| SBA assists S.C. businesses impacted by April tornadoes The U.S. Small Business Association has opened up several disaster loan options to businesses impacted by tornadoes, storms and high winds on April 12-13, including Economic Injury Disaster Loans in Oconee and Pickens counties, among others. One Region releases guidelines to reopen Lowcountry A Lowcountry group of business leaders has released the first phase of guidelines to opening the region’s economy, aligned with the Gov. Henry McMaster’s AccelerateSC task force. The first part of Reignite, which lays out three phases for the Lowcountry’s full economic recovery, starts with the food and beverage industry and small businesses. | 