WV 15255 - SBA Opens Business Recovery Center in West Virginia

ATLANTA –

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the opening of a Business Recovery Center (BRC) in Marion County on Aug. 25, to help businesses impacted by severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides on Jul. 28-29, 2017.

SBA representatives at the Center can provide information about disaster loans, answer questions and assist businesses in completing the SBA application.  The Center is located as indicated below and will operate until further notice.

Marion County

Alan B. Mollohan Innovation Center

1000 Technology Drive

Fairmont, West  Virginia 26554

Opening

:

Friday, Aug. 25 at 9a.m.

Hours:     Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Closed:   Saturdays and Sundays

“The SBA is committed to facilitating economic recovery in this disaster.  We want area businesses to have a resource where they can meet individually with SBA representatives and find out how a low-interest disaster loan can help them recover,” said Frank Skaggs, director of SBA’s Field Operations Center East in Atlanta.

The SBA offers low-interest, long-term disaster loans for physical damage and working capital. To be considered for this assistance, survivors need to apply by the deadline.

Additional information on the disaster loan program may be obtained by calling SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or by sending an email to

disastercustomerservice@sba.gov

.  Loan applications can be downloaded from

www.sba.gov

.  Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at

https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela

.

The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is

Oct. 17, 2017

.

The deadline to return economic injury applications is

May 18, 2018

.