Annual Meeting

We have put together a lot of great topics for the EKOGA Annual Meeting to be held September 16 and 17th at Flint Oak Hunting Resort. We are still confirming exact times and speakers for the event, and will communicate those to you soon, but below are the topics to be covered each day. 

September 16th
Board Meeting will be at 1:30 p.m.
Topics to be covered starting at 2:30 p.m.
Group Health Insurance Options
PPP Loans
Legal Updates to include New U1 Rules
Round Table Discussion on Multiple Topics
Vendor Reception

September 17th
Members meeting starting at 9 a.m.
Topics include:
President's Report
Legislative Report
Membership Report
Regulatory Report
KCC Report (Commissioner Duffy, Ryan Hoffman and Troy Russell)
Kansas Strong Report
Optional: Shooting or Fishing Activity. 

Registration for the annual event is open now, reminder we are limited in space for the Annual Meeting so please register soon by clicking here or call the EKOGA office. You can reserve your room by calling Flint Oak at 620-658-4401.

Methane Study

EKOGA along with KIOGA has financially supported the methane emission survey that has been reported on the past few years. Thankfully, the EPA released  two final rules that complete the Administration’s efforts to roll back the Obama-era methane regulations.  Click here for KIOGA’s summary of the rule changes.  You can view the EPA’s announcement and the rule changes here. 

SBA To Provide Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19) Up to $2 Million in Disaster Assistance Loans
 

WASHINGTON – SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza issued the following statement today in response to the President’s address to the nation:
“The President took bold, decisive action to make our 30 million small businesses more resilient to Coronavirus-related economic disruptions. Small businesses are vital economic engines in every community and state, and they have helped make our economy the strongest in the world. Our Agency will work directly with state Governors to provide targeted, low-interest disaster recovery loans to small businesses that have been severely impacted by the situation. Additionally, the SBA continues to assist small businesses with counseling and navigating their own preparedness plans through our network of 68 District Offices and numerous Resource Partners located around the country. The SBA will continue to provide every small business with the most effective and customer-focused response possible during these times of uncertainty.”
Process for Accessing SBA’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disaster Relief Lending

• The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering designated states and territories low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Upon a request received from a state’s or territory’s Governor, SBA will issue under its own authority, as provided by the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act that was recently signed by the President, an Economic Injury Disaster Loan declaration.

• Any such Economic Injury Disaster Loan assistance declaration issued by the SBA makes loans available to small businesses and private, non-profit organizations in designated areas of a state or territory to help alleviate economic injury caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

• SBA’s Office of Disaster Assistance will coordinate with the state’s or territory’s Governor to submit the request for Economic Injury Disaster Loan assistance.

• Once a declaration is made for designated areas within a state, the information on the application process for Economic Injury Disaster Loan assistance will be made available to all affected communities.

• SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans offer up to $2 million in assistance and can provide vital economic support to small businesses to help overcome the temporary loss of revenue they are experiencing.

• These loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable and other bills that can’t be paid because of the disaster’s impact. The interest rate is 3.75% for small businesses without credit available elsewhere; businesses with credit available elsewhere are not eligible. The interest rate for non-profits is 2.75%.

• SBA offers loans with long-term repayments in order to keep payments affordable, up to a maximum of 30 years. Terms are determined on a case-by-case basis, based upon each borrower’s ability to repay.

• SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans are just one piece of the expanded focus of the federal government’s coordinated response, and the SBA is strongly committed to providing the most effective and customer-focused response possible.

For additional information, please contact the SBA disaster assistance customer service
center. Call 1-800-659-2955 (TTY: 1-800-877-8339) or e-mail
disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.
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