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SBA Disaster Assistance -- Field Operations Center- East - One Baltimore
Place, Suite 300 - Atlanta, GA 30308

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**Release Date:** February 14, 2007 **Contact:** Michael Lampton

**Release Number:** 07-242, WV 10789/10790 **Phone:** 404-347-3771

**SBA DISASTER LOAN OUTREACH CENTER TO CLOSE**

**FOR PRESIDENT'S DAY, FEBRUARY 19;**

**CLOSING PERMANENTLY ON FEBRUARY 22**

**HUNTINGTON, W.Va.** --The U.S. Small Business Administration announces
today that its Disaster Loan Outreach Center in West Virginia will close
on **Monday, February 19**, in recognition of President's Day. The
Center will resume normal operations on Tuesday, February 20 and will
remain open until Thursday, February 22, 2007.

Additionally, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announces
today that due to a steady decrease of activity, the Disaster Loan
Outreach Center located in Cabell County will close **Thursday, February
22, 2007** at the close of business.

SBA urges disaster victims to visit the Center before the closing to
obtain one-on-one assistance and information about SBA's disaster
assistance program. SBA also encourages those victims who receive
applications to return the completed applications as quickly as
possible. The Center is located at:

**[CABELL COUNTY]{.underline}**

Cabell Emergency Service Building

846 8^th^ Avenue

Huntington, West Virginia 25701

Open: Monday, Feb. 12 - Friday; Feb. 16; 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

> Tuesday, Feb. 20 -Thursday; Feb. 22; 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

**Closing: Thursday, Feb. 22 at close of business**

"We want to express our sincere gratitude to the staff of Cabell County
Emergency Service," said Frank Skaggs, Director of SBA Field Operations
Center East. "By providing the facility for our Disaster Loan Outreach
Center, they have helped disaster victims in their community. We deeply
appreciate their generosity."

Anyone unable to visit the Center may obtain an application or SBA
program information by calling the SBA's Customer Service Center at
1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for the hearing-impaired), Monday through
Friday from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. (EST). Business loan applications can
also be downloaded from the SBA website at
[www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance.]{.underline} Completed
applications should be returned to the Center or mailed to: U.S. Small
Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925
Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX. 76155.

**The filing deadline to return applications for property damage is
[March 20, 2007.]{.underline} The deadline to return economic injury
applications is [October 19, 2007]{.underline}**.

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*For more information about the SBA's Disaster Loan Programs, visit our
website at
[www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance](http://www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance)*