July 28, 2020 Any business that requires public gatherings to stay afloat faces tough times as the COVID-19 pandemic surges and re-surges, and none more so than local arts groups. Even before the pandemic, many arts groups were operating on shoestring budgets and struggling to earn income and scare-up donations. Now things are even worse. […]
July 28, 2020 UT Southwestern Medical Center has again been named the No. 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth and No. 2 in Texas, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Hospitals report. Two Baylor Scott & White facilities, Parkland Health and Hospital System, three Texas Health hospitals, and Medical City Dallas were all […]
July 27, 2020 Attorney General Ken Paxton, in partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Northern, Southern, Western, and Eastern Districts of Texas, today informed the public about several fraudulent schemes involving masks, personal protection equipment (PPE), and other COVID-19 related equipment. They urge everyone to exercise increased due diligence and caution when dealing […]
July 28, 2020 Public health authorities delaying in-person classes can’t do so indiscriminately to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks they fear will happen at a future date, the Texas attorney general said in a guidance letter issued Tuesday. Local health authorities can make that call when responding to immediate outbreaks and quarantine needs, Texas Attorney General Ken […]
July 27, 2020 Five woman-led companies in North Texas have landed on this year’s ranking of the fastest growing in the nation in 2019, according to American Express and the Women Presidents’ Organization. In 2019, the 50 companies in the annual ranking generated a combined $3.8 billion in revenue and employed more than 17,000 people. […]
July 27, 2020 The parents of 1 million Texas students are procrastinating about back-to-school shopping this year, and who can blame them? They’re waiting for sales and school calendars. State guidelines issued July 15 say that students can’t come back to classrooms until after Sept. 8, but some will be distance learning for a few […]
July 27, 2020 The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services will tour a COVID-19 testing site Tuesday in Dallas and then meet with both FedEx leaders and representatives of the Strategic National Stockpile who are working to distribute protective equipment to frontline health care workers. “The Trump Administration has worked to equip states like […]
July 27, 2020 Texas students will still have to take the STAAR test next year, but fifth and eighth grade students will be able to move on to the next grade even if they fail, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday. State education officials announced earlier this summer that third through 12th grade students would take […]
July 27, 2020 Target is joining Walmart in closing its stores on Thanksgiving Day, ending a decade long tradition of jump starting Black Friday door buster sales […] www.dallasnews.com/business/retail/2020/07/27/target-joins-walmart-in-closing-stores-on-thanksgiving-as-retailers-rethink-black-friday/
July 27, 2020 The Small Business Continuity Fund (SBCF) program, a partnership between the City of Dallas Office of Economic Development, Dallas Development Fund (DDF) and National Development Council (NDC), continues to provide financial assistance to Dallas businesses impacted by COVID-19 […] www.dallascitynews.net/city-dallas-awards-600k-small-businesses