Small nonfarm businesses in 11 Arizona counties and neighboring counties in New Mexico are now eligible to apply for low‑interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center‑West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary counties that began Sept. 19.
- Primary Arizona counties: Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima and Santa Cruz;
- Neighboring Arizona counties: Apache, Gila, Maricopa, Navajo, Pinal and Yuma;
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