COVID-19 RESOURCES
The lead agencies for coronavirus (COVID-19) information are the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), and Catawba County Public Health. Please visit their websites for basic information, guidelines, and recommendations.
- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
- https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/public-health/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-response-north-carolina
- https://catawbacountync.gov/county-services/public-health/coronavirus-19/
GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
Executive Order 181 Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
Executive Order 121 (PDF)
Executive Order 121 Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
Executive Order 135 Extension (PDF)
Executive Order 141 (PDF)
Phase 2 FAQ (PDF)
NCDHHS Guidance for Restaurants
Executive Order 147 (PDF)
Executive Order 147 FAQ (PDF)
NCDHHA Guidance for Face Coverings
U.S. Department of Treasury – CARES ACT
https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/top-priorities/cares-act/assistance-for-small-businesses
SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS & LOAN RESOURCES
- Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/
business/grants?content_id= KKf6RWdyo87L7QO - MainVest – https://mainvest.com/main-
street-initiative - The James Beard Foundation – https://www.jamesbeard.org/
blog/relief-fund - Kabbage – https://www.kabbage.com/
helpsmallbusiness - JBMorgan – https://www.jpmorganchase.
com/corporate/news/pr/jpmc- makes-50mm-philanthropic- investment-to-address-impacts- of-covid-19.htm
BUSINESS RESOURCE GUIDE
https://catawbachamber.org/covid19/
CATAWBA CHAMBER OPEN & SAFE
https://catawbachamber.org/OpenandSafe/
RESTAURANT/BAR TAKEOUT OPTIONS
https://catawbachamber.org/takeoutblitzcatawba/
SBA DISASTER LOAN APPLICATION
https://disasterloan.sba.gov/
MAIN STREET AMERICA
https://www.mainstreet.org/howwecanhelp/resourcecenter/covid19resources
CVCC SMALL BUSINESS CENTER
http://www.cvcc.edu/CCE/Workforce_Development/Small-Business-Center/
HICKORY METRO & CONVENTION VISITORS BUREAU – HICKORY METRO STRONG
https://www.visithickorymetro.com/hickory-metro-strong/
KEEP IT LOCAL
https://www.facebook.com/groups/229270521792717/?source_id=589011427946709
HDDA BUSINESS RESOURCE DIRECTORY
https://www.focusnewspaper.com/support-downtown-hickory-small-businesses/
The City of Hickory is a North Carolina Main Street community, designated by the N.C. Department of Commerce Main Street & Rural Planning Center. Hickory Downtown Development Association is charged with administering the program at the local level and building public-private partnerships to spur economic development that achieves measurable results such as investment, business growth, and job creation.
Main Street America™ has been helping revitalize older and historic commercial districts for more than 35 years. Today it is a network of more than 1,600 neighborhoods and communities, rural and urban, who share both a commitment to place and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. Main Street America is a program of the nonprofit National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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