Local businesses eligible for federal loans due to low-snowfall

By Allison JoyIRON RIVER/LANSING – With record-low snowfalls in the U.P. and throughout the state, 42 Michigan counties are covered by a disaster designation for drought from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which has prompted relief funding through loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA).“Through SBA declarations related to those [USDA] designations, businesses in these counties…