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Wells Fargo’s outraged small business customers call for boycott, litigation and regulatory relief
“Why should loyal Wells Fargo customers get a double whammy — the prior fake-account scandal and now not being able to apply for a PPP loan?” asked one of the bank's small business customers.
Class Notes: Private tutors look for stability in a non-standardized environment
High schools who would otherwise be in the midst of standardized-test crunch time are waiting to see when — or if — they'll be taking their SATs and ACTs. That has them and their tutors looking to stay fresh in case test day comes.
Coronavirus notebook: Opera Theatre cancels season, new Earth Day set
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has canceled its 2020 festival season, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with plans to retain year-round staff and replace some lost pay, officials with the nonprofit arts group said Tuesday. The nonprofit, which has a...
Local marketer goes from novice to expert on social media
Valerie Jennings, CEO and founder of Jennings Social Media & MarTech, recently was named Marketer of the Year by DMN. Jennings talks about the award and how her focus on innovation is paying off.
Quibi saw 300,000 installs, outage on Day 1
Quibi, the short-form, mobile-first brainchild of Jeffrey Katzenberg, launched after months of buildup on Monday, garnering more than 300,000 installations in the United States and Canada, reported Sensor Tower. To put that in perspective, that's 7.5 ...
One of Pittsburgh’s biggest banks closing this branch — is it yours?
Citizens halfway to 2019's full-year branch closures in Pittsburgh metro.
Alabama small businesses can apply for emergency relief through TruFund $5M fund
A national nonprofit community development financial institution has launched a $5 million small business emergency relief fund, and Alabama businesses are eligible for assistance. TruFund Financial Services Inc. is offering loans to disadvantaged min...
PPS superintendent lays out distance learning plan
Pittsburgh Public Schools will launch its remote learning plan when its more than 23,000 students return from spring break on April 16, and PPS Superintendent Anthony Hamlet said distribution plans are in place to ensure all students have access. H...
‘Business as usual, except digital:’ USF Athletics works to help student athletes remotely
Like other sports leagues across Tampa Bay, USF Athletics has to deal with lost revenue over canceled games, but it also has to care for its student athletes.
KHOU parent Tegna to implement furloughs
Tegna Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) said April 6 it will implement weeklong furloughs in the second quarter. The Virginia-based broadcasting company owns KHOU 11 in Houston. Dave Lougee, president and CEO of Virginia-based Tegna, said in an April 6 email to emplo...
KSDK parent Tegna to implement furloughs
Tegna Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) said Monday it will implement weeklong furloughs in the second quarter. The Virginia-based broadcasting company owns KSDK-TV channel 5 in St. Louis, and the move will affect workers there. Dave Lougee, president and CEO of Virg...
SA company lands large partner to provide professional certifications
San Antonio-based TrueAbility, a skills assessment software company, has signed a multiyear agreement with Minneapolis-based Pearson VUE, enhancing the global testing company's ability to administer certification exams for clients that can accurately d...
UCF to open drive-thru testing site on campus
The University of Central Florida will open a drive-thru testing center for the coronavirus next week. The on-campus site is a partnership between UCF and Aventus Biolabs, a testing lab owned and operated by Orlando-based Aventus Health. The universi...
Wells Fargo’s outraged small business customers call for boycott, litigation and regulatory relief
“Why should loyal Wells Fargo customers get a double whammy — the prior fake-account scandal and now not being able to apply for a PPP loan?” asked one of the bank's small business customers.
Class Notes: Private tutors look for stability in a non-standardized environment
High schools who would otherwise be in the midst of standardized-test crunch time are waiting to see when — or if — they'll be taking their SATs and ACTs. That has them and their tutors looking to stay fresh in case test day comes.
Froedtert South furloughs nurses due to lower hospital volumes during pandemic
Like many hospitals across the country, Froedtert South in Kenosha County dropped elective procedures to clear capacity for COVID-19 patients and now doesn’t need as many nurses, said CEO Ric Schmidt. Froedtert South hasn’t seen a surge in COVID-19 ca...
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Froedtert South furloughs nurses due to lower hospital volumes during pandemic
Like many hospitals across the country, Froedtert South in Kenosha County dropped elective procedures to clear capacity for COVID-19 patients and now doesn’t need as many nurses, said CEO Ric Schmidt. Froedtert South hasn’t seen a surge in COVID-19 ca...
Sports
All MLB games in Arizona? Report says it’s possible
All Major League Baseball teams could play their games in Arizona this season, according to a report from the Associated Press citing anonymous sources. MLB has said it won't start playing games until mid-May at the earliest amid coronavirus shutdowns...
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Portland fintech startup snags $7.7M from investors
Sila is the latest venture from Simple co-founder Shamir Karkal. He and three other co-founders are building technology to help other fintech startups innovate faster.
The new list of Austin billionaires — and what some are doing to fight coronavirus
The latest tabulation of the world's richest people is out from Forbes and it shows that, for many, their fortunes are taking a dive because of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated market turmoil. Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies In...
Truist, Bank of America and other local lenders had doled out nearly $1.5B in SBA loans before the COVID-19 crisis. How much is not guaranteed?
With small businesses falling like dominoes as quarantines and shelter-at-home orders stiffen, banks already staggered by historically low interest rates face the growing prospect of having to write off loan exposures to mom-and-pop borrowers and entre...
Wells Fargo’s outraged small business customers call for boycott, litigation and regulatory relief
“Why should loyal Wells Fargo customers get a double whammy — the prior fake-account scandal and now not being able to apply for a PPP loan?” asked one of the bank's small business customers.
Class Notes: Private tutors look for stability in a non-standardized environment
High schools who would otherwise be in the midst of standardized-test crunch time are waiting to see when — or if — they'll be taking their SATs and ACTs. That has them and their tutors looking to stay fresh in case test day comes.
Froedtert South furloughs nurses due to lower hospital volumes during pandemic
Like many hospitals across the country, Froedtert South in Kenosha County dropped elective procedures to clear capacity for COVID-19 patients and now doesn’t need as many nurses, said CEO Ric Schmidt. Froedtert South hasn’t seen a surge in COVID-19 ca...
Hawaii health centers to receive more than $10M in federal funding in fight against COVID-19
Fourteen health centers throughout the Islands will be receiving more than $10 million to bolster their capabilities in fighting against the coronavirus, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz announced Tuesday. The $10,037,995 in funding can be used for several purp...
Portland company on quest to make millions of N95 masks
A Portland packaging design-and-manufacturing company believes it’s close to producing desperately needed masks that meet N95 standards, and at a volume that could rival the largest U.S. manufacturers. D6 Inc., which uses 3D printing technology at a l...