SBA Deputy Admin visits, shares deadlines for disaster assistance loans and how to apply

SEDRO-WOOLLEY— U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Deputy Administrator Bill Briggs hosted a disaster roundtable and toured two local farms in Washington state on Wednesday to see firsthand the progress on recovery efforts impacted by the record-breaking flooding in the December 2025 back-to-back atmospheric rivers. “So, part of what I was doing today was hosting a disaster roundtable with officials […]
SBA approves disaster assistance for Washingtonians impacted by bomb-cyclone

OLYMPIA—The Small Business Administration (SBA) late Monday, December 23, approved Governor Jay Inslee’s request for a disaster declaration following the Bomb Cyclone that occurred November 17-25. The SBA declaration makes low-interest federal loans available to Washington businesses and residents affected by the storm in Chelan, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Pierce, Snohomish and Yakima counties. “I appreciate […]