Crisis relief is tantalizing, but patience, paperwork, will be key

Care to get a loan that might be the difference between making payroll or shutting the doors amid the coronavirus pandemic? The federal government, through the much-anticipated Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, is here to help.

Of course, like most government things, even when designed to help, details are somewhat byzantine. Lawyers and bankers across the region have been analyzing the $2.2 trillion stimulus bill since President Trump signed it into law March 27.