OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — City Manager Mark Watson is urging Oak Ridgers to conduct business over the phone and by mail whenever possible as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have an impact on the city. Most financial transactions can be handled electronically and via mail, according to a news […]
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The global pandemic has completely solidified the need for e-commerce. Where it used to be just one of many options we had when it came to making a purchase, e-commerce instead became the primary method of shopping. With all non-essential shops closed across the world for large swathes of 2020, […]
Stein Mart Inc. was desperate for shoppers long before COVID-19 forced closures at its discount department stores, scattered mostly throughout the Southeast. During the past several years, the Florida retailer had hemorrhaged tens of millions of dollars, while searching for a corporate buyer. Like many struggling businesses, the company in […]
Community leader Greg Yank is being remembered as a doer and a dreamer, making a difference in the quality of countless lives. And his impact will be lasting, say friends and colleagues. The O’Fallon, region and worldwide Rotary communities are mourning the loss of Yank, 74, who died Jan. 5 […]
The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutras community.The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company. Collaboration games in the aftermath of COVID-19 The difficult times we are enduring are unprecedented and have given us […]
Credit: Emma Simpson on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/mNGaaLeWEp0 A study of students at seven public universities across the United States has identified risk factors that may place students at higher risk for negative psychological impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Factors associated with greater risk of negative impacts include the amount of […]
While thousands of seniors in Florida are bleary eyed and angry after spending weeks trying unsuccessfully to get an appointment for a coronavirus vaccine, the former chairman and CEO of Time Warner told a national television audience on Friday that it was a breeze. Richard Parsons, who is also a […]
Leaders of the Chatham-Kent Ontario Health Team are emphasizing to the community that the local health care system is facing extremely serious strain and urgent help is needed. “Make no mistake – COVID-19 is real,” they said in a news release. “The impact on our healthcare system is real. Regardless […]
Kadia Goba, Axios: Capitol Police came on the speaker to say there had been a breach. You go in this marble building, it seems sacred to the people that work there. You just don’t think of intruders gaining access to that portion of the building. Marcus DiPaola, freelance: This guy […]
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The plan to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to as many as 2,000 people a day at Fair Park next week began with a text message. Dallas City Council member Paula Blackmon said she was watching the Netflix show Bridgerton around 8 p.m. Monday when Justin Henry, president of the Dallas […]
Small-business owners in El Paso County could have a lifeline tossed their way thanks to a new grant program, a county news release announced. El Paso County is working with the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments to disperse funding locally after the state Legislature passed a Senate bill devoting […]
A bottleneck at the National Archives is delaying benefits claims for 32,000 military veterans, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Covid-19 pandemic shut the National Personnel Records Center, a unit of the Archives, for months last year except for emergency requests. After briefly operating at low capacity, it […]
Small-business owners in El Paso County could have a lifeline tossed their way thanks to a new grant program, a county news release announced. El Paso County is working with the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments to disperse funding locally after the state Legislature passed a Senate bill devoting […]
Click here for updates on this story TILLMANS CORNER, Alabama (WALA) — A church here has been battling a COVID-19 outbreak that sickened 60 to 70 of its members last month, according to the pastor. The Rev. Derek Allen said the wave began the first week of December, during a […]
SYDNEY—Amilia Wallace and her partner, Bonnie Miller, spent their Christmas in Scotland worrying whether they would make it back to Australia in time to see a gravely ill parent, potentially for the last time. Quarantine in Australia and the price of their air tickets totaled around $12,000. Flights are often […]
At a checkpoint for a vaccination site in South L.A. on Tuesday, officers from the Los Angeles Fire Department turned away those who did not have an appointment and documentation of a job in the healthcare industry. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles County’s vaccine distribution effort hit a rocky […]
At a checkpoint for a vaccination site in South L.A. on Tuesday, officers from the Los Angeles Fire Department turned away those who did not have an appointment and documentation of a job in the healthcare industry. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles County’s vaccine distribution effort hit a rocky […]
In early December, just as the third wave of the coronavirus was gaining steam across the United States, comedian Michael Rapaport took to Instagram to make a simple, characteristically expletive-laden plea to his followers: If you get COVID-19, post about your symptoms. “Anybody with a platform, I am begging you, […]
A fresh session of the Minnesota Legislature kicks off Tuesday with some new faces but the same power structure and a now familiar pressing item atop the agenda: How to respond to a health pandemic that has cost thousands of lives and knocked the economy off-kilter. November’s election left Democrats […]
CLOSE FREMONT – It should come as no surprise the COVID-19 pandemic and its dramatic impact locally is the News-Messenger’s top story from 2020. With small businesses struggling from stringent safety protocols and local schools trying to merge online learning with in-person instruction, COVID-19 hit Sandusky County hard. Buy Photo […]
While the COVID-19 pandemic has led to many struggles for businesses across the country, some stories that were born out of the COVID-19 pandemic showcased local persistence, adaptability and strength. Businesses came together to partner for sustainability, diversity, mental health awareness and local. Here are the top five business stories […]
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In the final days of 2020, people in Florida 65 and older began receiving their first shots of the coronavirus vaccine, but when and where those doses became available have varied from county to county. As of Dec. 28, Florida was vaccinating only three priority groups: Health care workers, long-term […]