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Connecticut residents to receive relief after major flooding [Video]

CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — Help is now available for homeowners and businesses affected by August’s deadly flooding. Local and state officials are highlighting efforts by the Small Business Administration.

FEMA is opening a recovery office on Wednesday. FEMA said it has already registered more than 900 people, and more than $2 million is available to people affected by August’s deadly flooding.

The Small Business Administration has already opened two recovery centers, and on Tuesday, top officials will visit one of them to demonstrate the government’s efforts to help business owners.

Over 900 Connecticut residents registered for FEMA relief after historic flooding

WTNH has talked to many of them in the past six weeks. From chicken farms to day care centers, businesses were destroyed, and they had to start over from scratch.

In-person help is available at two different locations, Oxford and Monroe. Meanwhile, FEMA is about to open a similar center …

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OFB grant is helping young professionals get their start in the industry [Video]

Photo provided by the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation. The executive director of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation says a new grant program is helping young professionals get their start in the industry. Kelly Burns says eligible start-up businesses have to have a widespread impact on state agriculture. Creating long term, sustainable employment opportunities,” she says. […]