Low Interest Loans For Those Affected by the Charles Street Fire
WASHINGTON – Connecticut businesses and residents affected by the condominium fire in Bridgeport on Dec. 31 can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet announced today. Contreras-Sweet made the loans available in response to a letter from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Jan. 8, requesting a disaster declaration by the SBA. The declaration covers Fairfield County and the adjacent counties of Litchfield and New Haven inConnecticut; Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester in New York. “The SBA is strongly committed to providing the people of Connecticut with the most effective and customer-focused response possible to assist businesses of all sizes, homeowners and renters with federal disaster loans,” said Contreras-Sweet. “Getting businesses and…