Movie Theater Owners Fret As Federal Government Struggles To Get Covid-19 Relief Program Up And Running
deadline.comThe closure of Pacific Theatres and ArcLight may have sounded alarm bells over the dire state of exhibition due to the coronavirus pandemic, but theater owners are especially frustrated, anxious and unnerved that a signature government lifeline so far has struggled to get up and running.The Shuttered Venues Operators Grant (SVOG), as the Small Business Association program is known, was to have started to receive applications last week, more than three months after $15 billion was initially allocated as part of a year-end Covid-19 relief package.But technical glitches forced the SBA to shut down the portal, with no word yet on when it will get back up and running.There also is confusion about the application process, concern over the lack of
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