Fed's program for loaning to Main Street off to slow start
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Haith, owner and CEO of a Denver-based restaurant chain called Teriyaki Madness, is in an unusual position for people like him: He's making money through food delivery and pickup and wants to borrow funds so he can expand. Yet so far, a Federal Reserve lending program set up specifically for small and medium-sized businesses like