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GOVERNMENT | HARVEY RECOVERY Small businesses affected by Harvey may be eligible for HUD grants By KATHRYN EASTBURN If you go “Most of the time, HUD Development Partnership, mom-and-pop operations amount of loss in dollars, The Daily News funds are directly related along with representatives to fairly sophisticated or- the amount of insurance What: Texas Back to housing,” land office of the land office, are spon- ganizations,” Padgett said. received or applied for and Small Galveston County in Business Workshop, any loans, grants or other businesses affected by Hur- spokeswoman Brittany soring the event. “We had a cattle farmer sponsored by the funding received related ricane Harvey might be el- Eck said. “We’ve success- “The complexity of ap- call the other day, and we Galveston Economic fully made the argument plying for these funds got him in touch with cus- to Harvey-caused damage. igible for grants of $50,000 Development to HUD that without jobs, shouldn’t be the burden of tomer assistance.” They also will be required to $250,000 from the U.S. Partnership people can’t live in these the people applying,” Eck Eligible businesses must to provide additional back- Department of Housing When: 1 p.m. to ground information about and Urban Development. 3 p.m. Jan. 9 areas — particularly small said. “We’ve appointed reside within the 49 coun- businesses that hire low- to case managers to help with ties identified by the land the business and must be The Texas Back in Busi- Where: Sea Star willing to provide addi- ness program, which has Base, 7509 Broadway, in middle-low-income peo- applications, and we’re office as having received pl e.” working with chambers significant damage in Hur- tional financial records for $100 million for the grants, Galveston. the underwriting process. is administered by the Tex- For More: 409-770- Grants are available to of commerce and other ricane Harvey. small businesses as de- organizations to spread To qualify, a company The application is free, as General Land Office. 0216 and awards will be made as fined by Small Business the word that there is help must have been in busi- Applications will be ac- eligibility is verified upon Administration guidelines available in the application ness on Aug. 25, 2017; it cepted through March 2. flooded much of the coun- completion of the applica- Harvey caused an es- ty, is the first of its kind — outlined on the application process.” must be a small for-profit tion. Awards will continue website at www.texasback- Businesses of all sizes business as defined by the timated $125 billion in an economic revitalization to be made until all of the inbusiness.com. have already expressed in- Small Business Adminis- damage and many small program created to help designated $100 million is businesses are still recover- A workshop session for terest in the program, said tration; and it must have small businesses but not distributed, according to ing, according to the land those interested in apply- Kim Padgett of The Padgett sustained physical and/or the land office. office. affiliated with the Small ing for a grant will be held Group, which is in charge economic damage from The program, which Business Administration Jan. 9 at Sea Star Base, 7509 of public relations for the Harvey. Kathryn Eastburn: 409-683- comes two and a half years or FEMA, according to the Broadway, in Galveston. land office’s campaign. Applicants will be re- 5257; kathryn.eastburn@galvnews. after rains from Harvey land office. The Galveston Economic “We’ve heard from quired to document the com.

TELEVISION | NIGHTTIME GAME ‘Jeopardy!’ titans compete for $1 million, ‘Greatest’ title

By LYNN ELBER trash talking without any- TV with $4.69 rack up unlimited wins. one ‘punching down.’” million in “Jeopardy!” Subsequent tournament »»LOS ANGELES Rutter considers the play. Jennings holds the play has seen Rutter con- players to be evenly winning-streak record, 74 sistently triumph. But Jen- The Super Bowl is weeks matched in their skills. games, and has collected nings can claim a qualified away, but for “Jeopardy!” “It’s really all about buzz- $3.37 million. Holzhauer exhibition victory: During addicts the er timing and knowledge, set and broke more than a a 2011 face-off with IBM’s big game is and all of us are pretty dozen records for the larg- , the computer won here: All- good at that,” he said. “Per- est single-day winnings, but Jennings topped Rutter time top sonality-wise, I think Ken won the 2019 Tournament to come in second. money win- is probably the jokiest of of Champions and earned The contestants share ners Brad the three, like he throws lit- $2.7 million in winnings. obvious ability — along Rutter, Ken tle quips in, and I’m a little Jennings Rutter is the veteran with gender. Might a future ALEX and James too focused. ... James is also player, making his first “Greatest” contest be more TREBEK Holzhauer ERIC MCCANDLESS/ABC ready with the quips, but “Jeopardy!” appearance inclusive? are facing Contestants , left, and he’s got the analytical thing nearly 20 years ago, in Oc- “Absolutely,” Friedman off for ultimate bragging appear on the set of “Jeopardy! The Great- down, too.” tober 2000, when champs replied. The contestant rights. est of All Time,” in Los Angeles. “But we all put a bunch were “retired” from reg- pool is more diverse and “The first person to of strategy into it,” Rutter ular-season play after five has more women since on- win three matches will be skill and high-roller Daily 16 “if necessary.” said. Any chance he’d share victories. Jennings’ first line testing was added to crowned the greatest of Double bets. For Jennings, knowing his? “Tune in to find out.” game was in June 2004, a make the initial application all time,” said executive “There was a lot of on- who he would face was both Rutter enters the contest year after the rules were process widely available, he producer Harry Fried- line chatter about, ‘Is he the stressful — “Usually, it’s any- as the top winner on any changed to allow players to said. man. The winner gets $1 greatest player of all time?’ body’s guess who makes the million, with $250,000 for ‘No, Ken Jennings, because finals” — and helpful. each runner-up in the con- he had that streak,’ or some- “I could look at tape of test that airs on consecutive body would say, ‘I think it’s them, and they’re both ex- nights beginning 7 p.m. on Brad Rutter, look at how tremely scary players, one of Tuesday. many times he’s won.’ So it whom (Rutter) I’ve played Checking Host cred- really sort of fell into place,” before. He usually finds a its the rookie for making the producer said. way to win. So I knew these “Jeopardy! The Greatest of Trebek, who is being are just going to be the fast- All Time” happen. treated for pancreatic can- est, smartest people I’ve ever That The tournament “was a cer as he’s continued host- seen holding a ‘Jeopardy!’ natural because of the ap- ing regular “Jeopardy!” buzzer,” Jennings said. pearance of James Holz- games, wasn’t asked directly Holzhauer also did his hauer,” Trebek said. “Prior if he was up to handling the homework. to that, there wasn’t a con- championship series as well. “I studied some more Pays You testant who measured up, “We discussed the idea esoteric facts with the ex- in the eyes of our viewers, of this competition with pectation that the writers * to Ken Jennings or Brad him because we wanted to would ramp up the ques- 3.00% Cash Back Rutter. And here comes make sure that he support- tion difficulty, but the big on everyday debit card purchases. James, and wins more ed it as a concept, first and thing I did to prepare was money faster than any- foremost. And he said, ‘Oh extra reps of buzzer prac- body else had ever done on yeah, let’s do.’ Enthusiasti- tice, knowing that Brad the show, and really caught cally,” Friedman said. and Ken are the two best America’s fancy.” “It’s part of my job,” Tre- in the history of the show Friedman said there bek said. He was “strug- on the signaling device,” he had been discussions with gling a bit” during the tap- said in an email. ABC about a rare prime- ing, he said, adding, “Well, It feels “crazy to be com- time foray for “Jeopardy!” it comes with the territory.” pared to the two best play- but the format was proving The high-profile contest ers that ever came before elusive until professional took place in December. me, but I know I can hang sports gambler Holzhauer To keep the outcome a with them,” Holzhauer said. steamrolled his way to glo- mystery, an ABC release “One nice factor is that the ry in 2019 with his smarts, has it running through Jan. three of us can have fun Annette’s Emporium Unique Handcrafted Gifts & Interiors 100% Made in the U.S.A. IT’S TIME FOR OUR Earn cash back every month just for doing things you “IT’S A REALLY, already do. With Kasasa Cash Back® checking from Texas First Bank get paid in cash every month you use your debit card ten times, get one direct deposit (like your REALLY BIG SALE” paycheck), and get your bank statement electronically. 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