Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer and chief executive officer (CEO) Randy Garutti said on Monday (April 20) that they are returning the $10 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan from the federal government that was part of the coronavirus stimulus package. Get the Full Story...
Tom Donohue, CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is urging Congress to finish up a plan for the next round of stimulus spending by Monday (April 20), according to CNBC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
The hospitality group behind Ruth’s Chris Steak House — operator or franchiser of 159 restaurants — showed a profit of $42 million on $468 million in revenue in 2019 and a workforce topping 5,000, according to The Wall Street Journal. Yet, the company is one...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. says it has $26 billion in small business relief applications lined up for when Congress approves more funding for the Small Business Association (SBA’s) popular Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) says that nearly 5,000 lenders have approved 1.6 million loans totaling $342.2 billion under the agency’s Paycheck Protection Program. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
As lawmakers battle over how the next round of bailout money for small businesses should be spent, the president and CEO of Atlanta’s Federal Reserve Bank said up to $500 billion a month may be needed, according to a Reuters report. Get the Full Story...
There’s no more money in the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) bailout initiative. CNBC has reported that the $349 billion intended to keep small businesses afloat as the COVID-19 virus continues to wreak havoc on the nation’s economy has run out. Get the Full Story Complete...
The U.K. is under pressure to get coronavirus-related loans out faster, and some banking officials want the government to consider making them 100 percent state-guaranteed, as opposed to relying on the banks to take the risks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
In just over a week, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has approved more than one million loans, for a total gross dollar value, as of April 13, of $247.5 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
