March 6, 2021 The Senate approved a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan on Saturday, as Democrats muscled through a marathon debate — and overcame dissent from moderates within their own ranks — to move one step closer to delivering President Biden his first legislative victory. Democrats voted to adopt the bill without any Republican support […]
March 5, 2021 Self-employed and gig workers who have been waiting for new rules that would mean larger forgivable loans through the Paycheck Protection Program can now move forward with their applications. As of Friday, the Small Business Administration is ready to accept and process updated PPP applications from sole proprietors looking to take advantage […]
March 5, 2021 American Airlines will give employees who get a COVID-19 vaccine an extra day off work in 2022 and a voucher worth $50 that they can trade in for gift cards to restaurants and stores or merchandise. Fort Worth-based American, which has been pushing for employees to be moved up on the priority […]
March 5, 2021 This week, health care providers began administering the first doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. – the third vaccine authorized by the Food and Drug Administration to help stop the coronavirus pandemic. That’s welcome news in a country that still faces high levels of circulating virus in most […]
March 4, 2021 Texas will fully fund school districts that have seen student attendance drop during the pandemic, as long as they maintain or increase the rate of students learning in person, Gov. Greg Abbott and state education officials announced Thursday. School superintendents have been awaiting the news for months, with the pandemic and switch […]
March 4, 2021 North Texas may not be the largest in venture capital, but it’s picking up speed. Dallas-Fort Worth grabbed the top spot among the Top 10 with the highest growth rate in VC investments in 2020, according to a new report by Telstra Ventures. Its expansion of 66 percent last year put it […]
March 4, 2021 Mayors in some of Texas’ biggest cities announced that they will still mandate the use of masks in municipal buildings, even after the statewide mask order ends next week. Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and El Paso’s leaders announced Wednesday and Thursday that masks will be required to enter city-owned indoor spaces […]
March 4, 2021 More venture capital funding flowed into Dallas-Fort Worth companies than any other metro area in the U.S. over the course of 2020, according to a new report that tracked where investors put their cash. Investments in D-FW companies grew 66% in 2020 compared to 2019. That growth rate easily topped the next […]
March 3, 2021 Thanks to a shift in federal pharmacy policy, all Texas teachers, school employees and childcare workers are now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines. On Wednesday, Texas Department of State Health Services commissioner Dr. John Hellerstedt sent a letter to vaccine providers across the state, informing them that a federal directive would immediately […]
March 2, 2021 Still struggling to recover from a pandemic that turned parts of downtown Dallas into a ghost town, center city proponents are looking to the future. Major real estate projects and public sector improvements were the focus of economic development group Downtown Dallas Inc.’s annual meeting Tuesday. “We cannot deny the impact of […]