The Franklin Park Mall announced this afternoon that effective 7p Monday March 23 they would close their doors until at least April 7 when they expect to reopen. Citing the reason for the closing "the health of our Toledo community being the top priority"
Meanwhile the Lucas County Clerk of Courts is announcing that two Lucas County Auto Title offices will remain closed until further notice due to the COVID 19 crisis and to reduce the possible contact between the public and our employees. This is being done voluntarily and in the interest of safety for our citizens and our employees. The offices that are closed and will remain closed are as follows: Lucas County Auto Title, 1600 Madison Ave., Toledo, OH 43604 and Lucas County Auto Title, 4456 Heatherdowns Blvd., Toledo, OH 43614. Our two remaining Auto Title offices located at 4900 N. McCord Rd., Sylvania, OH 43560 and Lucas County Auto Title, 3034 Navarre Ave., Oregon, OH 43616 will be open at regular business hours, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Finally, we have ceased all U.S. Passport application processes at our Lucas County Auto Title offices until further notice.
ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Ohio small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza announced today. SBA acted under its own authority, as provided by the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act that was recently signed by the President, to declare a disaster following a request received from Gov. Mike DeWine on March 17, 2020. The disaster declaration makes SBA assistance available in the entire state of Ohio.
Applicants may apply online, receive additional disaster assistance information and download applications at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela. Applicants may also call SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for more information on SBA disaster assistance. Individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing may call (800) 877-8339. Completed applications should be mailed to U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.