Share
To see local CARES act funding at work, Congressman Jim Costa toured a Fresno business that switched out operations due to the pandemic.
Total Concept Enterprises in southeast Fresno switched from manufacturing fasteners and metal fabrications to developing plastic safety partitions.
“Let’s support the home team,” said Costa, a Fresno Democrat. “We’ve learned that we are over reliant on a supply chain that involves the most important aspects of our lives: health and safety from foreign sources.”
The CARES Act, the third coronavirus relief package signed into law, sent $2 trillion dollars in relief to critical industries, small business owners, and American families. Total Concept Enterprises used some of that money to change direction and provide workplace safety materials to combat the pandemic.
$1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Forthcoming
GV Wire℠ asked Costa about a possible infrastructure bill coming out of Congress.
“In many ways prior to this pandemic, we were living on the investments our parents and grandparents made a generation ago,” said Costa. “We’re talking about transportation. We’re talking about water. We’re talking about schools.
Costa says the American Society of Civil Engineers believes the real price tag to get our infrastructure caught up is between $2 trillion and $3 trillion.
“We are going to be introducing legislation next week — a Democratic House proposal — that will be about $1.5 trillion. Maybe a little more or less,” said Costa. “I’ve been trying to get a medical school here (in the Valley) for years. A medical school would make a big difference.”
Buying Local PPE
California’s Manufacturing Network advocates for local businesses. CMTC strongly urges people and businesses to try to buy products from local companies.
“All businesses, government agencies, churches, nonprofits, and schools need to buy PPE,” said CMTC’s Craig Scharton. “If they purchase their PPE from local manufacturers, they’ll help to keep business running, employees working, and our public services funded.”
CMTC provided a list of Central Valley companies making PPE:
PPE Providers-An Inexhausitve List | |||||||
Country Plastics | Ear Savers | jay.ayres@countryplastics.net | www.countryplastics.net | 559-597-2556 | |||
Blue Dolphin/Pi Shop | Face Shields, Covid Cubilces (clear cubicles) | Kent.Pelisari@thepishop.org | www.pishop.org | 559-481-5004 | |||
Snowflake Designs | Fabric Masks | ladonna@snowflakedesigns.com | https://www.snowflakedesigns.com | 888-509-6234 | |||
CTEC High School | Face Shields | jdelano@fcoe.org | www.fcoe.org | 559443-4861 | |||
Precision Plastics | Face Shields | fwalker@precisionplasticsinc.com | https://www.precisionplasticsinc.com/ | 1-800-955-8910 | |||
Dumont Printing | Face Shields/Floor Safety Decals/Safety Posters/Sneeze Gaurds & Counter Shields | brendaf@DumontPrinting.com | www.dumontprinting.com | 1-800-248-6311 | |||
First Fold Tie Dye | Cloth Masks | firstfoldtiedye@gmail.com | https://www.facebook.com/firstfoldtiedye | 559-485-1416 | |||
Uppitees Fashions and Designs | Cloth Masks | uppiteesfashions@gmail.com | https://www.facebook.com/uppiteesfashions | 559-859-1924 | |||
KLSD | Cloth Masks | https://www.klsd.shop | https://www.klsd.shop/ | 559-286-5331 | |||
Whole Earth Laboratories | Commercial Strength Cleaning Solutions | https://www.welaboratories.com/ | www.welaboratories.com | 415-419-5027 | |||
Total Concept Enterprises | Clear Plastic Space Dividers | sales@totalconceptent.com | www.totalconceptent.com | 559.485.8413 | |||
Wells Upholstery | Cloth Masks | evonne@wellsupholstery.com | www.wellsupholtery.com | 559-265-2511 | |||
Monster City Studios | Face Shields | jamesp@monstercitystudios.com denim@monstercitystudios.com |
www.monstercitystudios.com | 559.498.0540 | |||
Riley’s Brewing | Hand Sanitizer | cecilia@rileysbrewing.us | www.rileysbrewing.us | 559-673-8021 | |||
AlphaGraphics | Space Dividers/Safety Posters/Social Distance Floor Decals | https://www.alphagraphics.com | 559-476-2900 | ||||
Fresno IdeaWorks | Face Shields | janelleo@fresnoideaworks.org | https://fresnoideaworks.wildapricot.org/ | (559) 840-8749 | |||
Professional Print and Mail | Safety Signage | https://www.printfresno.com/ | (800) 654-7468 | ||||
Craig Scharton, Client Advisor | |||||||
CMTC-Central Valley | |||||||
559-281-9129 | |||||||
cscharton@cmtc.com | |||||||
San Joaquin Valley PPE Resources (Text)
RELATED TOPICS:
Newsom Tussles With Local Officials Over Homelessness
3 hours ago
Fresno Police Arrest Two Women Suspected in Targeted Shootings
3 hours ago
Oreo Maker Mondelez Sues Aldi, Alleging Grocery Chain Copies Its Packaging to Confuse Customers
49 minutes ago
FAA Demands an Accident Investigation Into SpaceX’s Latest Out-of-Control Starship Flight
53 minutes ago
In Marseille, a Shadow Becomes Art in Banksy’s Latest Street Mural
58 minutes ago
Newsom Tussles With Local Officials Over Homelessness
3 hours ago
Fresno Police Arrest Two Women Suspected in Targeted Shootings
3 hours ago
Oreo Maker Mondelez Sues Aldi, Alleging Grocery Chain Copies Its Packaging to Confuse Customers
49 minutes ago
FAA Demands an Accident Investigation Into SpaceX’s Latest Out-of-Control Starship Flight
53 minutes ago
In Marseille, a Shadow Becomes Art in Banksy’s Latest Street Mural
58 minutes ago
Newsom Tussles With Local Officials Over Homelessness
3 hours ago
Fresno Police Arrest Two Women Suspected in Targeted Shootings
3 hours ago
California School Awards Dinner at Disneyland Comes With Hefty Price Tag
14 minutes ago
Categories

California School Awards Dinner at Disneyland Comes With Hefty Price Tag

Oreo Maker Mondelez Sues Aldi, Alleging Grocery Chain Copies Its Packaging to Confuse Customers

FAA Demands an Accident Investigation Into SpaceX’s Latest Out-of-Control Starship Flight

In Marseille, a Shadow Becomes Art in Banksy’s Latest Street Mural
