May 28, 2020 While many Americans nationwide began working from home almost three months ago in the face of a global pandemic, Quinton Scott didn’t have that option at his job as a security guard. That’s how the 64-year-old Dallas resident believes he contracted the coronavirus in early April, after he said a man coughed […]
May 27, 2020 JPMorgan Chase & Co. is continuing its COVID-19 relief efforts, this time with a huge commitment to small businesses and residents in Dallas. Today, the global financial services company announced it has committed $670,000 to those hit hardest in the area from the pandemic-specifically female entrepreneurs and those in danger of losing […]
May 27, 2020 A traffic-clogged drive between McKinney and Plano once formed a regular part of Farren Bennett’s Monday-through-Friday routine. Not anymore, at least since the coronavirus outbreak took hold. The 60-year-old, like so many others, has been working from home. “One hundred percent, the commute has disappeared,” said Bennett, who said he bought only […]
May 27, 2020 Small business owners in Dallas ailing from the impact of COVID-19 can soon apply for relief funding of up to $25,000. The money will come from a loan fund overseen by The Dallas Entrepreneur Center Network to primarily support minority- and women-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs during COVID-19. More than $1 million […]
May 27, 2020 Roughly three weeks after state and federal teams descended on the Panhandle to address the explosion of new coronavirus cases tied to local meatpacking plants, Gov. Greg Abbott will give an update from the region. Local officials and leaders are expected to join Abbott in Amarillo for the update. The state recorded […]
May 26, 2020 With voting in the primary runoff election starting next month in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, the Texas secretary of state on Tuesday issued “minimum recommended health protocols” for elections, including a suggestion that voters bring their own hand sanitizer to the polls and that they “may want to consider” voting […]
May 27, 2020 Dakota’s restaurant leaves behind an impressive legacy, from their grand entrance to the fine dining scene in 1984 to its closure in 2020, Dakota’s has been woven into Dallas’ restaurant history. The atmosphere and unique subterranean design was a major draw for high-end clientele but also the cause of its worst disaster […]
May 25, 2020 Many districts are actively talking about how to restart school. But in the age of social distancing, what might that look like? In school? Online? Something in the middle? After running down the leads, I think I’ve got a pretty good idea. Class size Kent Scribner is the superintendent of Fort Worth […]
May 26, 2020 Some say that if you want to know the health of a people you study the mind of its children. I don’t know about all that, but I do this: If we’re looking for good strategies for getting through this #WFH adventure, looking to kids – our own and others’ – isn’t […]
May 26, 2020 Baylor Scott & White Health, the largest not-for-profit hospital system in Texas, will lay off roughly 1,200 employees, or almost 3% of its workforce, due to fallout from the coronavirus. Baylor said it would also furlough an unspecified number of workers, leave open positions unfilled and cut the pay of about 300 […]