SBA loans for businesses affected by Labor Day fire

COLFAX—While things remain quiet on a federal disaster declaration from the President of the United States, the U.S. Small Business Administration is making disaster loans available to businesses in Whitman County affected by the Labor Day firestorm.

Nonfarm small businesses in Whitman County can apply for loans to offset economic losses caused by the fires Sept. 7.

Farm small businesses can access USDA programs.

Whitman County Commissioners echoed the plea of Malden officials and congressional delegates in a letter to the president Dec. 21, asking for a decision on the federals disaster decla...