Tuesday April 7, 2020

If you’re a local business owner, it’s time to get your pencils out. Zacharia Levine, Grand County’s Community & Economic Development Director, joins the newscast to announce a new local grant for Moab area businesses affected by the COVID-19 health crisis. He also overviews several state and federal loan programs. Plus, news from the Navajo Nation as KJZZ’s Tribal Natural Resources desk profiles the COVID-19 surge. And, an interview with Kristen Ramirez-Marsh, executive director of Full Circle Intertribal Center, on how the local nonprofit is continuing to nourish Indigenous people during this health crisis.

Show Notes:

Interview with Zacharia Levine (14:00 - 39:00 min)
Info on Grand County’s new grant, state and federal business loans –
https://www.grandcountyutah.net/149/Community-Economic-Development

Tribal Natural Resources Desk At KJZZ (00:00 - 5:00 min)
KJZZ, ‘Lacking Water and Electricity, Navajo COVID-19 Cases Surge’ –
https://fronterasdesk.org/content/1514251/lacking-water-and-electricity-navajo-covid-19-cases-surge?_ga=2.267300046.1782676814.1585941618-176248653.1560989966

Interview with Kristen Ramirez-Marsh, ED of FCIC (05:00 - 14:00 min)
Full Circle Intertribal Center –
https://www.facebook.com/FullCircleInterTribalCenterUT/
https://fullcircleintertribalcenter.org