SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Centers in Indiana Closing Thursday, September 18^th

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Outreach Centers located in Bartholomew, Johnson, and Morgan counties will close Thursday, September 18^th at the close of business. The SBA urges homeowners, renters, businesses and non-profit organizations that are disaster victims to visit one of the Centers before they close to obtain assistance.

The locations of the Disaster Loan Outreach Centers are:

SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Centers
Bartholomew County		Johnson County		Morgan County
Columbus Enterprise Development Center		Johnson County Public Library		Morgan County Emergency Management Center
4920 N. Warren Street		Community Room		1798 East Morgan Street
Columbus IN 47203		401 State Street		Martinsville IN 46151
Hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.		Franklin IN 46131		Hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
		Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

All Centers will cease operations Thursday, September 18^th at the close of business.

“We want to express our sincere gratitude to the staff of the Columbus Enterprise Development Center, the Johnson County Public Library staff, and the Morgan County Emergency Management Center staff,” said Frank Skaggs, Director of SBA Field Operations Center East. “By providing the facilities for our Disaster Loan Outreach Centers, they have helped disaster victims in their communities. We deeply appreciate their generosity.”

Individuals and businesses may obtain information and loan applications 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. to 9 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. EDT, or by emailing our customer service center at disastercustomerservice@sba.gov. Business loan applications can also be downloaded from the SBA website at www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance. 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.

Victims may also apply for disaster loans from SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/.

The deadline for returning economic injury applications is March 11, 2009. The deadline to return physical loan applications expired August 11, 2008.

For more information about the SBA’s Disaster Loan Programs, visit our website at www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance.

Release Number: 08-645, IN 11286/11287