April 6, 2020 Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Care.com is increasing in-home child care access for frontline workers responding to the COVID-19 emergency. As part of this initiative, Care.com is offering 90 days of free, premium access to their services, along with specific portals for frontline workers and caregivers in Texas. Frontline workers looking […]
April 3, 2020 In the faith community, we try to look for the good even in the worst situations. With roughly 32.5 million U.S. public school students — approximately 157,000 in Dallas ISD — shut out of classrooms for the foreseeable future, parents, educators and policymakers have turned their attention to a problem that has […]
March 31, 2020 Texas A&M University nursing students set to graduate this May will be able to pursue an accelerated graduation plan that allows them the opportunity to quickly enter the workforce to support the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The College of Nursing informed seniors late last week that they have the option […]
April 3, 2020 A shuttered Baylor Scott & White hospital in Garland will open its doors within weeks to begin treating veterans infected with COVID-19, Rep. Colin Allred announced Friday. A Veterans Affairs health care facility that will eventually create thousands of jobs for North Texas will open with 100 beds for veterans with coronavirus […]
April 6, 2020 Walgreens has announced a one-time bonus plan as well as thousands of employment opportunities during the COVID-19 response efforts, according to the company. The bonus payment would include $300 for full-time and $150 for part-time employees for in-store and distribution centers beginning in late April. “Our store team members are working incredibly […]
April 3, 2020 If Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins wasn’t a household name already, his near-daily news conferences and orders to fight the spread of the coronavirus have made him one in North Texas. Yet, several readers of The Dallas Morning News asked us why a “judge” is responsible for managing a public health crisis. […]
April 3, 2020 Businesses are doing their best to carry on essential operations while simultaneously addressing all the new concerns the COVID-19 pandemic raises. Investment funds are no different; in addition to seeing to their own essential operations they also have to oversee, or in some cases, direct the efforts of a portfolio of companies […]
April 3, 2020 As leaders who aim to solve a diverse range of problems, from poverty to pollution, social entreprenerus are not afraid to roll up their sleeves and help in a time of crisis. But as the coronavirus spreads rapidly around the world, prompting governments to take huge measures to protect public health and […]
April 3, 2020 BKD has created a new resource center to help disseminate important tax and accounting information for our clients and friends as we evaluate ways to mitigate the inevitable financial effects of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the incidence of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). www.bkd.com/covid-19-resource-center
April 3, 2020 The Paycheck Protection Program prioritizes millions of Americans employed by small businesses by authorizing up to $349 billion toward job retention and certain other expenses. The Paycheck Protection Program is designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on payroll by providing each small business a loan […]