April 22, 2020 To support its mission of inspiring people to live a healthy and active lifestyle, Smoothie King is showing its gratitude to medical professionals, first responders and other essential workers who continue to sacrifice their safety to serve others in their communities during the current coronavirus pandemic. Over the next month, Smoothie King […]
April 22, 2020 Doctors can go back to business, but how much? Gov. Greg Abbott has started to reopen parts of the Texas economy, and on Wednesday health care providers once again could perform elective surgery and select procedures — a month after he had ordered them to suspend such work. That’s good news for […]
April 22, 2020 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) will support stateside COVID-19 relief efforts with a $1 million donation through its newly created Collaborative Grant Fund, the Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) today announced. The COVID-19 Collaborative Grant Fund was established by BCBSTX to help nonprofits across the state provide critical services related […]
April 22, 2020 Serendipity led Arabella Advisors’ newest managing director to the impact advisory firm. Jeremy Gregg had just sold his impact consulting company and was putting out feelers on how to start an advisory firm of his own when one of his friends sent him the open position. “It really felt like this is […]
April 22, 2020 While many companies are cutting jobs or reducing hours during the COVID-19 pandemic, Austin-based HPI took the opposite tact. Find out why the company decided to give bonuses to more than 100 employees. www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2020/04/22/why-a-real-estate-firm-just-gave-employees-a-four.html?iana=hpmvp_aus_news_headline
April 22, 2020 Toilet paper lifted Kimberly-Clark’s worldwide sales by 8% and by 12% in North America where pantry loading became the new shopping mode during the initial weeks of the coronavirus pandemic. Profit was up 45% in the first three months ending in March for the Irving-based company which operates in 175 countries. Sales […]
April 21, 2020 Governor Abbott says his next executive stay-at-home order will overrule Dallas County’s latest extension to May 15. “To the extent my executive order has state-wide application it would overrule any local jurisdiction determination about their executive order,” said Abbott. Dallas County Commissioners voted to extend the county’s order, keeping restrictions in place […]
April 22, 2020 With the COVID10 pandemic imposing travel restrictions and shelter-in-place orders, the hotel industry has taken a hit. Many, like OYO Hotels & Homes, an India-based hotel firm with U.S. headquarters in Uptown Dallas, have decided to offer accommodations to those fighting on the front lines of the virus. OYO has been focused […]
April 22, 2020 While the city’s stay-at-home order is still up in the air, city officials now have the ability to extend emergency regulations past this month if they choose. Hoping to eliminate confusion among residents, the Dallas City Council on Wednesday extended Mayor Eric Johnson’s disaster declaration over the coronavirus pandemic until May 12. […]
Major U.S. business lobbying groups are asking Congress to pass measures that would protect companies large and small from coronavirus-related lawsuits when states start to lift pandemic restrictions and businesses begin to reopen. Their concerns have the ears of congressional Republicans, though it is far from clear if the idea has the Democratic support it […]