Disaster press release MS 15025

MS 15025 - SBA Closes Business Recovery Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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ATLANTA –

The U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that due to a steady decrease of activity, the Business Recovery Center (BRC) in Forrest County will cease operations on

Wednesday, Mar. 22

at the close of business.

Businesses that sustained physical losses or economic injury due to severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding on Jan. 20-21, 2017 are encouraged to submit an SBA disaster loan application before it’s too late. SBA representatives at the Business Recovery Center (BRC) can provide information about disaster loans, answer questions and help businesses in completing the SBA application.  The Center is located as indicated below.

Forrest County

C.E. Roy Community Center


300 E. 5th Street

Hattiesburg, MS 39401

Hours:  Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Closed:  Saturdays and Sundays

Closing:  Wednesday, March 22 at 6 p.m.

“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

.  Survivors 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

March 27, 2017


.  The deadline to return economic injury applications is

Oct. 25, 2017.


ATLANTA –

The U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that due to a steady decrease of activity, the Business Recovery Center (BRC) in Forrest County will cease operations on

Wednesday, Mar. 22

at the close of business.


ATLANTA –


Wednesday, Mar. 22

Businesses that sustained physical losses or economic injury due to severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding on Jan. 20-21, 2017 are encouraged to submit an SBA disaster loan application before it’s too late. SBA representatives at the Business Recovery Center (BRC) can provide information about disaster loans, answer questions and help businesses in completing the SBA application.  The Center is located as indicated below.

Forrest County

Forrest County


C.E. Roy Community Center


300 E. 5th Street

Hattiesburg, MS 39401

Hours:  Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Closed:  Saturdays and Sundays

Closing:  Wednesday, March 22 at 6 p.m.

“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

.  Survivors 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

March 27, 2017


.  The deadline to return economic injury applications is

Oct. 25, 2017.

March 27, 2017


Oct. 25, 2017.

Related programs: Disaster