COVID-19 Update for February 22, 2021-Governor, Legislators…

The United States recorded our 500,000 confirmed death from COVID-19 on Sunday. 

PASADENA reached a grim milestone Thursday as public health officials reported the city’s 300th COVID-19 death. Pasadena reported two new fatalities on Saturday, increasing its death toll to 305; 10 new cases raised the city’s total to 10,752.. Pasadena Director of Public Health Dr. Ying-Ying Goh urged continued vigilance against the virus.

JPL Lands Perseverance Rover on Mars

NASA Photo of rover approaching Mars surface
NASA Photo of rover approaching Mars surface
Mission Control at Jet Propulsion Labora

Save Money and Time, Reduce Stress and Costs by Joining the…

Save Money, Save Time, & Reduce Stress with Pasadena Chamber of Commerce 401(k) Multiple Employer Plan

Exclusive Benefits for Pasadena Chamber members:

COVID-19 Update for February 15, 2021- Shuttered Venue…

The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant is designed to provide financial assistance to shuttered venue operators (SVOs). These grants can offer relief to live venue operators and related businesses.

Eligible entities include:

LA County Considering COVID-19 Restaurant Surcharge to…

COVID-19 RECOVERY CHARGE - SURVEY

The LA County Dept. of Consumer and Business Affairs is requesting your assistance with the Board of Supervisors’ COVID-19 Recovery Charge as an Economic Tool for Restaurants, Breweries, and Wineries Motion (Recovery Charge) by providing your valued feedback via an online survey.

Siemens to Award Grants to Black-Owned Businesses in Seven…

In partnership with the U.S Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Centers, the grants will support diversity and inclusion in entrepreneurship and business development

COVID-19 Related Grants and Loans

VERIZON GRANTS: Thanks to generous funding from Verizon, small businesses are invited to apply for a $10,000 grant. The application period is now open. Applications must be submitted by Tuesday, February 9th at 11:59PM ET.

APPLY HERE: https://lisc.tfaforms.net/279

COVID-19 Update for February 8, 2021-PPP Loan Webinars,…

Vaccines: Johnson & Johnson has applied to the Food and Drug Administration for emergency authorization to roll out its single-dose vaccine, with the first shipments possible by early March, The New York Times reports. The application followed a promisin

Chamber Networking Connection Breakfast Thursday, February…

Join us for our virtual networking Connection Breakfast Thursday, February 111th at 8am.

Laurette Clash and P.I.E., Inc. Accounting Management Services sponsors the February breakfast.

City of Hope Asks Just How Important Is Cancer Screening?

With many Americans staying at home to help flatten the curve of the coronavirus’s spread, non-urgent medical visits are down dramatically.

The Value of Reading (and other quietly stimulating…

The Therapeutic Value of Reading by Elizabeth Bernstein (from the Wall Street Journal)

This past year, I’ve found myself returning again and again to a line of poetry by Emily Dickinson: “There is no frigate like a book.”