The Wyoming State Capitol lit up at night during the 2020 session. (Mike Vanata/WyoFile) July 22, 2021 by Joel Funk, WyoFile CHEYENNE — Wyoming’s plans for more than $1 billion in federal recovery funds related to the COVID-19 pandemic took on more definition Monday with an emphasis on tax relief for businesses. Multiple pieces of federal legislation […]
When we started writing this piece, Brisbane was in lockdown. By the time we finished, Sydney, Victoria and South Australia were as well. Millions of Australians have already spent chunks of the last 18 months concerned for their jobs or their business, navigating the new world of remote learning and wearing the emotional strain of […]
PITTSBURGH — It’s 4:30 in the morning and Raymond Mikesell’s alarm has gone off. Within an hour, as the first rays of pink and orange morning light reflect off the skyscrapers in the city, Mikesell is at his restaurant Café Raymond in the Strip District, the city’s Main Street for small businesses. Along the way […]
The U.S. economy caught fire in the spring and it’s still running pretty hot this summer, but a new strain of the coronavirus is threatening to cast a chill over the recovery. Worries about the so-called delta strain sent a shiver through investors last week after the number of people catching the virus quickly climbed […]
There is little question in few people’s minds that the pandemic has had a lasting impact on the economy. There are even fewer questions on the minds of local officials that Mesa County’s relatively lower vaccination rate is making it harder for the region’s economy to improve to pre-pandemic levels. That, at least, was the […]
Best buys for a buck? Here’s which dollar store items to buy and which to leave on the shelf. SAN ANTONIO — You may be overlooking money-saving opportunities if you’re not shopping at the dollar store. “I think that you are missing out if you are sort of turning your nose up at shopping there, […]
Photo by Alexander Nguyen Above: A sign hanging on the window of AKA Gallery in North Park explaining it is closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic until further notice is pictured taken June 27, 2020. Dominick’s Sandwiches and Italian Delicatessen in Fallbrook has been open for 38 years. On Thursday, the owner, Dominick Grossi Jr., […]
NEW YORK, July 23 (Reuters) – The rally on Wall Street faces a fresh test next week with a flood of earnings reports from major U.S. companies, including the tech and internet behemoths that have recently retaken leadership of the market. More than one third of the S&P 500 is set to report quarterly results […]
The governor of Alabama, the least vaccinated state in the US, has blamed “unvaccinated folks” for a recent rise in Covid-19 cases. Kay Ivey said “folks are supposed to have common sense” when asked by a reporter what it would take to get more people in the state to get vaccinated. “It’s time to start […]
With the initial phase of its $550 million expansion plan now completed, San Manuel Casino is grappling with the same problem other Southern California casinos are facing — how to fill all of its job openings. And there are plenty, as the Highland facility is looking to hire 2,500 additional workers by year’s end. But […]
