Per the Governor’s recent executive order 20-74, all critical sector businesses including convenience stores and delivered refined fuel businesses, are required to develop, and implement a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan by June 29th. For…
NATO On June 17, 2020, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, American Snuff Company, LLC, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc., and two independent retailers doing business as Vernon BP and Lang’s One Stop Market,…
MN DEED The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has announced that the Minnesota Small Business Relief Grants Program – which was approved by the Minnesota Legislature recently and signed by Govenor…
PMAA The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued a revised, borrower-friendly Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness application. The new forgiveness form was part of the PPP Flexibility Act of 2020, signed…
NACS U.S. consumers are purchasing more electric vehicles (EV) every year, and there is an increasing need for charging infrastructure. However, not all markets are growing at the same rate, and the deployment…
PMAA Recently, the Senate cleared the “Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act of 2020” (H.R. 7010) by unanimous consent and sent the bill to the President for his signature. The House already approved…
NACS The roads are becoming a little more crowded these days, as drivers gas up and head out, taking advantage of low pump prices and states easing lockdown restrictions, the Wall Street Journal reports. The…
PMAA U.S. Deputy of Agriculture (USDA) has launched an online portal to begin accepting applications for Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) grants. The program is designed to expand the availability of higher blends of…
PMAA The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has released the application borrowers must submit to their lenders to qualify for Paycheck Protection Loan (PPP) forgiveness. The application is accompanied by a number of…
PMAA The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued a final rule, effective immediately, simplifying an overtime exemption for commission-based workers in the retail and service industries. The new rule…
MN DOT The Minnesota Department of Transportation will start issuing full-summer overweight permits in the CENTRAL frost zone Monday, May 18 and in the NORTH-CENTRAL and NORTH frost zones Thursday, May 21, 2020.…
MN Department of Public Safety Minnesotans will once again be able to access the majority of driver and vehicle services starting May 19 at 8 a.m. The exam stations reopening are: St. Paul, Arden Hills,…
The 20% surge comes as data show storage demand is rising at a slower-than-expected pace. As the worldwide economy inches toward reopening at a slow pace, oil prices shot up 20% this week, Marketers Insider reports.…
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently announced the Department of Agriculture intends to make available up to $100 million in competitive grants for activities designed to expand the availability and sale of…
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will end spring load restrictions (SLR) in the CENTRAL frost zone Monday, May 4, and for the NORTH-CENTRAL and NORTH frost zones Friday, May 8, 2020 at 12:01…
American Express notified NACS May 5, 2020 that it would delay its EMV deadline for automated fuel dispensers (AFDs) to April 16, 2021. The move comes on the heels of Visa’s announcement on Friday of…
Visa announced that it will extend the October 1, 2020 deadline for EMV upgrades to April 17, 2021. PMAA, NACS, SIGMA, NATSO and the Merchant Advisory Group requested the deadline extension in a…
A memorial tribute was put together to honor past MPMA Executive Director, Bob Krogman. We heard from so many members, colleagues and friends who were unable to attend his funeral due to Covid-19,…
PMAA The Small Business Administration (SBA) has resumed accepting Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) applications from participating lenders as of 10:30am EDT today. Last Friday, the President signed into law the latest COVID-19 response…
DVS has begun looking at offering CDL road tests at certain exam stations. The test will be comparable to the AAMVA model while at the same time following social distancing guidelines. At first, these…