July 2020

New regulations that impact businesses have been published by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry.  Check out this one-page resource to find updates and tools to assist businesses in navigating the new Emergency Standards.

COVID affects businesses without distinction.  The localities of the MidPen are stepping up to help!  Check out these ways that each MidPen locality is assisting impacted businesses by covering a portion of the increased costs incurred in response to social distancing and compliance with new health and safety requirements. This grant program is designed to reimburse the increased cost of changed business practices that have been spent in response to the pandemic but not cover the normal cost of operating the business.