Black professionals in health care and computer tech lost jobs in May despite an overall bump in employment. (AP)
Black workers with bachelor’s degrees continued to lose jobs in May, even as the relaxing of coronavirus restrictions led to job gains for white professionals.
White college graduates gained almost...
Omar Yeefoon, owner of Shoals Sound & Service vegan restaurant works behind the bar while the eatery is closed Tuesday, June 30, 2020, in Dallas. Yeefoon reopened his Dallas restaurant June 10 to “a pretty good reception,” after having been shuttered for three months. The comeback was fleeting. After four days, Yeefoon had to shut down again in the face of a COVID-19 resurgence in Texas and lay off two of the four workers he’d brought back. (AP)
Washington – The reopening of Tucson’s historic Hotel Congress lasted less than a month.
General manager Todd Hanley on June 4 ended a two-month coronavirus lockdown and reopened the 39-room hotel at...
Missouri Supreme Court Clerk Betsy AuBuchon answers a procedural question for attorneys shown on a video screen before the beginning of remote arguments in the state Supreme Court chambers in Jefferson City, Mo., June 15, 2020. The public was not allowed in the courtroom because of coronavirus precautions. Most judges also participated remotely. (Beth S. Riggert/Supreme Court of Missouri via AP)
After her son was arrested for allegedly throwing rocks at police during a protest over racial injustice, Tanisha Brown headed to the courthouse in her California hometown to watch her son’s...
The Federal Reserve building is viewed in Washington, May 22, 2020. The Federal Reserve’s Main Street lending program is off to a slow start. Banks are showing a surprising lack of interest in the program, while businesses are having a hard time accessing it. (AP)
Washington – 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...
Barber Mike McAndrew holds a mirror as customer Rob Verrastro looks at his new haircut at Three Saints Barbershop and Shave Parlor in Jessup, Pa., Friday, June 26, 2020. Restaurants, retailers and salons are desperately trying to stay afloat as the U.S. economy reopens in fits and starts after months in a coronavirus lockdown. But billions of dollars allocated by Congress as a lifeline to those very businesses were left on the table when the government’s Paycheck Protection Program stopped accepting applications. (Christopher Dolan/ Times-Tribune via AP)
New York – Billions of dollars offered by Congress as a lifeline to small businesses struggling to survive the pandemic were left on the table when a key government program recently stopped accepting...
Legal News
07/06/2020 - 9:47am
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Omar Yeefoon, owner of Shoals Sound & Service vegan restaurant works behind the bar while the eatery is closed Tuesday, June 30, 2020, in Dallas. Yeefoon reopened his Dallas restaurant June 10 to “a pretty good reception,” after having been shuttered for three months. The comeback was fleeting. After four days, Yeefoon had to shut down again in the face of a COVID-19 resurgence in Texas and lay off two of the four workers he’d brought back. (AP)
07/06/2020 - 4:00am
Washington – The reopening of Tucson’s historic Hotel Congress lasted less than a month.
General manager Todd Hanley on June 4 ended a two-month coronavirus lockdown and reopened the 39-room hotel at half-capacity, along with an adjoining restaurant...
In Memoriam
06/17/2020 - 6:55am
Aaron C. Wegner
July 31, 1981 – May 12, 2020
Aaron C. Wegner, a devoted lawyer and the co-owner of Husker Law, died last month.
Described as an “aviation nut,” Wegner was especially passionate about aviation law. When time permitted, he would...
Sponsored Features
06/18/2020 - 5:00am
The COVID-19 pandemic has virtually flipped the business marketplace on its head, making experience all the more important for those looking to buy or sell a small business.
David Bandars, owner of RPR Business Associates Inc., is at the ready to...
