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COVID-19
COVID changes prompt dating apps to adapt
Aug 11, 2021
As the number of new users has flattened, dating app companies are creating game-like scenarios and events to keep people engaged while they look for potential partners.
The microwedding is here to stay, this event planner says
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Minju Park
Aug 10, 2021
When business came to a halt for Gretchen Culver in Minneapolis, she launched a new business focusing on weddings with 30 or fewer guests.
Small business optimism shrinks as labor shortage, price hikes continue
Aug 10, 2021
Owners expect lower sales and worse business conditions in the coming months, reflected in the NFIB’s declining optimism index.
Tenants in Los Angeles anxiously await rent relief as the city struggles to get funds out
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David Wagner
Aug 10, 2021
In hard-hit L.A., only about 15% of the city’s current rent relief funding has reached households in need.
Canada reopens its borders to the U.S., a rich tourism market
Aug 10, 2021
What does it mean that Canada's border is back open while the U.S. stays closed, at least for now?
Pandemic highlights poor conditions for some of Canada's farmworkers
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Emma Jacobs
Aug 10, 2021
The country is starting to beef up inspections and is looking at a process to set standards for housing farmworkers who are in the country on temporary visas.
Commercial real estate firms, co-working companies join forces
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Matt Levin
Aug 9, 2021
Commercial real estate company Cushman & Wakefield partners with WeWork, hoping to absorb some of that vacant office space.
For public good, not for profit.
Facing staff shortages, schools offer thousands in bonuses and retention incentives
Aug 9, 2021
With school starting up again soon in many places, school districts across the country are still scrambling to fill positions, an effort complicated by the delta variant.
Who's in, who's out: What the labor participation rate tells us about the job market
Aug 6, 2021
The pandemic forced some Americans out of the workforce to care for family. Risk posed by the delta variant may keep them from returning.
Biden administration ponders easing travel restrictions
Aug 6, 2021
The U.S is still closed to many international travelers. Reuters reports that the Biden administration wants to change that — but only if visitors are vaccinated.