May 7, 2020 American and Southwest Airlines are signaling a return to international flying, bringing back flights to some destinations that haven’t been served since the COVID-19 pandemic halted most flights outside the United States. American Airlines relaunched its DFW to Madrid flight on Thursday aboard a Boeing 787, the first flight to continental Europe […]
The Labor Department delivered a historically bad employment report Friday, showing 20.5 million jobs lost last month as the nation locked down against the coronavirus. The jobless rate soared to 14.7% — the highest level since the Great Depression. The highest monthly job loss before this was 2 million in 1945, as the nation began […]
This week, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas received another generous donation to our Coronavirus Response & Recovery Fund. NEC Corporation of America, the Irving, Texas-based leader in information and communications technology, designated $100,000 toward our community impact efforts int he wake of the coronavirus pandemic. “Support like this gives us the ability to truly make […]
May 7, 2020 Regulators on Monday made it easier for small businesses to sell stakes in their companies and get the money they raise that way faster during the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The move by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission comes as operators of such equity crowdfunding say they are […]
May 1, 2020 National, state and local agencies have deemed the vast majority of work in the construction industry as ‘essential’ to our country’s infrastructure and economy. Grocery stores, pharmacies, water treatment plants, healthcare facilities and other critical businesses are also in this category. We join our colleagues in the AEC community in an all-out […]
May 6, 2020 Dallas-based online dating giant Match Group is seeing a surge in engagement across its portfolio of dating platforms with the pandemic leaving many singles feeling socially isolated. “In a period of unprecedented isolation, the need for quality connections is more pronounced and crucial than ever before,” Match Group CEO Shar Dubey and […]
May 7, 2020 The first high-profile retail casualty of the global coronavirus pandemic is a 113-year-old luxury retailer that put Dallas on the world’s fashion map. But Neiman Marcus’ creditors have agreed to terms that will set up the company to have a future. Neiman Marcus filed Thursday in U.S. bankruptcy court in Houston and […]
May 6, 2020 The executive director of the Texas Workforce Commission told lawmakers during a telephone briefing Wednesday that the agency is planning to require Texans to begin searching for work in order to keep their unemployment benefits once Gov. Greg Abbott begins allowing restaurants and retail stores to open at 50% capacity, two Democratic […]
May 4, 2020 Plano-based Alkami is a tech company focusing on design and implementing software systems for digital banking. The company says its technology has proven to be crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing guidelines, and now they are looking to expand.Right now they have 15 jobs open and are looking to open […]
April 29, 2020 Walmart and the Chickasaw Nation joined efforts to provide fresh produce food and other resources to the community with drive-thru food distribution events in Ada and Tishomingo. “Walmart reached out to the Chickasaw Nation regarding produce they wished to donate to the tribe,” explained Chickasaw Nation Secretary of Health Dr. Charles Grim. […]