July 31, 2020 AT&T is stepping up with $10 million for African Americans and the underserved. And that includes its hometown. The Dallas-based telecommunications and media company is committing the money to the communities as they face long-standing social inequities and higher unemployment, issues exacerbated by COVID-19, the company said. The effort includes a “special […]
July 31, 2020 Denbury Resources Inc. became the latest debt-laden oil producer to seek bankruptcy protection in the aftermath of a pandemic-fueled plunge in crude prices. The Plano, Texas-based driller filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. It joins a long list of other oil and […]
July 31, 2020 At the recent D CEO Women’s Leadership Symposium, I had the pleasure of speaking to 600+ women, and several male allies, about leading in a time of crisis. Apropos in a time when several crises are converging: a global pandemic, economic recession, racial inequality, and social injustices, are those most top of […]
July 30, 2020 To Michelle Corson, cars are fundamental to navigating the long road to economic equality. So since 2013, she’s followed that path — initially launching On the Road Lending to help underserved communities build credit by giving recipients low-interest loans to buy cars. Then came On the Road Motors to sell cars directly […]
July 31, 2020 As the pandemic stretches on, some companies are souring on remote work. Maybe that’s because they’re not doing it right. White-collar offices that have carried over the same conventions from the physical office have realized they don’t work well, executives and researchers say. Companies that have changed the ways they work have […]
July 31, 2020 In a statement Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott said local health authorities can shut down schools if there’s evidence of an outbreak after students return to campus – but cannot shut them down weeks before schools open. His statement backs a legal opinion released by the Texas attorney general Tuesday. But Abbott, who […]
July 30, 2020 The U.S. economy experienced its largest constriction in modern history Thursday with the Commerce Department reporting a 32.9 percent drop in the nation’s gross domestic product in 2020’s second quarter. The number is historic but not surprising, according to Texas economist Ray Perryman with The Perryman Group. “I mean, we’ve never seen […]
July 31, 2020 The government’s employment report tells us where we were last month, but online job postings tell us where we’re headed, and the future looks pretty grim at the moment. For the week ended July 24, job postings for Dallas County were almost 31% below their January level, far worse than a month […]
July 30, 2020 Custodian Daurice Browne went back to work June 1 at a Killeen middle school, cleaning and moving furniture to prepare for students returning this fall. She was joined by other custodians, maintenance staff and a grounds crew, the behind-the-scenes workers who keep schools sparkling clean, whip equipment into shape and landscape the […]
July 30, 2020 Texas superintendents need flexibility to respond to concerns about COVID-19 without the worry that they’ll lose funding for their schools, an administrators’ group told state officials on Thursday. Many superintendents thought they were ready to tackle back-to-school issues, but moves by state leaders this week upended their plans and led to widespread […]