| Majority of small businesses receive PPP funding Almost 90% of the members of the small business advocacy group National Federation of Independent Business received funding from the Paycheck Protection Program, according to a recent survey More than $14.5M in infrastructure grants awarded More than $14.5 million in grants have been awarded to 34 S.C. projects focusing on water, sewer and stormwater infrastructure by the S.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority. Awards include $360,000 to the city of Greenville and $500,000 to Fountain Inn for sewer system improvements. | 
A contracted security guard was killed when the tornado struck the plant, but workers who would have been on the production line when the overnight storm hit were already at home due to COVID-19. The company's goal was to repair damage fast enough so as to not add to days already lost to the pandemic.
South Carolina’s First Steps program has awarded grants totaling $900,000 to convert public facilities into pre-school learning centers to Spartanburg’s Highland Community Partnership and the town of Kershaw Partnership. Spartanburg’s $300,000 grant was gifted to the Bethlehem Center in Spartanburg at a press conference May 20.
While some of our readers may be back at their offices, we're still keeping a copy of this week's print edition featuring BMW's reopening strategy, updates on Lockheed's F-16 production and other stories on aerospace and manufacturing in the Upstate online for your convenience. 
