April 9, 2020 The term “frontline workers” often conjures images of doctors in Hazmat suits and soldiers in uniform. But during the coronavirus outbreak, workers across a vast array of industries have found themselves essential parts of the machine that keeps the world in motion, required to do their jobs despite great risk—whether hog farm […]
APril 9, 2020 Dr. Philip Huang ticks all the boxes for a big-city public health administrator: advanced degree from Harvard; stint with the CDC; veteran of the AIDS and Big Tobacco wars; accomplished musician and amateur magician. Laugh if you will, but the Lake Highlands High School graduate who returned a year ago to lead […]
April 9, 2020 KPMG in the U.S. and the KPMG U.S. Foundation Inc. have pledged to donate over $2 million to support nonprofit organizations impacted by COVID-19. “We remain deeply committed to serving and supporting our communities during this challenge our world is facing,” said KPMG U.S. Chairman and CEO Lynne Doughtie. “I’m also proud […]
April 9, 2020 A private school in Southlake delivered 3D-printed face shields to the Southlake Fire Department as well as the Dallas Anesthesiology Associates office to help fulfill their need for Personal Protection Equipment. “At Clariden, our students are very accustomed to taking on a challenge and doing projects,” said Sallie Wells, Head of School. […]
April 9, 2020 Dallas County commissioners on Thursday authorized close to $1 million in payments for two consultants to help the local government operate a pop-up hospital at the downtown convention center. The vote is the first major expenditure the county has authorized in its battle against the coronavirus. The total bill is only expected […]
April 9, 2020 When The University of Texas at Dallas made the difficult decision to move spring courses online, administrators throughout campus immediately thought of the UT Dallas students who might not have adequate computer access. “When we make a big move like this, it’s going to inequitably affect students who are in higher-need categories,” […]
April 9, 2020 The nation’s mass introduction to work-from-home sent a research economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas into the data to see where Texas’ remote-compatible jobs are most prevalent. Austin, with its tech startup culture and knowledge-based economy, is the city with the highest percentage of jobs that can be done remotely, […]
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits shot up again last week, as 6.6 million more people filed initial claims, the Labor Department said Thursday. About 16.8 million have filed in the past three weeks, and analysts expect the numbers to keep rising. In the prior week, ending March 28, a revised 6.9 million people […]
April 8, 2020 American Airlines has started making face masks for its own employees at DFW International Airport and other hubs after looking unsuccessfully for personal protective equipment on the open market. In conference rooms lined with sewing machine stations, under-utilized workers are cutting and stitching homemade masks out of fabric bought at local Walmart […]
April 8, 2020 Dallas city officials have acquired 10 recreational vehicles, reserved hotel rooms and approved funds for personal protective equipment to cover the next two years should the coronavirus pandemic continue. The City Council on Wednesday, with little discussion, approved more than $4.3 million in estimated expenses, most of which will come from the […]