Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the commissioner of health has designated COVID-19 a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health under New York State's HERO Act, which requires all employers to implement workplace safety plans in the event of an airborne infectious disease, helping to prevent workplace infections.

Nassau County is proud to launch the Boost Nassau Small Business Recovery Loan Program as part of the New York Forward Loan Fund (NYFLF) announced by Governor Cuomo on May 22, 2020 to offer critical stabilization loans to Nassau’s small businesses, MWBEs and non-profits hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin and Nassau County Local Economic Assistance Corporation Chairman Richard Kessel announced today that the Town will be contributing an additional $2 million to support the Nassau County Executive’s initiative to provide small businesses and nonprofits with personal protective equipment (PPE) kits free of charge. This initiative by the Town of Hempstead will help make another 4,000 personal protective equipment kits available to local small businesses throughout the Town.

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that New York City is on track to begin to reopen on June 8, a huge milestone for the city that had been the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, Cuomo said five upstate regions will move ahead with the next phase of reopening. 

"Remember that reopening does mean we are going back to the way things were," Cuomo said. "Life is not about going back, nobody goes back, we go forward. And it's going to be different. It is reopening to a new normal, a safer normal. People will be wearing masks, people will be socially distant."

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Phase One: Eligibility for regional reopening determined on May 15th

Phase One: Construction Guidelines

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The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an alert listing safety tips employers can follow to help protect construction workers from exposure to the coronavirus.

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The ACHR NEWS asked M. Dennis Knight, P.E., FASHRAE, principal/engineer at Whole Building Systems in Charleston, South Carolina, and member of ASHRAE’s Epidemic Task Force, about how contractors can help commercial building owners make sure their HVAC systems are operating safely and efficiently after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and occupants start returning to work.

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The SBA will resume accepting Paycheck Protection Program applications from participating lenders on Monday, April 27, 2020 at 10:30am EDT.

https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/paycheck-protection-program

Learn from residential contractors on how they are not only surviving but thriving during the pandemic. You will hear from eight successful contractors and learn the following:
- What strategies and tactics they were using before the COVID-19 to generate business and grow their companies.
- How our members are achieving success under the current pandemic conditions.
- What their plans are for gaining market share as well as a competitive advantage once the pandemic is over.

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Guidance on how DOB is implementing the ban on non-essential construction during the COVID-19 outbreak:

• Guidance Document on Enforcement of Essential vs. Nonessential Construction

• FAQs: Essential and Non-Essential Construction In New York City During the Covid-19 New York State Emergency

• Essential vs. Non-Essential Construction Guidance Service Notice (Updated)

• Buildings Bulletin

• Essential Active Construction Sites Map

We are all in this together.

These are trying times throughout the world. We are now faced with a “new normal”. Our personal and professional lives have dramatically changed. Please remember that we are all in this together! In times of uncertainty, we must remind ourselves that there are brighter days ahead. We are all tougher than we think, and we will come out of this stronger than before. Although we are unable to meet in person, we are still able to stay connected.

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