TAHLEQUAH AREA CHAMBER

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As of Friday, June 5, 2020, the City of Tahlequah is in the 3rd and final phase of the reopening of the Tahlequah economy.
Click here: Executive Order No. 2020-3 to view the City of Tahlequah 3 phased reopening guidelines.

Business Relief and Financial Resources

Oklahoma Department of Commerce

Oklahoma Business Relief Program

NOTICE: The OBRP application is now closed and Commerce is no longer taking new applications.

Phase 2 Update for Financial Institutions: The financial institution application period closed for Phase 1 after initial funding was exhausted. Registered financial institutions should continue to take business applications from customers and prepare to submit new and existing forms for Phase 2 funding starting at 8 AM on July 14, 2020.
Phase 2 Update for Businesses: Businesses should continue to work with their financial institutions to apply for this program. Businesses that have already applied, but have not received an update on their application status should contact their financial institution. Applications that were submitted by financial institutions after Phase 1 funding was exhausted are valid for Phase 2 funding. Contact your bank or credit union for details about your existing application.

Complete the 2020 Census

The Census is a survey taken every 10 years to get an overall look at communities all across the United States and how to better serve them. The census is used by lawmakers, business owners, teachers, and many others to help determine funding, congressional representation, and more. Oklahoma stands to lose up to $1,675 per person per year, for the next 10 years in federal support for programs that use Census data such as healthcare, parks and roads, education and more. When everyone counts, everyone wins. So, #OKLetsCount!

The 2020 Census is now live! Click here to begin the questionnaire

Tour Tahlequah

"For a day or a stay, just get away to Tahlequah." For vacation packages and suggestions visit TourTahlequah.com or call 918-456-3742.

The Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to present

the 2020 Board of Director candidate slate to the Membership

We are late in conducting the new director elections due to the pandemic, as the slate is typically published to the membership before April 1. Members have the right of petition regarding the presented director slate:

Right of Petition: Additional Director candidates can be formally nominated by a petition bearing the genuine signature of at least twenty-five (25) Chamber members in good standing. Such petition shall be filed with the nominating committee within ten (10) days after the Nominating Committee’s publication. The Nominating Committee is the final authority as to the authenticity of the petition(s).
Determination: If no petition is filed within the designated period, all nominations shall be closed and the Nominating Committee’s slate of candidates shall be declared elected by the Board of Directors at their regular June board meeting and the newly elected Directors will take office July 1.

If an authenticated petition presents additional candidates, the names of all candidates shall be arranged on a ballot in alphabetical order. The Board of Directors will be instructed to vote for the number of candidates required to fill expiring terms; ballots with more nominees marked than necessary will be discarded.
Nominees are:
Josh Hutchins (1 year term)
Loyal Plumb (1 year term)
Lisa Pinnick (3 year term)
Denisse Ramos (3 year term)
Josh Winn (3 year term)
Amanda Lamberson (3 year term)

Thank you for your continued support of your local chamber. If you have any questions, please contact the Governance Chair, Anna Knight, at aknight@cherokee.org.

U.S Small Business Administration

Paycheck Protection Program

The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, posted a revised, borrower-friendly Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness application implementing the PPP Flexibility Act of 2020, signed into law by President Trump on June 5, 2020. In addition to revising the full forgiveness application, SBA also published a new EZ version of the forgiveness application that applies to borrowers that:

Are self-employed and have no employees; OR
Did not reduce the salaries or wages of their employees by more than 25%, and did not reduce the number or hours of their employees; OR
Experienced reductions in business activity as a result of health directives related to COVID-19, and did not reduce the salaries or wages of their employees by more than 25%.

View the EZ Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Forgiveness Application
View the Revised Full Application PPP Forgiveness Application

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many local businesses are altering how they provide customer service and are quickly changing business procedures. Update or add your listing of special operations for your restaurant or business during this time of crisis.

Health Updates

Business Resources