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No wreaths, no rosemary — a strange Anzac Day looms for volunteers, vets and businesses

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 09:28:26 +1000

The lead-up to Anzac Day is usually a busy time for florists and volunteers, but this year is very different.


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'A sobering picture': The businesses that fear they won't survive COVID-19

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 06:22:44 +1000

A survey conducted by the Gladstone Chamber of Commerce finds 35 per cent of respondents fear they won't be solvent by the end of June, due to the coronavirus crisis.


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Bushfire relief EFTPOS cards welcomed by fire victims, businesses during coronavirus

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:20:52 +1000

Over $340,000 raised by celebrity bushfire relief concert Fire Aid 2020 is being pre-loaded onto EFTPOS cards linked to local businesses, tackling two disasters with one innovative idea.


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Want to help local businesses struggling right now? You have more power than you might think

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 06:06:53 +1100

Small businesses are struggling across Australia as the coronavirus outbreak unfolds. But there are ways you can help keep them going — and stick to social isolation guidelines.


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Support is available for Tasmanian businesses reeling from the coronavirus shutdowns

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 07:12:35 +1100

Tasmania's economy was just picking up as coronavirus restrictions sent thousands of people out of work — but some help is out there.


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CBD construction affects Mackay businesses

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 17:39:00 +1000

A number of businesses in Mackay's city heart are struggling to keep afloat since the Mackay Regional Council's City Centre Revitalisation Project commenced in August last year. The project aims to give the CBD an $18.6 million makeover by revitalising footpaths, street furniture and underground storm water drains, and is due to be completed by the end of 2015.


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Lake Eyre flood lures tourists to 'once-in-a-lifetime' spectacle providing outback businesses with key lifeline

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 14:46:00 +1000

This year's flood event at Lake Eyre delivers a spectacular natural wonder, and brings new life to Central Australia and a crucial economic boost to remote businesses.


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Tasmanian businesses keen to get back to work, but only if it's safe

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 06:14:38 +1000

The State Government is preparing its plans to rebuild the Tasmanian economy and some of the hardest-hit sectors are keen to return soon, but they say safety comes first.


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Power outage 'resurfaces' impacting businesses and customers in section of Adelaide CBD

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 19:43:00 +1100

A power outage in Adelaide has resurfaced hours after it had been resolved, impacting businesses and customers in the busiest section of the Adelaide CBD. The cause is still being investigated by authorities.


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Broome tourism businesses divided on Airbnb and other 'sharing economy' accommodation websites

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 07:31:00 +1000

Some Broome tourism businesses hope a parliamentary inquiry will lead to a crackdown on accommodation websites, while others say 'the sharing economy' needs support.


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WA businesses take regenerative agriculture from niche to mainstream

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Sun, 01 Sep 2019 09:43:00 +1000

Modern consumers want to know more about the story of their food where it came from, how it was produced and farmers in WA are taking advantage of the trend.


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App links food charities to businesses ensuring deliveries to the hungry in remote locations

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Published On :: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 07:39:00 +1000

Charities are turning to technology as they struggle to source enough food to feed a growing number of people going hungry in rural and remote communities.


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Drought-affected farmers and businesses to be offered super-cheap loans to stay afloat

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Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 07:43:00 +1100

The ABC can reveal the Federal Government's latest drought measures will include sweeping changes to an existing finance scheme as part of a $500 million drought stimulus package.


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Czech soccer could return June 8 as government slowly reopens businesses

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US lawmakers blast five large corporations for taking $50 million meant for small businesses. Only one is returning the money.

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Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:34:05 -0400

Collectively, the five companies singled out by a House committee took $50 million in small business loans through the Paycheck Protection Program.



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Pennsylvania County Rips Governor’s Order Barring Businesses from Reopening

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:56:16 +0000

Commissioner Chairman Dan Camp of Pennsylvania’s Beaver County on Friday slammed Gov. Tom Wolf (D) over his order excluding the county from moving into the next phase of reopening.


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Hawaii Reports No New COVID-19 Cases as Businesses Begin Reopening

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For the first time in eight weeks, Hawaii has reported no new statewide cases of COVID-19, leaving the total case count since the beginning of the pandemic at 629.


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California Threatens To Revoke Licenses Of Reopened Yuba, Sutter County Businesses

By www.capradio.org
Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:13:00 GMT

By Bob Moffitt

Dozens of people lined up to enter the Yuba Sutter Mall Wednesday morning. The mall is open again as the Yuba Sutter Marketplace, and under the authority of the local bi-county health department. 

Most of the biggest chains like Sears and JC Penney’s are closed. But locally-owned stores like Diya were open and realistic about the possibility of a rapid uptick in traffic.

“Our business usually, this is like wedding attire and stuff,” said store owner Gurjot Johl. The store advertises as purveyors of high-end Indian clothing.

“Since the churches and everything is closed, no weddings are going on. It’s gonna be a minute til everything opens up,” Johl said.

The store had been open for all of two days when the state order to close came down a month and a half ago.  

It’s reopened in defiance of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s orders as Yuba and Sutter counties attempt to strengthen some rules while relaxing others. Still, many residents and businesses are following the new order with caution as the counties reopen sooner than the rest of the state.

The Yuba Sutter Mall in Yuba CityBob Moffitt / CapRadio

The order released last week from the Yuba and Sutter county health officer allows some businesses that had been classified as non-essential to re-open, with a face covering now being mandatory in any areas where employees or customers cannot maintain six feet of separation.

The order gives local approval for massage therapists and hair and nail salons to reopen. It also allows restaurants to offer dine-in service.  

For the first time, California’s case numbers decreased last week, although it was still the third-worst week of the pandemic. Some areas, like Tulare and Mariposa, have seen significant increases.

Newsom says Yuba and Sutter counties jumped the gun.

“They’re putting their public at risk. They’re putting our progress at risk. We’ve been clear about that. Well aware of those examples. These are exceptions. These are real exceptions. The overwhelming majority of Californians are playing by the rules, doing the right thing,” he said Tuesday.

Chuck Smith is a spokesman for the bi-county office of emergency services and says it’s not the counties' intent to go up against the state, but more masks and social distancing will minimize the health risks of reopening nonessential businesses. 

“It’s important that the business community and the people who are patronizing the businesses and people who are out follow the order as much as possible so we can go on to even the next phase of opening the community.”

Yuba-Sutter Health Officer Dr. Phuong Luu has said she was worried people would reach the point where they have to choose between medicine or food. Smith says it appears that time is now.

Under the new bi-county rules, people must wear masks in public when social distancing of six feet is unavailable. Under state rules, the mall is not essential and should still be closed.

Natasha Shelton is the mall’s general manager and says the local stores will be the primary option for at least a couple of days as national chains decide what they’re going to do.

“They’ve all taken a different approach. Some are saying that they’re waiting for the governor to lift the shelter in place order," Shelton said. "Others are saying that they want to see how the other retailers have done. Some are waiting for anchors to open.”

Footlocker and Zumiez will open Friday.

A massage space, barbershop and nail salon are all open despite warnings from their state licensing boards to remain closed. Shelton says the mall will follow bi-county health officer's orders to stay open, with mandatory social distancing or masks when that’s not possible.

The Nail Tech nail salon in Yuba CityBob Moffitt / CapRadio

Luu sent businesses throughout both counties a letter warning them to do better with wearing masks and social distancing. Otherwise they risk returning to stricter measures.

“I understand that some of your customers may strongly object to a facial covering requirement,” she wrote. “But the long-term safety of our community is at stake.”

 

Almost every store employee at the mall wore a mask, but many shoppers did not. On the first day of the mall’s reopening, Thomas Lozano and adult members of his family were there and all wore some type of face covering. The covering did not hide his disgust at what he saw.

“I was disappointed with the fact that not many customers wore masks. I thought that they would take more responsibility,” Lozano said.

While some residents were ready to return to the mall, others like Yuba City resident Susie Cauchi were shocked by the idea.

“I just finished cancer treatments,” she said. “I have to be extremely careful about contact with people.” 

Interviewed through a meeting app, she says she has no plans to eat out much less go to the mall. Besides recovering from the cancer treatments, she has an auto-immune disorder. She says there are just too many ways to make contact. 

“I don’t see how workers in a restaurant can socially distance, servers, even patrons," Cauchi said. "How do you eat with a face mask? You don’t. But also in salons you can’t. You have to be physically touching someone to be cutting their hair or performing services on their nails.”

The counties and state orders are in agreement that older people and those with weakened immune systems should stay home and that people should wear facial coverings when in public places. The state so far has only made face coverings a recommendation.

There are a few businesses that have remained open, or tried, in spite of the county orders and the state orders that are still in place. In Marysville, the Uppercut Barbershop never closed. A barber who rents a space there goes by the name Charlie Hustle. He says he will continue to cut hair despite receiving a phone call from the state telling him to stop and despite the risk.

“I am sensitive to the issue of everything going on. I know there’s a lot of people at risk. There’s a lot of people dying who shouldn’t be dying,” he said. ”But I feel like the way the media is portraying this. They’re instilling fear in a lot of people. Fear’s controlling a lot of what’s going on.”

The Uppercuts Barbershop in Yuba CityBob Moffitt / CapRadio

Uppercuts Barbershop is also open in the mall, and founder Randy Mitchell‘s daughter Maria Mitchell was cutting hair, just like the stores in Marysville, Wheatland and Rocklin have been throughout the shutdown. She was not wearing a mask.

“None of us have really worn masks,” she said. ”If they have Home Depot, Walmart and everything open, I think cutting hair is totally fine.”

Lisa Ringleberg of Olivehurst was getting her hair cut and agreed. She says neither she nor her five children wear masks in public, but they do stay away from people they don’t know. 

“I’m perfectly healthy. We were just at the doctor’s not too long ago. My daughter sees Shriners. So we’re pretty much cleared. I’ve known (Maria’s) dad since junior high,” she said.

The state and county orders say everyone should socially distance from anyone who is not living in the same home, and that roughly 20 percent of people spreading the virus don’t know they have it.

It is still the only business to be cited for failing to comply with the bi-county health order.

While the Uppercut has stayed open against orders, nail and hair salons have remained closed. Amy Myers rents a space at the Broken Bristle Salon and Spa in Yuba City. She says she has received notice from the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology that there would be punishment if she were to resume practice. She agrees with Newsom’s stance, for some parts of the state.

“To an extent, there are places that shouldn't be opening that are, but honestly, how long are we going to sit in our house with maybe one confirmed case every two weeks,” Myers said. “It doesn’t make sense to just stay at home.”

She believes masks, social distancing and gloves can be used to keep customers and employees from possibly infecting each other. 

“Absolutely,” she said. “We wear gloves anyways except for maybe giving haircuts but that wouldn’t be an issue wearing gloves. The way I feel about it is we have more contact in Walmart than we do with a single person in our chair at the salon.” 

She receives unemployment insurance payments from the state, but says it’s not enough to feed her family.

“We’re ready to get back to work.” she said.

The massage therapist at Price Chiropractic in Yuba City has begun providing services on a limited basis. She did not respond to a request for comment. 

On the other side of Gray Avenue, Healing Massage Wellness is open, but only to sell hand sanitizer and other products made by local businesses. Nancy Vong is the owner. She says the state orders have been tough on her and her customers.

Healing Massage Wellness owner Nancy Van prepares a table inside her business, which has been closed since mid March. She says her only source of income is selling products made by local businesses.Bob Moffitt/CapRadio

“It makes me emotional because I see a lot [of] people that have mental [health issues] ... that are lonely, that are elderly, that need that connection, that human touch. Some of my clients haven’t been doing so well,” Vong said. 

She says she will be willing to give massages wearing gloves and a facial covering when the state says it’s OK, but she’s not willing to risk her license even with the bi-county order.

The California Department of Consumer Affairs said it could not make any of its six public information staffers available for an interview, but it did release a statement that says in part, “While we cannot discuss specific licensees, businesses that continue to put public health and safety at risk by not complying with the shelter in place order may be subject to disciplinary action from BBC [the state Board of Barbering and Cosmetology], if circumstances warrant it.”

Restaurant owners have had to lay off people and deliver or offer takeout or curbside pickup. That changes now under the counties’ order, but the tables by the door at Rico’s Pizza on Garden Highway in Yuba City are still stacked on top of each other and the chairs are piled high in a corner. 

Sara Saylors owns the place. Even though restaurants have lost 80-90 percent of their income and sit-down meals are now allowed, she’s not ready to unstack those chairs.

“We have a bathroom and people have to walk by all these tables. People are gonna be sitting here eating. People have to refill their drinks over here and there’s tables right here,” Saylors said. “Just trying to play it safe.”

Saylors wears a mask. Her brother Kenny says he usually does, but was not as he headed out the door with a delivery. 

At Salsa’s Fresh Mexican Food, Krystien Farias is the owner and greeter. 

“I’m being safe about it, washing my hands. I got sanitizer here. I have labels all over and I’m having social distancing,” she said.

Every other table has a sign that says “Please do not sit here.”

But she doesn’t wear a mask. “I feel very safe with the numbers (of new cases)” she said. “I’m gonna take that chance.”

The kitchen staff doesn’t wear a mask either, though Farias says they’re supposed to.The waitress does.

Customers Mark Indjer and Jay Anderson work together and were having lunch, but felt somewhat uneasy doing so. They’re both 59. Their masks rested on the table next to their meals.

Both discussed the governor’s response to the Yuba-Sutter area’s attempts to open their economies. 

“I don’t think there is a perfect answer. This is a test of sorts,” Injer said. “ No one truly knows what’s gonna happen.”

“The jury’s out. This is a pandemic It’s no joke. So we are still in the unknown area,” Anderson said. “Get back to me in November, OK? Right now, I’m being as careful as I can.”

At the Happy Viking bar and restaurant, the bar is still closed to alcohol sales inside and will stay that way if the owners want to keep their liquor license. 

The California Alcohol Beverage Control did a sweep of bars in Yuba and Sutter counties to remind them that consumption on site was prohibited. ABC says no businesses were cited.

Happy Viking Co-owner Sandy Drown told two men they could have their drinks served to them outside in to-go containers, but they couldn’t drink at the bar.

“I just wanted to let you know before you come in,” she said. The men first suggested they drink their beers in their trucks during their meals, then decided to try another bar.

Sandy and her husband Chris say they’re happy to have their dining room open, even if they must limit the number of open tables.They have taken precautions a step further.

“All employees (in the) front of house and back of house are wearing gloves and masks and properly changing their gloves,” Chris Drown said. “And we are sanitizing and sterilizing every surface as much as we can as often as possible.”

As for the county order for people to wear masks when they couldn’t be more than six feet from each other? 

“Our Sutter County sheriff told us not to police other people wearing masks,” Sandee Drown said. “We have a protocol as to what is proper. Hopefully everybody’s doing the same as we’re doing. We want to make sure we’re protecting our staff and our customers on our end.”

Of the restaurant’s 47 employees, 39 haven’t worked for a month and a half. Drown noted that Dr. Luu is an expert in infectious diseases and should be trusted to make local decisions.


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California Outlines Rules For Counties To Loosen Restrictions, Some Businesses To Reopen

By www.capradio.org
Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:55:00 GMT

By Nicole Nixon

Update 6:25 p.m.

As California prepares to enter the first phase of its economic reopening, the state released new guidelines Thursday, both for businesses wanting to expand operations and for counties looking to loosen restrictions on residents.

Moving into phase two “does not mean a return to normal,” said California Health & Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly. “We know that COVID-19 is still spreading.” 

Beginning Friday, some businesses in the retail, manufacturing and logistics sectors will be allowed to reopen, though retail stores can only provide curbside services.

Businesses have to meet a checklist before reopening. It includes:  

  • Performing a detailed risk assessment and implement a site-specific protection plan
  • Training employees on how to limit the spread of COVID-19, including how to screen themselves for symptoms and stay home if they have them
  • Implementing individual control measures and screenings
  • Implementing disinfecting protocols
  • Implementing physical distancing guidelines

Businesses will have to meet certain industry guidelines for COVID-19 safety as well. The guidelines instruct manufacturers to limit person-to-person contact during production by installing shelving or other “transfer-aiding materials,” for example.  

Retailers are encouraged to prioritize product delivery and pickup. They are also instructed to cut in-store maximum occupancy numbers by half.  

Still, some businesses are still being expressly prohibited from reopening during phase two, including bars, gyms, nail salons, movie theaters and theme parks.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said there’s a reason nail salons are not included in phase two: “This whole thing started in the state of California — the first community spread —  in a nail salon,” he said.

The infection happened despite sanitation measures normally seen in nail salons, including alcohol-based products and nail technicians wearing masks and gloves. 

“I’m very worried about that,” Newsom said. 

How counties can get approval to reopen

While some counties have pressured the governor to allow them to reopen their local economies more broadly, others — including Yuba, Sutter and Modoc counties — didn’t wait for permission. 

Counties and their local health officers are now being given latitude to allow some other sectors to reopen, including malls, car washes, pet grooming, offices and dine-in restaurants — if they meet strict criteria. 

It includes additional surge capacity in local hospitals, the ability to conduct a minimum 15 tests per 100,000 residents daily and going 14 days without a COVID-19 death in the county, among other things.

It could be a long time before more populous counties get there. Dr Peter Beilenson, director of health services in Sacramento County, said the county meets all criteria except for that and having enough contact tracers (15 tracers per 100,000 county residents). 

“We expect to have the appropriate amount of contact tracing staff within the next two weeks,” Beilenson said in a statement to CapRadio. “In the meantime, we encourage everyone to continue following the safe social distancing and other guidelines provided in the Public Health Order.”

Counties that do meet the criteria must consult with the California Department of Public Health and submit their own local reopening plans to the state. Those plans must include what sectors and public spaces the county will allow to reopen, and a contingency plan for modifying local health orders if the disease begins to spread. 

Last month, Newsom unveiled six key indicators that will help him decide when to move the state into each new phase of reopening. They include the state’s testing capacity, hospitalization rates and ability for businesses and public spaces to implement health measures like sanitation and social distancing, among other things. 

The governor noted that he may tighten the statewide stay-at-home order again if the disease begins spreading as restrictions loosen. 


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Thriving Essential Businesses During COVID-19 / Reopening, Safety Protocols / Stay-At-Home Personal Pizza Kits

By www.capradio.org
Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 15:00:00 GMT

Today on Insight, we check in with essential businesses that are thriving during the pandemic. Sacramento County Health Services director Dr. Peter Bielenson shares his thoughts on reopening and other safety protocols, and at-home pizza kits


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Here’s why you’re suddenly seeing colorful lights at homes and businesses around Denver

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 19:04:01 +0000

Along with howling every night at 8 p.m., Denverites are encouraged to decorate their homes with lights to support health care workers as part of the city's #KeepCalmDenverOn initiative.


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Colorado’s marijuana businesses can remain open during pandemic, but they say they’re still struggling

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Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 12:00:59 +0000

Despite brief, panic-induced surges in business, many contend the cannabis industry is still struggling as Coloradans stay home and job losses mount in a crashing economy.


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Colorado’s marijuana businesses should be eligible for federal coronavirus aid, Polis tells Congress

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Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 22:40:17 +0000

Colorado's cannabis industry is allowed to remain open to provide "critical" services during the coronavirus pandemic, but because marijuana is a federally controlled substance, dispensaries and other businesses are ineligible to receive stimulus funds to help offset the economic impacts caused by COVID-19.


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Denver risking tax dollars by “ineffectively” auditing marijuana businesses, city auditor alleges

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Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 01:58:42 +0000

Denver’s process for auditing marijuana businesses is inadequate and has potentially cost the city countless tax dollars allocated for public service programs, the city auditor alleged Thursday.


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Brauchler: The arbitrary rule closing some Colorado businesses – but not others – must be fixed

By feeds.denverpost.com
Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:00:12 +0000

Now is the time for the governor to reign in unelected officials, take back his order, re-work it, and immediately begin to restore freedom and responsibility to Colorado businesses to save our state.


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Businesses that rent Denver-owned space can delay their payments

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 02:51:25 +0000

Dazbog, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Pizza Republica and others that rent city-owned space have the option to defer rent payments for three months this year.


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Wheat Ridge to require customers to wear masks inside grocery stores, other businesses

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:06:27 +0000

Beginning Monday, anybody entering a grocery store or other retail business in Wheat Ridge will be required to wear a face covering under a new order from City Manager Patrick Goff intended to help protect customers and employees from the novel coronavirus.


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Denver businesses caught between economic realities and health concerns as they weigh reopening

By feeds.denverpost.com
Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:00:15 +0000

On Saturday, a host of Denver businesses — from clothing stores to hair salons — will open their doors for the first time in nearly two months as Mayor Michael Hancock’s stay-at-home order expires.


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Here’s which Colorado businesses can open Friday and where

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Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 02:01:52 +0000

Restaurants, bars, fitness centers and movie theaters are among businesses that are not allowed to reopen.


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Denver businesses caught between economic realities and health concerns as they weigh reopening

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:00:15 +0000

On Saturday, a host of Denver businesses — from clothing stores to hair salons — will open their doors for the first time in nearly two months as Mayor Michael Hancock’s stay-at-home order expires.


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Denver small businesses pitch in to pep up workers on the frontlines of COVID-19

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 12:00:37 +0000

A Denver event planner creates "Party For One Pep-Up Packs" with donations from area businesses to cheer up the city's essential workers during the COVID-19 outbreak.


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Businesses creak to life as Colorado’s stay-at-home order lifts

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 12:00:56 +0000

Glimmers of normal life twinkled ever so faintly in parts of Colorado on Monday as the state became one of the first in the country to lift its stay-at-home order.


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Los Angeles Lakers Returned A $4.6 Million Government Bailout Intended For Small Businesses

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Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 16:00:00 EDT

The NBA team is estimated to be worth $4.4 billion.


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Black Businesses May Suffer Under COVID-19 Relief Package

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Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 11:08:00 EDT



Minority-owned businesses are being shut out.


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Trevor Noah Asks Why Some Businesses Got Less Stimulus Money

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Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 12:58:00 EDT



Scores of women and Black-owned businesses were shut out.


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Lupe Fiasco Creates Nonprofit to Help Inner-City Businesses

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The Neighborhood Fund will provide funding to startups.


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New Insurer For Crypto, Cannabis Businesses

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Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 12:56:46 +0000

Premier David Burt announced that Relm, an insurer that specializes in emerging business categories, has been granted a license by the Bermuda Monetary Authority [BMA]. A Government spokesperson said, “The new business, which is led by CEO Joe Ziolkowski and Operations Vice President Keyla Roman, is owned by Deltec International Group, a Bahamas-headquartered independent financial […]

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Police: Crime Prevention Tips For Businesses

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Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 20:52:57 +0000

With many businesses closed and others operating on reduced hours, there are fewer ‘eyes on the street’ to notice and report suspicious activity to police, said Detective Chief Inspector Arthur Glasford of the Bermuda Police Service [BPS], Serious Crime Department. Detective Chief Inspector Glasford said, “As such, the BPS urges business owners to consider the […]

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BTA Launch Platform To Showcase Businesses

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Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 15:27:53 +0000

The Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] has launched an online platform to support local businesses that have moved quickly in the wake of COVID-19, innovating what they do to remain viable and continue serving customers. “Couriers and restaurants are offering kerbside, takeout and home delivery. Yoga instructors are promoting classes online. How-to webinars have been created […]

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IBM, Packet Clearing House and Global Cyber Alliance Collaborate to Protect Businesses and Consumers from Internet Threats

By www.ibm.com
Published On :: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 11:30:38 GMT

IBM Security, Packet Clearing House (PCH) and The Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) today launched a free service designed to give consumers and businesses added privacy and security protection as they access the internet. The new Quad9 Domain Name System (DNS) service helps protect users from accessing millions of malicious internet sites known to steal personal information, infect users with ransomware and malware, or conduct fraudulent activity.


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IBM Study: Responding to Cybersecurity Incidents Still a Major Challenge for Businesses

By www.ibm.com
Published On :: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 10:01:32 GMT

IBM Security today announced the results of a global study exploring the factors and challenges of being a Cyber Resilient organization. The study was conducted by Ponemon Institute and sponsored by IBM Resilient and found that 77 percent of respondents admit they do not have a formal cyber security incident response plan (CSIRP) applied consistently across their organization. Nearly half of the 2800 respondents reported that their incident response plan is either informal/ad hoc or completely non-existent.


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IBM sets its sights on medium-sized businesses

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Published On :: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:07:56 GMT

IBM today launched Express Advantage – a portfolio of affordable business solutions designed especially to meet the performance, usability and pricing needs of medium-sized businesses.


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IBM Smarter Government Implementation To Help Reduce Reporting Burden For Australian Businesses

By www.ibm.com
Published On :: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:52:49 GMT

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the successful delivery of the Core Services IT platform that supports the Australian Federal Government’s Standard Business Reporting (SBR) initiative, which aims to save businesses time, money and effort through the provision of an online reporting capability.


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Maintaining Egress from Businesses During the COVID-19 Emergency

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Published On :: 2020-04-15T15:21:59Z

The overused understatement of the decade is, “This is an unprecedented time.” While the coronavirus outbreak has turned our lives into something none of us likely ever imagined, one fundamental life safety truth remains: THERE IS NO


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Fox's Judge Napolitano Slams ‘Dangerous’ McConnell Plan To Shield Businesses From Coronavirus Lawsuits

By crooksandliars.com
Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 01:00:01 +0000

Fox News judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano said on Thursday that a Republican plan to shield businesses from coronavirus-related lawsuits is “dangerous.”

Earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) suggested that he would not support additional relief funds to households and businesses unless the package also includes a measure shielding businesses from liability for coronavirus infections.

But Napolitano argued that the provision would be anti-conservative and violate states rights.

“Can the Congress tell state courts that they cannot hear claims of liability when someone goes into a public accommodation and contracts coronavirus?” the Fox News analyst explained. “Congress has been very reticent to do that. Conservatives who believe in states rights have been very reluctant to interfere with the operation of state courts.”

Napolitano pointed out that the only other instance where Congress has restricted state courts is a law that prohibits gun manufacturers from being sued over gun violence.

“I think that this liability shield business is very dangerous,” he added. “The decision of whose fault someone was harmed by should be decided by juries and not by politicians.”


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Readers sound off on struggling small businesses, social distancing policing and solving homelessness

By www.nydailynews.com
Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:00:00 +0000

Lynbrook, L.I.: The news outlets have not covered the way that the smallest small businesses have been overlooked during the pandemic. As a Schedule C tax filer, I am eligible to collect Pandemic Unemployment Assistance under the CARES Act. I applied for PUA on March 16. I have been certifying for benefits every week. This entire time, my online account with the state Department of Labor says that my case is still pending.


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Water main break in Brooklyn floods businesses, shuts down L train for three hours

By www.nydailynews.com
Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 17:10:52 +0000

The break took place near Driggs Ave. and N. 7th St. in Williamsburg about 4:30 a.m., officials said. The problem was fixed and the bulk of the flooding cleared up by 7 a.m. — not early enough to avoid rush hour disruptions in subway service.


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Digital signage success stories for businesses

By www.repeatsoftware.com
Published On :: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 18:56:49 GMT

Digital signage allows you to promote your business services on display screens or video walls to keep your customers updated and increase sales. Your staff can view display screens whilst working, keeping them engaged on your company vision. Repeat Signage success stories include businesses across a diverse applications.


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