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…