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The 2020 Tech Project of the Year Award recognized Geographic Solutions’ massive effort to launch a record number of UI/PUA systems in the midst of a global pandemic.

Using the Cisco-provided hardware allowed Geographic Solutions to accelerate unemployment claim processing and disbursement.

Arizona, Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas are the first states to disburse additional aid.

Geographic Solutions reports a record high of $30 billion year-to-date payments in unemployment benefits.

The Louisiana Workforce Commission says the unemployment numbers are also down in Louisiana, but new claims are still being made.

Guam's federally-funded unemployment aid programs are launched.

The $519 million in total benefits paid to 468,000 people easily eclipsed the prior week's $160 million in payments as the DES compensates the crush of applicants who have lost jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The portal provides a streamlined method for residents to file for PUA benefits.

Korbulic announces new call center and software vendors contracted to alleviate the record-shattering number of claims.

The record peak in payments across the three states is comprised of traditional unemployment claims, expanded Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Insurance claims, and $600 stimulus stipends distributed as part of the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program.