that Connecticut's income tax filing deadline has also been moved to July 15. This allows taxpayers additional time to compile and file. Taxpayers who are owed refunds may file any time between now and July 15.
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CEMA
See below for recent updates to the Department of Labor (DOL) website for information on COVID-19 as it relates to Connecticut's workforce. Also, below is a link to receive notifications from the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) who is expected to issue additional information on bridge loans and other assistance for small businesses.
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CEMA
From PMAA
President Trump promptly signed the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” or the so-called “Phase 2” coronavirus stimulus package. While many questions remain unanswered, the law will go into effect on April 2, 2020.
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CEMA
CEMA concluded negotiations last week with the Great River Golf Club and is pleased to announce that we’ve moved our Golf Outing from May 4 to October 12. In an abundance of caution, we wanted to move out our date as far out as practical to ensure that there are no lingering coronavirus concerns. While Monday, Oct. 12 is also Columbus Day, what better way to spend the holiday, especially if it’s your day off, than on the course with friends and colleagues.
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CEMA
From PMAA
CEMA provides HAZMAT training for truck drivers every spring and fall, and our spring offering is on hold since federal DOT has just waived HAZMAT training requirements through middle of June. Our courses will resume once this waiver expires.
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CEMA
Operation Fuel is still taking orders for fuel deliveries through April 30 for the needy. Qualifications for homeowners are the same as for the state’s fuel assistance program. The big difference with Operation Fuel is that fuel marketers get paid their full margin for deliveries, and payment is faster than the state plan. Even with the current emergency situation, we are told Operation Fuel is paying vendors in under 30 days.
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CEMA
Trade associations are the only organizations in society that represent you, and a number of them across the country have put out great resources for the current coronavirus epidemic. Because many of these websites refer to the same national resources, there is some duplication of information.
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CEMA
OVERCOME ADVERSITY WITH EDUCATION!
As we all know, Covid-19 has required our industry to cancel many events. This includes the planned series of educational seminars presented by Angus Energy, PriMedia, Consumer Focus and AFS. THE GOOD NEWS is that all the associations above have come together to jointly sponsor an Online Education Webinar Series as an alternative.
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CEMA
Presenter: Michael Dobson, SEO Specialist Consumer Focus Marketing
Topic: What Your Business can do In-House to Drive Organic Website Growth
Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is very important to the success of your website and your business will appear in search engine results. Oftentimes intimidating to tackle on your own, there are simple ways that small business owners and/or employees can incorporate SEO best practices on your website.
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CEMA
The American Energy Coalition now has the recorded webinar aired a couple of months ago on the AEC website. The webinar as you will recall, was an encore performance first presented by Rich Sweetser and Ray Albrecht at the NEFI Heat Show in Providence back in September. Rich and Ray agreed to a do-over using the webinar format, and we appreciate their indulgence in helping us to get out this very timely and very important subject matter out to you.
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CEMA
Federated Insurance is committed to helping our clients navigate the newly announced mandates affecting business owners as a result of the spread of COVID-19. In collaboration with our friends at Enquiron®, we are providing you with three valuable documents designed to help provide information to organizations facing challenging employment issues during these uncertain times.
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PMAA
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Congress continues to negotiate funding for certain programs that would provide relief to Americans in need. One of the provisions being discussed would provide $1.4 billion in LIHEAP funding to the states. Congress is making decisions right now on which programs it will fund so it is important that you immediately reach out to your members of Congress to urge them to support at least $1.4 billion in funding for LIHEAP.
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Forbes
Some 30 million American small businesses are high on the coronavirus’ list of victims. Nearly half of these companies say the pandemic is to blame for unprecedented revenue declines, and with no clear end in sight, the possibility of temporary closures has become a reality for many. In an effort to help business owners find financial relief, we’ve rounded up all of the government agencies, private companies and nonprofit organizations that are extending support.
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Seeking Alpha
A growing list of U.S. refiners are reducing staffing, with at least one cutting run rates, Bloomberg reports, as the coronavirus spreads across the U.S. and people are urged to work from home.
HollyFrontier says it is limiting onsite staffing to essential personnel and limiting or postponing non-essential projects and contractor work.
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SBA
The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering designated states and territories low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Upon a request received from a state’s or territory’s Governor, SBA will issue under its own authority, as provided by the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act that was recently signed by the President, an Economic Injury Disaster Loan declaration.
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ISO Newswire
With residents and businesses across New England changing their behavior in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ISO New England is seeing a decline in system demand of approximately 3% to 5%, compared to what would normally be expected under weather conditions in the region. These percentages may change over time.
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FMCSA
The President has declared a nationwide emergency pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 5191(b), and
pursuant to 49 CFR § 390.23(a)(l)(i) , an emergency exists that warrants an exemption from Parts
390 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR), except as otherwise
restricted by this Emergency Declaration.
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Reuters
A widely shared claim that started circulating through text messages and social media said President Donald Trump would allegedly order a two-week mandatory nationwide quarantine through the Stafford Act within 48 to 72 hours. The claim also encourages people to “stock up” on supplies and invites users to resend the message with their community. Many of the texts say the information was shared by “military friends” in Washington, D.C.
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CT.GOV
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus that was first detected in China and which has now been detected in many locations internationally, including in the United States. The disease has been named “coronavirus disease 2019” (abbreviated “COVID-19”).
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