ATLANTA –
  
  The U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today due to a steady decrease in activity, that the Business Recovery Centers (BRCs) in
  
   Broward, Highlands and Palm Beach counties
  
  will cease operations on
  
   Saturday, Dec. 9
  
  at 6 p.m., close of business.  The Center in
  
   Broward/Palm Beach County
  
  is located at Carol Sims Center, 225 NW 12th Avenue, Boynton Beach, FL 33435.  The Center in
  
   Highlands
  
  
   County
  
  is located at Bert J. Harris Agricultural Center, 4509 West George Blvd., Sebring, FL 33875.
Businesses that sustained economic injury due to Hurricane Irma are encouraged to submit an SBA disaster loan application.
  To locate the nearest recovery center or obtain information about the disaster loan program, call SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or by sending an email to
  
   disastercustomerservice@sba.gov
  
  .  Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at
  
   https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela
  
  .  Loan applications can be downloaded from
  
   www.sba.gov
  
  .  Completed applications should be returned to a recovery center or mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.  For more information about SBA recovery assistance, visit
  
   www.sba.gov/disaster
  
  .
  The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage expired on
  
Nov. 24, 2017
.
  The deadline to return economic injury applications is
  
June 11, 2018.
 
  ATLANTA –
 
 The U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today due to a steady decrease in activity, that the Business Recovery Centers (BRCs) in
 
  Broward, Highlands and Palm Beach counties
 
 will cease operations on
 
  Saturday, Dec. 9
 
 at 6 p.m., close of business.  The Center in
 
  Broward/Palm Beach County
 
 is located at Carol Sims Center, 225 NW 12th Avenue, Boynton Beach, FL 33435.  The Center in
 
  Highlands
 
 
  County
 
 is located at Bert J. Harris Agricultural Center, 4509 West George Blvd., Sebring, FL 33875.
 ATLANTA –
 Broward, Highlands and Palm Beach counties
 Saturday, Dec. 9
 Broward/Palm Beach County
 Highlands
 County
Businesses that sustained economic injury due to Hurricane Irma are encouraged to submit an SBA disaster loan application.
 To locate the nearest recovery center or obtain information about the disaster loan program, call SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or by sending an email to
 
  disastercustomerservice@sba.gov
 
 .  Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at
 
  https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela
 
 .  Loan applications can be downloaded from
 
  www.sba.gov
 
 .  Completed applications should be returned to a recovery center or mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.  For more information about SBA recovery assistance, visit
 
  www.sba.gov/disaster
 
 .
 The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage expired on
 
Nov. 24, 2017
.
 The deadline to return economic injury applications is
 
June 11, 2018.
Nov. 24, 2017
June 11, 2018.