Qualified Companies Eligible for the Job Protection Program

Qualified Companies Eligible for the Job Protection Program. A company must qualify as an at-risk industry to receive assists under the Job Protection Program. An at-risk industry (“At-Risk Industry”) is a company that has been operating in the State for not less than three (3) consecutive years. The company must have lost jobs or is at-risk of losing jobs because they have been outsourced. These jobs or the work to be performed by the company have been sent to an overseas provider or manufacturer located outside of the United States. The company must be financially sound, present evidence that the company can repay any debt and must not have defaulted on any previous loan from the State or Federal Government.