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U.S. SBA Loans Available for Businesses Affected by COVID-19 Coronavirus On June 30, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released updated implementing instructions for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The CBP updated implementing instructions include new country of origin compliance instructions, as this updated guidance may be beneficial to business owners trying to navigate new tariff waivers…

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U.S. SBA Loans Available for Businesses Affected by COVID-19 Coronavirus

March 16, 2020

U.S. SBA Loans Available for Businesses Affected by COVID-19 Coronavirus Calling all small business owners & entrepreneurs: SBA Disaster Recovery Loans – The Federal Government has authorized $50 billion in disaster recovery loan funding to be administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Has your business been affected by COVID-19? For the governor to activate…

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Three Components Work Together for Operational Excellence

September 23, 2019

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Guidance on The China Tariffs – List 3 of Sec. 301 Exclusions and Exemptions

August 21, 2019

By Rudy Ortiz, AEDC-MS Cybersecurity In Sept of 2018, the USTR released List 3 of Section 301 which contained those items coming from China that would incur a 25% tariff upon arrival to the U.S. Obviously, this tariff has negatively impacted U.S. businesses significantly, especially those that were unaware of the tariff and/or had no…

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Ransomware halts production for days at major airplane parts manufacturer

June 18, 2019

Nearly 1,000 employees sent home for the entire week, on paid leave. ASCO, one of the world’s largest suppliers of airplane parts, has ceased production in factories across four countries due to a ransomware infection reported at its plant in Zaventem, Belgium.

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United States Announces Deal with Canada and Mexico to Lift Retaliatory Tariffs

May 20, 2019

USTRNEWS UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE www.ustr.gov Washington, D.C. 20508 202-395-3230 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2019 Contact: USTR Public & Media Affairs media@ustr.eop.gov United States Announces Deal with Canada and Mexico to Lift Retaliatory Tariffs Washington, DC –Today, the United States announced an agreement with Canada and Mexico to remove the…

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Supply Chain Hijacking Spree

May 3, 2019

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LockerGoga Ransomware Crippling The Manufacturing Industry

March 28, 2019

There is a new ransomeware that is targeting industrial manufacturing firms. The ransomware is called LockerGoga and it takes physical control of the equipment through the company’s computers. Read more about LockerGoga and how you can protect your company by selecting here.

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