Federal Reserve expands business-lending program; RLG attorney Dan Gauthier comments

HousingWire By Nick Timiraos | Wall Street Journal The Federal Reserve will expand loan offerings and qualification rules for its forthcoming $600 billion lending effort designed to reach small and midsize businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the central bank said Thursday. The Main Street Lending Program, unveiled earlier this month, will now allow larger businesses to participate in the program, …

Governor Ducey extends ‘stay at home’ order, with modifications

By Thomas Galvin | Attorney at Rose Law Group Governor Ducey extended his “Stay home, Stay healthy, Stay connected” executive order just one day before its April 30th deadline. The executive order is now in effect until May 15th, but there are important modifications. Beginning on Monday May 4th, retailers, who have not been listed as “essential services”, and who are involved in the …

Hawes Crossing finally passes Mesa City Council

By Jim Walsh | East Valley Tribune One of Mesa’s last remnants of agriculture will turn into Hawes Crossing as cows grazing on dairy farms will be replaced by a sprawling master planned community designed to lure jobs and sell houses. After months of sometimes heated debate, Hawes Crossing was approved 6-1 by City Council, with southeast Mesa Councilman Kevin …

How to navigate the stresses and strains of COVID-19

By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter Plenty of entrepreneurs, small business owners and workers are stressed and strained by COVID-19 and its closures and job losses. The pandemic has cause record unemployment claims and has shutdown much of the economy. Peter Thomas, who developed the Four Seasons resort in Scottsdale and founded Century 21 Real Estate in Canada, …

HealthyVerify helps Goodwill reopen stores, innovative venture to help other businesses, venues with best practices in health safety as they navigate COVID-19.

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group Represents HealthyVerify Certification) By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter Getting the economy reopened and people back to work is a priority. But those re-openings must be balanced with public health and building confidence with workers and customers. HealthyVerify Certification — a new innovative venture based in Arizona  — is working with medical and public health experts …

Trump sued for blocking stimulus checks to Americans married to immigrants; RLG Immigration Chair Darius Amiri calls block ‘a constitutional infringement.’

By Aimee Picchi | CBS News President Donald Trump faces a lawsuit over the federal government declining to issue $1,200 stimulus checks to U.S. citizens who are married to immigrants without Social Security numbers. The litigation comes after the IRS said that only married couples in which both spouses hold valid Social Security numbers will receive the payments. The suit, …

FRIDAY! Don’t miss Rose Law Group’s New Economy (Virtual) Power Lunch

Don’t miss Rose Law Group’s New Economy (Virtual) Power Lunch… Make the most of your quarantine! Rose Law Group is bringing you yet another all-star panel for this week’s lunch hour. Every Friday, a panel of top industry leaders is assembled to discuss key issues in the post COVID-19 world. The virtual event is happening again this Friday via Zoom and …

Helping retailers fight the fear of COVID cooties.

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group Represents HealthyVerify Certification) By Ina Steiner | eCommercebytes.com Rifling through bins of used clothing used to bring joy to online sellers hoping to nab designer goods at thrift-store prices to resell on eBay, Facebook Marketplace, or selling apps for a healthy profit. But the coronavirus pandemic may put a damper on thrill-of-the-hunt scouting trips and could …