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Business A person walks by a restaurant that went out of business in Gramercy as the city continues the re-opening efforts following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on October 21, 2020 in New York City. The pandemic continues to burden restaurants and bars as businesses struggle to thrive with evolving government restrictions and social distancing plans which impact keeping businesses open yet challenge profitability. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)
Business Data Shows Trump and Jared Kushner Benefitted From PPP Loans While Small Businesses Drowned

And more than 100 loans were given to companies that did not list a business name.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers December 2, 2020 3:26 pm EST
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Business These Small Businesses Take Care of Your Children. Who’s Taking Care of Them During the Pandemic?

“I’m trying to carry on here every day. I’m coming in at 6:30 every morning and I’m here until 5:30 in the evening. I’m the owner and director, I’m here all the time, and I have a family at home to worry about as well."

Cassandra Stone Cassandra Stone December 1, 2020 12:51 pm EST
Business A section of Woodmont Ave. in Bethesda has been closed off to help local restaurants in need of more table space due to social distancing guidelines. There are tables in the middle of the road that would normally be filled with automobile traffic in Bethesda, Maryland on June 15, 2020. The project, called Bethesda Streetery runs from 11:00am to 10:00pm seven days a week. (Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Business How One Town Gave Up Its Roads to Save Its Restaurants

Recognizing “Small Business Saturday” by taking a look at the struggles and triumphs of owners and entrepreneurs during COIVD.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers November 25, 2020 1:16 pm EST
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Business Fitness Studio Owner Goes From Making $10,000 a Month to $2,000. But She’s Hanging On.

Recognizing "Small Business Saturday" by taking a look at the struggles and triumphs of owners and entrepreneurs during COIVD.

Sarah Amy Harvard Sarah Amy Harvard November 25, 2020 12:39 pm EST
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Business Billionaires, Trump Officials Receive PPP Loans While Many Small Businesses Are Left Out

PPP beneficiaries included billionaires, Trump administration officials, members of Congress, political donors, and wealthy financial institutions.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil July 7, 2020 3:12 pm EDT

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
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Business In this June 8, 2020, file photo, Rodney Ott, owner of The Loft, makes mixed drinks from behind the bar for patrons as he reopens fully for the first time amid the coronavirus outbreak in downtown Flint, Mich.
Business Bars Are Giant Petri Dishes for COVID-19. That’s Why States Are Closing Them Down Again.

Many large outbreaks of COVID-19 have been tied directly to bars. An Orlando, Florida, bar has been linked to as many as 150 cases and more than 130 infections have been tied to a single bar in East Lansing, Michigan.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil July 2, 2020 10:53 am EDT
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Business Trump Administration Continues to Dodge Oversight Efforts on Paycheck Protection Program

Questions of transparency have dogged the Paycheck Protection Program, which benefited big corporations and political donors, despite being meant for small businesses owners, many of whom have failed to receive loans.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil June 18, 2020 5:05 pm EDT