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Concerned about SVOG Eligibility? This Sample Letter May Help

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Disaster Assistance issued its Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) preliminary application checklist on March 5. Since then, some live entertainment industry advocates have voiced concerns that many hard-hit businesses will be excluded from relief. PLSN has received a sample letter that readers can send to key officials in a push to ensure that SVOG eligibility doesn’t get narrowed in scope.

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A Q&A on the New Ownership at Main Light Industries

WILMINGTON, DE – PLSN spoke with Michael Cannon and Aidas Gimbutas about the recent sale of Main Light Industries. Gimbutas, who founded the company in 1981, and Cannon, co-founder and former CEO of 4Wall, announced March 1 that Cannon had acquired Main Light’s assets and operations and will now lead the company as Main Light’s president and CEO.

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South Africa’s Magic Arm Lighting is Putting Titan Tubes to Good Use

JOHANNESBURG – Brent Sauls of Magic Arm Lighting is a South Africa-based freelance gaffer and cinematographer who has been working on commercials, movies and TV shows over a 15-year span. Last year, he invested in eight Astera Titan Tubes supplied by distributor DWR, and Sauls has been putting them to good use on a variety of projects ever since.

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