business 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. Full Article ABC Kimberley kimberley Business Economics and Finance:Regulation:All Government and Politics:Parliament:All Government and Politics:Parliament:State Parliament Lifestyle and Leisure:All:All Lifestyle and Leisure:Travel and Tourism:All Australia:WA:Broome 6725
business 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. Full Article ABC Great Southern greatsouthern wheatbelt perth Rural:Agribusiness:Agricultural Marketing Rural:Agribusiness:Agricultural Prices Rural:Agricultural Chemicals:All Rural:Agricultural Crops:All Rural:Livestock:All Rural:Livestock:Animal Welfare Rural:Sustainable and Alternative Farming:All Australia:WA:Albany 6330 Australia:WA:All Australia:WA:Cranbrook 6321 Australia:WA:Geraldton 6530 Australia:WA:Gingin 6503 Australia:WA:Pingrup 6343
business Derwent Entertainment Centre NBL revamp would create jobs but poach retail business if built too soon, report says By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:07:00 +1100 A draft report has found a $260 million development of Glenorchy's Wilkinson's Point would great 1,100 jobs and inject millions into Hobart, but it could come at a cost to locals. Full Article ABC Radio Hobart hobart northtas Business Economics and Finance:All:All Business Economics and Finance:Industry:All Business Economics and Finance:Industry:Building and Construction Business Economics and Finance:Regional Development:All Community and Society:All:All Community and Society:Urban Development and Planning:All Sport:All:All Sport:Basketball:All Australia:TAS:Glenorchy 7010 Australia:TAS:Hobart 7000 Australia:TAS:Launceston 7250
business Millions in government contracts steered toward friend's business, integrity commission finds By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 17:40:00 +1100 A public servant improperly awarded, or attempted to influence, millions of dollars' worth of government contracts for the benefit of a close friend, an inquiry finds. Full Article ABC Radio Hobart hobart northtas Community and Society:Ethics:All Government and Politics:All:All Government and Politics:Public Sector:All Australia:TAS:All Australia:TAS:Hobart 7000 Australia:TAS:Launceston 7250
business Nuclear waste site selection process triggers mental health concerns, business boycotts and division, FOI documents reveal By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 19:19:00 +1100 FOI documents also reveal the Federal Government knows the process is creating division in small towns and causing some businesses to be boycotted. Full Article ABC Eyre Peninsula and West Coast canberra adelaide northandwest eyre Education:Subjects:Science Environment:All:All Environment:Nuclear Issues:All Government and Politics:Federal Government:All Australia:ACT:Canberra 2600 Australia:All:All Australia:SA:Adelaide 5000 Australia:SA:Hawker 5434 Australia:SA:Kimba 5641 Australia:SA:Port Augusta 5700 Australia:SA:Port Lincoln 5606 Australia:SA:Port Pirie 5540 Australia:SA:Whyalla 5600
business App links food charities to businesses ensuring deliveries to the hungry in remote locations By www.abc.net.au 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. Full Article ABC Eyre Peninsula and West Coast adelaide southeastsa eyre Community and Society:All:All Community and Society:Charities:All Community and Society:Charities and Community Organisations:All Community and Society:Regional:All Australia:SA:All Australia:SA:Gawler 5118 Australia:SA:Millicent 5280 Australia:SA:Mount Gambier 5290 Australia:SA:Murray Bridge 5253 Australia:SA:Port Adelaide 5015 Australia:SA:Port Lincoln 5606 Australia:SA:Victor Harbor 5211
business Off-the-grid DIY tiny house business wins international sustainability award By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Mon, 20 May 2019 15:16:00 +1000 A company that teaches do-it-yourself builders to design and construct their own off-the-grid tiny homes is recognised for helping make cities safer, more resilient and sustainable. Full Article ABC Central Victoria centralvic Business Economics and Finance:All:All Business Economics and Finance:Environmentally Sustainable Business:All Business Economics and Finance:Industry:All Business Economics and Finance:Industry:Housing Community and Society:All:All Government and Politics:Housing:All Health:Mental Health:All Human Interest:All:All Human Interest:People:All Lifestyle and Leisure:All:All Lifestyle and Leisure:Lifestyle:All Lifestyle and Leisure:Lifestyle:Sustainable Living Australia:VIC:Castlemaine 3450
business Billionaire businessman launches legal action to keep Origin Energy fracking off NT cattle station By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Sun, 23 Jun 2019 06:04:00 +1000 A businessman and his pastoralist partners launch court action against Origin Energy over its plan for gas exploration on a Northern Territory cattle station. Full Article 783 ABC Alice Springs alicesprings darwin katherine Business Economics and Finance:Industry:Mining Environment:Mining:All Law Crime and Justice:Courts and Trials:All Rural:Mining:All Australia:NT:Alice Springs 0870 Australia:NT:Darwin 0800 Australia:NT:Katherine 0850
business Adelaide women launch business TABOO helping fight period poverty in Africa and locally By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 07:42:00 +1000 Two young South Australian entrepreneurs launch their own social enterprise selling sanitary products whose profits will go to disadvantaged women fighting period poverty around the world. Full Article 783 ABC Alice Springs alicesprings adelaide melbourne Community and Society:All:All Community and Society:Charities:All Community and Society:Homelessness:All Community and Society:Poverty:All Community and Society:Women:All Health:All:All Health:Reproduction and Contraception:All Health:Reproduction and Contraception:Menstruation Health:Women's Health:All Australia:All:All Australia:NT:Alice Springs 0870 Australia:NT:All Australia:SA:Adelaide 5000 Australia:SA:All Australia:SA:Ernabella 872 Australia:SA:Kent Town 5067 Australia:SA:Unley 5061 Australia:VIC:All Australia:VIC:Melbourne 3000 India:All:All Kenya:All:All Sierra Leone:All:All Uganda:All:All
business Josh Meredith's small business is helping change community attitudes about Down syndrome By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 12:09:00 +1000 Josh Meredith lives with Down syndrome and is helping change community attitudes towards disability in the workplace. Full Article ABC Goulburn Murray goulburnmurray Business Economics and Finance:Small Business:All Community and Society:All:All Community and Society:Careers:All Community and Society:Carers:All Community and Society:Community Organisations:All Community and Society:Family and Children:Family Community and Society:Family and Children:Parenting Community and Society:Regional:All Community and Society:Work:All Health:Diseases and Disorders:Genetic disorders Human Interest:All:All Human Interest:People:All Australia:NSW:Albury 2640 Australia:VIC:Wodonga 3690
business Albury supermarket owner Bob Mathews says the scheme has cost his business. By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 12:31:00 +1000 Albury supermarket owner Bob Mathews says the scheme has cost his business. Full Article ABC Goulburn Murray goulburnmurray Environment:All:All Environment:Recycling and Waste Management:All Australia:All:All Australia:NSW:Albury 2640 Australia:NSW:All Australia:VIC:All
business Top End business taps into lucrative coral and fish export market By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 09:52:00 +1000 From humble beginnings, Dan Kimberley has developed the Northern Territory's first coral and fish export business. Full Article ABC Radio Darwin darwin Rural:Fishing Aquaculture:All Australia:NT:All Australia:NT:Darwin 0800 Australia:QLD:All Australia:WA:All
business Legendary Darwin flagman searches for protege after 25 years of small business success By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 06:00:00 +1000 Haberdasheries, record stores, comic book halls, model train showrooms, and flag shops have hobby stores gone out of fashion? Ron Strachan has run his flag store for more than 20 years, and discussing his retirement is taboo. Full Article ABC Radio Darwin sydney darwin Business Economics and Finance:Industry:Retail Human Interest:All:All Human Interest:Offbeat:All Lifestyle and Leisure:Lifestyle:All Australia:NSW:Sydney 2000 Australia:NT:Darwin 0800 Australia:NT:Tiwi 0810 Australia:QLD:Queensland University of Technology 4000 Canada:All:All
business Canberra light rail's business plan for Stage 2A approved by ACT Government, London Circuit to be raised By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:56:00 +1000 The second stage of the ACT's light rail project will see a centrepiece of Canberra's city transformed, with the southern end of London Circuit raised in order to accommodate a tram line traversing down to Lake Burley Griffin. Full Article ABC Radio Canberra canberra Community and Society:All:All Community and Society:Urban Development and Planning:All Government and Politics:All:All Government and Politics:Local Government:All Australia:ACT:All Australia:ACT:Canberra 2600 Australia:All:All
business Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate's business partner linked to club which owes thousands to council By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 05:06:00 +1000 A club linked to a long-term business partner of the Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate may escape paying a $137,000 debt owed to the council. Full Article ABC Gold Coast brisbane goldcoast Business Economics and Finance:Industry:Building and Construction Community and Society:Urban Development and Planning:All Government and Politics:Local Government:All Lifestyle and Leisure:Clubs and Associations:All Australia:All:All Australia:QLD:All Australia:QLD:Brisbane 4000 Australia:QLD:Surfers Paradise 4217
business CBI hails manufacturing ‘business heroes’ stepping up to tackle coronavirus By www.logisticsit.com Published On :: Local businesses are finding practical ways to alleviate the impact of the pandemic on their communities. 2M Group in Cheshire, Croda International Plc in East Yorkshire and Nice-Pak in Flintshire, Wales are just some of the manufacturing firms involved in this campaign, each offering their help to protect lives and the economy from the effects of the crisis. Full Article
business Draper Tools invests in automation to support the continuing growth of its business By www.logisticsit.com Published On :: Draper Tools, the hand and power tool distributor, is a family-run company that has been in business for just over a century and has more than 5,000 UK and overseas customers. Historically its customers have been mostly business-to-business (B2B) retailers and distributors but more recently Draper has also begun using its logistics platform to ship to consumers directly on behalf of its customers. Full Article
business Drought-affected farmers and businesses to be offered super-cheap loans to stay afloat By www.abc.net.au 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. Full Article ABC Central West NSW westernplains brokenhill illawarra riverina newengland upperhunter centralwest westqld southqld northqld northwest eyre northandwest riverland goulburnmurray gippsland Disasters and Accidents:All:All Disasters and Accidents:Drought:All Government and Politics:All:All Government and Politics:Federal Government:All Rural:Agribusiness:All Rural:Agricultural Policy:All Rural:All:All Rural:Livestock:All Rural:Livestock:Beef Cattle Australia:All:All Australia:NSW:All Australia:NSW:Bourke 2840 Australia:NSW:Broken Hill 2880 Australia:NSW:Dubbo 2830 Australia:NSW:Goulburn 2580 Australia:NSW:Griffith 2680 Australia:NSW:Gunnedah 2380 Australia:NSW:Moree 2400 Australia:NSW:Muswellbrook 2333 Australia:NSW:Orange 2800 Australia:NSW:Tamworth 2340 Australia:NSW:Wagga Wagga 2650 Australia:NSW:Walgett 2832 Australia:NSW:Wollongong 2500 Australia:QLD:Barcaldine 4725 Australia:QLD:Bedourie 4829 Australia:QLD:Blackall 4472 Australia:QLD:Boulia 4829 Australia:QLD:Charleville 4470 Australia:QLD:Cunnamulla 4490 Australia:QLD:Hughenden 4821 Australia:QLD:Longreach 4730 Australia:QLD:Mount Isa 4825 Australia:QLD:Quilpie 4480 Australia:QLD:St George 4487 Australia:QLD:Windorah 4481 Australia:QLD:Winton 4735 Australia:SA:Cleve 5640 Australia:SA:Darke Peak 5642 Australia:SA:Elliston 5670 Australia:SA:Kadina 5554 Australia:SA:Kimba 5641 Australia:SA:Marree 5733 Australia:SA:Orroroo 5431 Australia:SA:Peterborough 5422 Australia:SA:Pinnaroo 5304 Australia:SA:Port Pirie 5540 Australia:SA:Streaky Bay 5680 Australia:SA:Whyalla 5600 Australia:SA:Yunta 5440 Australia:VIC:All Australia:VIC:Ensay 3895 Australia:VIC:Orbost 3888 Australia:VIC:Sale 3850
business New IBM midmarket incentives for Business Partners By www.ibm.com Published On :: 2008-06-12-05:00 Find out about the major investment IBM is making in the mid-market. And learn how new incentives, plus expanded Business Partner programs, can help drive growth. Full Article
business Recession-proofing your client's business By www.ibm.com Published On :: 2008-08-15-07:00 IBM Business Partners can listen to this series of short, powerful discussions and learn how to help their clients deal with the pain points of the current complex economic environment. Full Article
business We've redesigned with our Business Partners in mind! By www.ibm.com Published On :: 2008-11-18-11:00 Discover the newly redesigned Express Advantage Web pages on PartnerWorld Express Advantage, providing easier and more intuitive access to products, services, solutions, and key channel enablement--all supporting the Express Advantage strategy and designed to help Business Partners win in the SMB marketplace. Full Article
business IBM hardware chief speeds up payments to Business Partners By www.crn.com Published On :: 2008-12-19-14:00 Read how Robert Moffat, Jr. has implemented a sweeping overhaul aimed at simplifying IBM Business Partner compensation and account engagement. Full Article
business Introducing the IBM Global Business Software Sales Kit Widget By www.ibm.com Published On :: 2009-01-20-12:00 Utilize the new Software Sales Kit Widget and gain access to important news and critical sales aids and tools on a worldwide, as well as a local basis. Full Article
business Czech soccer could return June 8 as government slowly reopens businesses By www.thescore.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 01:43:00 +0000 Full Article
business Lotus Connections 3.0 – Accessible Social Software for Business By www.ibm.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:00:00 EST Designed with business people in mind, IBM Lotus Connections 3.0 software gives you fast access to everyone in your network - your colleagues, customers and partners. Full Article
business Creating business advantage with workforce diversity and inclusion By www.ibm.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:00:00 EST For many people, accessibility and disability are philanthropic efforts that represent requisite components of every company's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) portfolio. Well, that is one point of view. At IBM, we've traditionally viewed these issues from a more out-of-the-box perspective that asked: What if accessibility was a REAL business? How could including people with disabilities in the workforce create an additional business advantage for companies? Full Article
business Social media sites get down to business By www.ibm.com Published On :: Wed, 15 June 2011 09:00:00 EST Social networking has literally transformed the way the world communicates. What began as entertaining online forums for reconnecting with old friends and former colleagues has also morphed into real-time virtual hotlines for job posters and seekers, political compatriots and natural disaster survivors. Full Article
business 100 years of doing business; 100 years of doing good. Human Ability and Accessibility Center employees "doing good" for the IBM Celebration of Service. By www.ibm.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST As IBM turned 100 in June of 2011, the corporation embraced its history of service to the communities in which it does business. IBM encouraged employees to participate in the global IBM Celebration of Service. The IBMers who make up the Human Ability and Accessibility Center found many memorable ways of including accessibility as a focus of their participation in the Celebration of Service. Full Article
business Valuing every voice. Inclusive social business hits the blogosphere. By www.ibm.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:00:00 EST By definition, social business is people business. As such, it can and should value every voice, which is why IBM set out to enable more inclusive social business. Full Article
business Daily dose of inclusive Social Business. Discovery Channel Canada interviews IBM HA&AC Advocacy and Outreach Program Manager Peter Fay. By www.ibm.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:00:00 EST The Daily Planet team from the Discovery Channel Canada is hip. They highlight cool new technologies and explore interesting people, places and things. So, when their FutureTech team wanted to get a first-hand look at the New Mobile Workplace, they came to IBM. Full Article
business US lawmakers blast five large corporations for taking $50 million meant for small businesses. Only one is returning the money. By news.yahoo.com 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. Full Article
business Brooklyn social distancing arrests disproportionately for people of color - Business Insider By www.businessinsider.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T11:14:14+00:00 RT @IsaacScher__: NEW: Half of all Brooklynites are white, but 97.5% of the borough's social distancing arrests were of people of color. Full Article
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business World Business Academy v. California State Lands Commission By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2018-06-13T08:00:00+00:00 (California Court of Appeal) - Affirming the denial of an administrative writ and declaratory relief in the case of a Pacific Gas and Electric Company lease extension on two long term leases on land used for water intake and discharge for a nuclear power plant because the lease replacement was subject to the existing facilities categorical exemption to the California Environmental Quality Act's environmental impact report requirement and the unusual circumstances exception did not apply. Full Article Environmental Law Public Utilities Administrative Law
business Kaanaana v. Barrett Business Services, Inc. By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2018-11-30T08:00:00+00:00 (California Court of Appeal) - Held that the prevailing wage law applied here because the contractors (belt sorters at county recycling facilities) were engaged in public work. On a separate issue, addressed the statutory remedy for improperly shortening their meal periods by three to five minutes. Full Article Labor & Employment Law Government Contracts
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business Pennsylvania County Rips Governor’s Order Barring Businesses from Reopening By feedproxy.google.com 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. Full Article Economy Health Politics coronavirus Pennsylvania Tom Wolf
business Hawaii Reports No New COVID-19 Cases as Businesses Begin Reopening By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 23:42:57 +0000 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. Full Article Health Politics coronavirus COVID-19 Hawaii
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business 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. Full Article
business 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 NixonUpdate 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. Full Article
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business 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 Full Article
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