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Train derailment that happened on 2-17-10 in front of the old Dunson Mill.  Five of the nine derailed were diesel locomotives and one was a tanker car.

                                                                         Economic Injury Loans for Small Businesses

                                                      SBA Disaster Assistance – Field Operations Center- East – 101 Marietta Street, NW, Suite 700, Atlanta , GA 30303

Release Date:   January 6, 2010                                                            Contact: Michael Lampton

Release Number: 10-175, AL   11999                                                           Phone:  404-331-0333

SBA Disaster Loans Available in Georgia

Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration

ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private
non-profit organizations of all sizes located in parts of Georgia as a result of excessive rain and flooding that began on Jan. 1, 2009.

These loans are available in the following counties: Carroll, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Clay, Dade, Early, Floyd, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Muscogee, Polk, Quitman, Seminole, Stewart, Troup and Walker in Georgia .

“These counties are eligible because they are contiguous to one or more primary counties in
Alabama .  The Small Business Administration recognizes that disasters do not usually stop at county or state lines. For that reason, counties adjacent to primary counties named in the declaration are included,” according to Frank Skaggs, director of SBA’s Field Operations Center East.

“When the Secretary of Agriculture issues a disaster declaration to help farmers recover from damages and losses to crops, the Small Business Administration issues a declaration to assist eligible entities affected by the same disaster,” said Skaggs.

Under this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is available to eligible farm-related and nonfarm-related entities that suffered financial losses as a direct result of this disaster. Farmers and ranchers are not eligible to apply to SBA.

Victims may qualify for loans up to $2 million.  These loans are available at a 4 percent interest rate with terms up to 30 years.  The SBA determines eligibility based on the size of the applicant, type of activity and its financial resources.  Loan amounts and terms are set by the SBA and are based on each applicant’s financial condition.  Under this disaster declaration, the SBA cannot provide loans to agricultural producers.

Disaster loan information and application forms may be obtained by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the hearing-impaired) Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST or by sending an e-mail to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.  Loan applications can be downloaded from the SBA’s Web site at www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance. Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center , 14925 Kingsport Road , Fort Worth , TX 76155 . 

Those affected by the disaster may apply for disaster loans from SBA’s secure Web site at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/.

Completed loan applications must be returned to SBA no later than August 23, 2010.

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