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How Will Idaho's Small Business Owners Benefit From Federal Aid Package?

The federal government’s nearly 2 trillion dollar aid package earmarks about $350 billion in federally guaranteed loans to small businesses. That said, local businesses are already hurting - in many cases, bleeding cash reserves just to stay open - for weeks. Troy Oppie reports on what some owners are facing.

 

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Troy Oppie is a reporter and local host of 'All Things Considered' for Boise State Public Radio News.

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