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Minority-Owned Small Businesses Were Largely Shut Out Of PA’s First Coronavirus Loan Program

By Charlotte Keith/Spotlight PA | July 31, 2020

Dan Gleiter / PennLive for Spotlight PA

PA POST – State officials are trying again, this time with a grant program targeted at the smallest and most vulnerable operations.

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