COVID-19 & Reopening the Economy Resources

Companies & Employees

These federal, state, local and corporate resources can provide information and assistance to companies and employees in the Northern Kentucky region and commonwealth of Kentucky in response to COVID-19 and as states begin to reopen their economies.

Tri-ED is committed to supporting and serving our clients and Northern Kentucky businesses in partnership with our communities. We are working to measure the economic impact of the pandemic on the Northern Kentucky business community and we would appreciate you completing a brief online survey https://nkyusa.wpengine.com/nky-company-survey/ It will take less than 10 minutes to complete.

We encourage you to reach out to our team if we can be of assistance. Our contact information is available here.

In addition to the resources listed below, REDI Cincinnati has created a page of programs and resources covering the 16-county and three-state region that it represents. (Requirements by Sector are at healthyatwork

Resources are listed in the following categories (clicking the link will take you to that section):
Reopening the Economy
Federal Legislation
National Resources & Federal Agencies
Kentucky
Northern Kentucky
NKY Cities
Entrepreneur and Startup Resources
Support Small Businesses

REOPENING THE ECONOMY

Kentucky: Mandatory Requirements for All Businesses

Kentucky: Requirements by Sector – healthyatwork.ky.gov

Kentucky: Benchmarks for Reopening the Economy

Kentucky: Frequently Asked Questions on Reopening the Economy

Kentucky Chamber of Commerce: Restart Kentucky (A Responsible Plan for Returning to Work)

NKY Health Department: Business Toolkit

Cushman & Wakefield: Guide for Reopening Your Workplace

Cushman & Wakefield: Warehouse Readiness Essentials Checklist

Cushman & Wakefield: Retail Readiness Essentials Checklist

Kroger: Sharing What We’ve Learned: A Blueprint for Businesses

LEAR: Safe Work Playbook

RESTART Task Force: Principles of a Responsible Return

FEDERAL LEGISLATION

CARES Act Legislation

Briefing with NKY Chamber, NKU, Graydon and Rudler on Tuesday, March 31

Briefing with NKY Chamber, NKU, DBL Law and Clark Shaefer Hackett on Monday, March 30

Briefing with NKY Chamber, NKU, Frost Brown Todd and VonLehman on Friday, March 27

CARES Act Programs for Businesses

U.S. Chamber of Commerce – Coronavirus Emergency Loans Guide and Checklist

U.S. Small Business Administration Loan Overview – Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Progam (PPP) (from KYSBDC)

U.S. Treasury – Paycheck Protection Program

U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship – Small Business Owner’s Guide to the CARES Act

U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship – Paycheck Protection Program FAQs

U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee – CARES Act Summary

Families First Coronavirus Response Act

U.S. Department of Labor – Questions and Answers

U.S. Department of Labor – Employee Paid Leave Rights

NATIONAL RESOURCES & FEDERAL AGENCIES

U.S. Chamber of Commerce – Combating the Coronavirus

U.S. Small Business Administration – Disaster Loan Assistance

U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Critical Infrastructure Workforce

IRS – Coronavirus Tax Relief

U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers from the CDC

Pandemic Planning from the Department of Homeland Security

Preparedness Planning for Businesses from the Department of Homeland Security

Preparedness Planning for Families from the Department of Homeland Security

KENTUCKY

Kentucky COVID-19 website: www.kycovid19.ky.gov Hotline: 800-722-5725

Kentucky FAQ on KYSAFER: https://govstatus.egov.com/kysafer-compliance

Kentucky Education & Workforce Development Cabinet: Unemployment Insurance – Employer Handbook for COVID-19

Kentucky Career Center: https://workforce.ky.gov/ (Employers & Employees – Unemployment Insurance)

Kentucky Chamber of Commerce: https://www.kychamber.com/coronavirus

Kentucky Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Contact: https://www.ksbdc.org/coronavirus

Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development: http://thinkkentucky.com/

NORTHERN KENTUCKY

Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce: http://www.nkychamber.com/news/covid-19/

Northern Kentucky Office – Kentucky Career Center: https://nkcareercenter.org/

Northern Kentucky Health Department: https://nkyhealth.org/individual-or-family/health-alerts/coronavirus/

Boone County: https://www.boonecountyky.org/

Campbell County: https://campbellcountyky.gov/

Kenton County: https://www.kentoncounty.org/

CITIES

The Northern Kentucky cities listed below have a specific webpage with COVID-19 related information. For a full list of the 36 cities, and their websites, in Boone, Campbell and Kenton Counties, please visit our partner page.

City of Alexandria: https://alexandriaky.org/covid-19-information/

City of Cold Spring: https://coldspringky.gov/covid-19-information/

City of Covington: https://www.covingtonky.gov/alerts/id/31154/covid-19-info
Emergency Disaster and Rent & Mortgage Business Assistance Program

City of Mentor: https://cityofmentor.com/category/covid-19/

City of Union: https://www.cityofunionky.org/information-about-the-corona-virus/

City of Wilder: https://wilderky.gov/covid-19-resources/