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Businesses Devastated by Flooding Can Get Help to Rebuild

Businesses affected by the historic flooding two weeks ago have a chance to get some help as they rebuild.

The United States Small Business Administration Office of Disaster Assistance has set up two Business Recovery Centers in Charleston and Maxwelton in Greenbrier County.

“Businesses can be [a] small business, large business, or non-profit organizations,” explained Mary Gibson, Public Affairs Specialist for the SBA, “They can come into this center and get assistance with their application.”

Gibson says all three are eligible for physical damage assistance, but only small businesses have access to both physical damage and more extensive economic injury assistance.

Businesses can receive up to $2 million through an SBA loan, and pay it back over a period of 30-years with as low as a 4 percent interest rate. The first $25,000 can be obtained without collateral.

Those interested can visit one of the centers for help, or they can also fill out their application online.

Certain paperwork will be needed like tax returns, but the SBA is giving ample time for folks to get ahold of documentation if it was damaged in the floods.

Business owners have until August 24 to submit an application for physical damage, but small businesses seeking economic injury assistance have until March 27, 2017.

W.Va. Business Recovery Centers:

  • Charleston Area Alliance, 1116 Smith Street, Charleston, West Virginia, 25301
  • Greenbrier Valley Economic Development Corporation, 804 Industrial Park Road, Suite 5, Maxwelton, West Virginia, 24957

Repairs Underway at Veterans Affairs Clinic

 Repairs are underway to address air quality concerns at a Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in southeastern West Virginia.

Employees at the Greenbrier County Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Maxwelton have complained of headaches, dizziness and a burning sensation in their eyes since last June. The clinic has been closed for much of the past eight months.

The clinic is located in a building owned by the Greenbrier Valley Economic Development Corporation. Steve Weir, the corporation’s executive director, tells The Register-Herald that the repairs could be completed next week.

The clinic serves veterans in Greenbrier, Monroe, Pocahontas and Summers counties and in Alleghany County in Virginia.

W.Va. Veterans Clinic with Air Concerns Tentatively Set to Reopen

  A Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic closed because of air concerns is expected to reopen next month.

The Greenbrier County Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Maxwelton was closed June 6 after several employees became ill.

Beckley Veterans Affairs Medical Center spokeswoman Debbie Voloski tells The Register-Herald that the clinic is tentatively scheduled to reopen Aug. 1.

She says the reopening date is contingent upon results of third-party air quality testing commissioned by the VA.

The clinic serves veterans in Greenbrier, Monroe, Pocahontas and Summers counties in West Virginia and Alleghany County, Virginia.

Voloski says patients have been receiving care at the Beckley hospital. The clinic’s employees were temporarily assigned to the hospital.

Veterans Affairs Investigates Air Concerns at Greenbrier Clinic

  A Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Greenbrier County is temporarily closed after several employees became ill.

Dr. Wayne McBride with the Beckley VA Medical Center says that several employees reported becoming light-headed or dizzy over the past week. He says three or four employees sought emergency medical treatment.

The VA closed the community-based outpatient clinic in Maxwelton on Friday.

McBride says no patients experienced symptoms. Initial air quality tests didn’t find anything unusual. More tests are being conducted.

Patients are being treated at the Beckley hospital until the clinic reopens.

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