By Andy Medici and David Ajamy – Dallas Business Journal Jun 26, 2020, 5:50pm CDT Updated Jul 2, 2020, 3:11pm CDT The Federal Reserve’s $600 billion Main Street Lending Program has been signing up lenders — but not all DFW banks have joined up. The program — first announced as part of the Fed’s larger $2.3

By Taylor Tompkins – Data Reporter, Dallas Business Journal Jul 3, 2020, 8:33am EDT Community bank leaders from across the country met with the United States treasury secretary Wednesday to discuss the federal government’s financial response to the coronavirus pandemic’s effects — and North Texas had a seat at the table. Vista

Family-owned, century-old Vista Bank weathered Texas’ devastating Dust Bowl, endured a couple world wars and survived the bank-busting Great Recession. Now, as a highly contagious virus infects the global economy, the 15-location community bank is taking on one of the biggest business loan programs ever launched in the U.S. Vista

THU, APR 16 20201:38 PM EDT CNBC’s Kelly Evans discusses how community banks worked diligently with interagency support including the Federal Reserve and the Small Business Administration to roll out the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), helping keep real people off the unemployment line. Driving home the need for a second

BY ALEX EDWARDS • JUL 29, 2020 The government has been hard at work in its efforts to save small businesses in the U.S. from the backlash of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was rolled out months ago to help businesses with 500 employees or fewer keep their workforce employed.

August 6, 2020 by James Thomas, Southern Dallas Magazine In the wake of the pandemic, over 41% of black-owned businesses across the United States have closed for good. As many small to mid-sized businesses struggle across the nation – the fight continues as they do everything realistically possible to keep the doors open. 

By Rebecca Ayers  – Staff Writer, Dallas Business Journal Now that the Paycheck Protection Program has come to an end, the Federal Reserve’s Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) is still winding up.  Reports show that demand in the initial roll-out of the MSLP hasn’t been nearly as high as it was with the

By Kerry Curry Senior Communications Writer Dr. Guy Culpepper, a family doctor for 32 years, started with just two employees and grew Bent Tree Family Physicians (Bent Tree) in Frisco, Texas, into a powerhouse 16-provider group with over 70 employees and 25,000 patients. As COVID-19 infections began to spread in

By Rob Schneider  – Managing Editor – Events, Dallas Business Journal The Dallas Business Journal is pleased to announce the third group of its 2020 honorees as part of its 18th annual Best Places to Work Awards. The list of winners was whittled down from several hundred nominees and were chosen to take part in