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Comprehensive Overview of the Paycheck Protection Program

April 14, 2020

By Will Johnson and Perry MacLennan

On March 27, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a historic $2 trillion stimulus package to provide financial assistance to individuals and businesses. One of the most important components of the CARES Act is the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA).

Interim Final Rule Implementing Paycheck Protection Program Issued

April 02, 2020

The Small Business Administration (SBA) issued an interim final rule on Thursday, April 2, to facilitate implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program, one of the hallmarks of the CARES Act signed into law on Friday, March 30.

Will Johnson Interview Featured in the Municipal Association of South Carolina Newsletter

April 02, 2020

The Municipal Association of South Carolina (MASC) interviewed Will Johnson, chair of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Economic Development practice group, for its April issue of Uptown, the MASC’s monthly newsletter.

Overview of the SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program

March 31, 2020

On March 6, Congress signed into law the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. The act declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a disaster under the Small Business Act, therefore opening the door for the SBA to use its lending authority to make economic injury disaster loans (EIDLs) for small businesses impacted by the pandemic. On March 19, the SBA certified the entire state of South Carolina as an eligible area.

Midlands Legal Elite Honors 11 Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Attorneys

August 26, 2019

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd is pleased to announce that 11 of our attorneys have been named to Columbia Business Monthly’s 2019 Legal Elite of the Midlands.

65 Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers

August 15, 2019

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd is proud to announce that Best Lawyers®, a legal peer-review guide, has selected 65 attorneys for inclusion in The 2020 Best Lawyers in America© and 10 attorneys as “Lawyer of the Year.”

South Carolina's Economic Development Incentives

August 08, 2019

Each year, Area Development conducts a survey of site selection consultants to determine what factors are most important to companies looking to expand or relocate. Its 2018 survey identified state and local incentives as the fifth most important factor, behind skilled labor availability, proximity to major markets, highway accessibility, and labor costs. Those findings are consistent with the widely recognized view among economic development professionals that incentives alone will not bring a project to a community, but for competitive projects, they can be a key differentiator.