(Reuters) – Sylvia Padilla spent last Thursday checking food pantries in Lubbock, Texas for groceries to feed herself, her daughter and three-year-old grandson. Sylvia Padilla poses for a photo outside St. John’s United Methodist Church in Lubbock, Texas, U.S. on October 8, 2020. REUTERS/Brad Brooks Some places were closed, others […]
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CINCINNATI — Michelle Ross was homeless and heartbroken. She had been living with her daughter, but the arrangement soured. Sitting at the hotel where her daughter dropped her off, Ross’s biggest worry was being separated from her two little dogs, a chihuahua named Apple Butters and a shih tzu-chihuahua mix […]
Maine’s construction industry remains strong and major private developments are still on track as the coronavirus pandemic hammers other sectors of the economy. But the future of construction and development in the state remains uncertain. New hotel, restaurant and retail developments are unlikely in the immediate future as those economic […]
Let’s get this straight from the outset: If the NFL has no fans at any games this season – or doesn’t have much of a season at all – it will not go out of business.
By Jonnelle Marte and Rachel Dissell CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Most days, Zora Pannell works from her dining room table, sitting in front of her computer, turning off the video on Zoom calls to nurse her one-year-old daughter, Savannah. Pannell has balanced working from home and caring for her daughter and […]
In our stores we constructed a prayer wall for many who need prayer to write them down. As you presumably can see, the variety of jobs in the fashion business is endless and is definitely not restricted to these 20. If you wish to pursue a career on this field, […]
After a year of being cooped up at home during the Covid-19 pandemic, many Americans are taking a cue from the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction nominee The Go-Go’s. “Vacation, all I ever wanted. Vacation, had to get away.” People are hitting the roads and airports for […]
The Greenville City Council is set to restore $6.5 million to its current budget in February thanks to better than expected tax revenues. The city can fund employee pay raises, hire new staff and fund operational expenses such as purchasing additional vehicles, Assistant City Manager Michael Cowin said. Cowin updated […]
Photograph: Jordan Vonderhaar/Rex/Shutterstock Walter Almendarez doubts there will be any presents beneath his artificial Christmas tree – not for his daughter, his nephews or anyone else. Back in March, Almendarez reread an email over and over again, trying to process the news that he had just been let go from […]
The new Hunterdon Economic Recovery Task Force has worked with the Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce Foundation to establish a Hunterdon Economic Recovery Fund. Recently, the Chamber Foundation has awarded six Small Business Recovery Grants through the Hunterdon Economic Recovery Fund. The Task Force was established this year as a […]
If the new COVID-19 vaccines prove effective and are widely accepted, the result could be a welcome surge in the nation’s economy as well as an end to the pandemic nightmare. That’s because millions of Americans, especially those in higher income brackets, have been working from home, limiting both their […]
Shoppers wait in line to enter a store at the Glendale Galleria on the Friday after Thanksgiving. (Ringo H.W. Chiu / Associated Press) If the new COVID-19 vaccines prove effective and are widely accepted, the result could be a welcome surge in the nation’s economy as well as an end […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt South Carolina an economic crisis like no other, with a relatively small segment of workers and businesses suffering the greatest losses, while much of the state has weathered the stay-at-home orders and social distancing with little or no lasting financial impact. Shaniqua McCants has seen […]
Teri Ooms, Institute executive director at The Institute for Public Policy & Economic Development at Wilkes University, said The Institute realizes regional leaders will need reliable information, unbiased fact-based analysis, and real-time data to make the tough decisions necessary for a successful economic recovery. “These decisions will need to be […]