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Pandemic Recovery Grant Programs Still Supporting Small Businesses
The COVID-19 pandemic presented immense challenges for small businesses. So, it’s unsurprising that many small business grant programs launched during this time. But as many businesses continue to struggle, several programs are still offering funds. Read about several pandemic-era programs that are still assisting small businesses in the list below.Main Street America Backing Small Businesses
The Painful Pandemic Lessons Mandy Cohen Carries to the CDC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As covid-19 devastated communities across the nation in spring 2020, a group of Black ministers in this racially divided city made an urgent plea for more testing in their neighborhoods. Testing at the time “was outside of communities of color,” said the Rev. Jordan Boyd, pastor of Rockwell AME Zion Church in
The Pandemic Potential of U.S. Animal Markets
Opinion > Second Opinions — Zoonotic disease threats are not just an "over there" problem by Ann Linder, JD, MS August 12, 2023 Linder is an expert in animal policy and law. COVID hit the U.S. while my partner and I were back home at a wedding in Kansas. At the time, there were a
Pandemic puts new momentum behind 4-day workweek
A growing list of companies are testing shorter workweeks, as employers grapple with widespread worker burnout amid the tight labor market.Why it matters: While four-day workweeks are nowhere close to becoming the norm, the pandemic has put new momentum behind the idea. Driving the news: Starting today, 28 more companies in the U.S. and Canada
Stricter Pandemic Policies Took Toll on Mental Health
People's mental health suffered when strict COVID-19 control measures were put in place by their governments, according to two new studies. In one longitudinal analysis drawing on data from 15 countries excluding the U.S., policies with higher stringency were associated with higher mean psychological distress scores during the first 15 months of the pandemic (standardized…
Remote work: Pandemic need for flexibility not reflected in draft laws
Draft laws on remote working mark an attempt by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar to formalise radical work practice changes that were suddenly introduced when Covid-19 struck two years ago. Back then, the force of the pandemic was such that procedural and legal niceties were swept aside in the rush to protect public health and keep the…
Online shopping and home-delivered food is helping contribute to the 8 million tonnes of extra plastic waste accumulated globally during the pandemic. (Image: Private Media)Sustainability has been the mantra of the times, with consumers turning to ethical fashion, reusable food packaging and green energy to do their part to tackle climate change. But the pandemic…
Lockdowns during early pandemic saved lives, but not a go-to strategy moving forward: study
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The U.S. pandemic lockdown in 2020 caused a $2.3 trillion economic downturn and split the nation politically, and now some European nations are locking down again as Omicron surges through the global population. But do these drastic measures save lives? Are they worth massive job and income losses? A new University…
The pandemic has created demand for the ‘rare and unfamiliar’, says world ingredient supplier Red Rickshaw
Revealing the upcoming trends for 2022, Jyoti Patel said big food manufacturers should bear in mind that COVID-19 restrictions have made consumers feel more disconnected to the world than ever before. Therefore, “giving people the opportunity to taste rare ingredients from distant countries is a great way to connect them to the places they dream…
Pandemic removed from digital storefronts at “request of publisher”
Popular Asmodee title taken down from Steam, App Store and Google Play, more platforms to followDigital board game Pandemic has been quietly removed from sale across Steam, the App Store and Google Play, and is set to be delisted from other store fronts in the near future. Pandemic, published by Z-Man Games, was made unavailable…