When Superstorm Sandy left Denise Erickson’s home with a collapsed foundation, a loan from the Small Business Administration looked like the best deal in town. She got more than $150,000 from the SBA to help fix her family’s Bellmore home, …
Louisiana’s Department of Public Safety says it has taken steps to address problems detailed in a new state audit, including a lack of financial controls that led to misappropriation of more than $69,000 by three Office of Motor Vehicle employees …
The Mississippi Legislature met in a three-hour session Thursday approved $17 million to help pay for recovery from disasters, including tornadoes that recently pounded the state. Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signed the funding measure, Senate Bill 2001, and it became …
SMI President, Scott Crennan, announced the debut of a new company, Disaster Recovery Services (DRS). After Hurricane Sandy in late 2012, much of the Northeast’s retail stores were severely damaged from water, fire, smoke and mold. SMI’s disaster recovery services …
With hurricane season a few weeks away, Security First Insurance Company, the fourth largest homeowners insurance provider in Florida, has developed a new platform aimed at speeding up the response time and recovery process for its nearly 180,000 policyholders in …
At a time when extreme weather events are frequently occurring, leaders within the United States commercial real estate industry are largely unprepared to maintain daily business operations according to a recent IndustryEdgesurvey conducted by Travelers. The results indicate that 57 …
Legislation to create a disaster recovery information website that is more accessible and that would allow multiple contributors including citizens wanting to document local damage has been approved by the Oklahoma House of Representatives. State Rep. Joe Dorman, who authored …
Rhode Island has been awarded over $3.2 million in federal funding for recovery related to Superstorm Sandy. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the state’s initial share of Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery money on Wednesday. …
Southeastern Vermont businesses still working to recover from Tropical Storm Irene may have some help coming. State officials have announced that the Vermont Community Development Program has decided to award the money to two regional development corporations in Springfield and …
A cross between a truck and a boat built by a small South Carolina company is designed to help respond in a new world of increasingly wet disasters brought on by global warming. The Amphibious Responder, depending on configuration, can …