Michael Inwald claims to have no idea why April has been designated as National Grilled Cheese Month, but as the founder of the Cheeseboy chain, he is not about to pass up a homage to fromage. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has sent a letter to the federal Small Business Administration seeking financial assistance for small businesses and private nonprofits that suffered losses because of Boston Marathon bombings last week. Patrick on Friday asked the federal agency to issue a special declaration for Suffolk County that would make available low-cost SBA loans. “Requesting this federal aid will help Boston and the Commonwealth recover faster from the tragic events that unfolded at the Marathon,” Patrick said. If the Small Business Administration grants Patrick’s request and issues what it known as an Economic Injury Declaration, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, or MEMA, MEMA would work with the SBA and the Boston Office of Emergency Management to determine which businesses might be eligible for loans. Massachusetts economy grew at a solid pace in the first three months of 2013, with jobs, wages and salaries on the rise, according to a report released Friday by the University of Massachusetts and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Abe & Louie's steakhouse and Atlantic Fish Co., two restaurants on Boston's Boylston Street, will reopen for business on Saturday at 5 p.m. after a 12-day closure following the Boston Marathon bombings, the restaurants' parent company said Friday. Office supply giant Staples Inc. has just unveiled a solar power installation at its Framingham headquarters. Company officials said they worked with SunEdison on a project that resulted in a 685 kilowatt solar installation on the 650,000 square-foot office building that serves as Staples' headquarters. Love your job and where you work? Tell us all about it. The parent of Honey Dew Donuts, a Plainville-based chain of more than 150 stores, said that participating locations will donate 10 percent of sales made in stores on April 29 to the One Fund Boston. | | |
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