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 […]
City of Lynnwood Hosts the Small Business Administration for Open Office Hours

LYNNWOOD—The City of Lynnwood Development & Business Services Department is hosting a representative from the United States Small Business Administration during open public office hours. Entrepreneurs and small business owners can meet with an SBA representative to learn about federal small-business loans and disaster recovery programs. The representative will be available at Lynnwood City Hall on the […]
Ferguson and congressional leaders request Trump to approve Major FEMA support after historic floods

OLYMPIA—Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson on January 21, in unison with the entire bi-partisan Washington state congressional delegation the following day, sent letters to President Donald J Trump requesting critical FEMA designation, and funding, to help communities impacted by the record-breaking flooding in December 2025. For nearly two weeks in December, many rivers across Washington […]