by Alicia Diaz | Oct 1, 2020 | Coronavirus, Economy, Featured, Transportation
WASHINGTON — American Airlines and United Airlines furloughed more than 30,000 employees Thursday after the Payroll Support Program, which provided $25 billion in coronavirus relief funding to the airline industry, expired. American Airlines CEO Doug...
by Samone Blair | Jul 24, 2020 | Economy
The Great American Outdoors Act, which will fund repairs and updates in national parks and other public lands, passed the U.S. House Wednesday and awaits President Trump’s signature. The National Park Service and other public land agencies will receive up to...
by Henry Ren | Jul 2, 2020 | Business & Tech, Economy
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans called to address racial inequities as Chicago rebuilds its economy from the coronavirus crisis during a Chicago Fed virtual forum Tuesday. “Tragically, the most affected are our most vulnerable neighbors,” Evans...
by Jack Kelly | Apr 20, 2020 | Coronavirus, Economy, Featured
Not much has changed yet at Hinchley’s Dairy Farm in Cambridge. The sound of farm machinery still echoes through the metal and concrete walls of the barn where 240 cows are milked mechanically each day. Three new calves were recently born hours apart. Soon it...
by Jack Kelly | Apr 8, 2020 | Economy, Featured
Wisconsin won’t miss out on Medicaid payments approved in one of the recent federal coronavirus relief bills — for now. But U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, warned last week that recent changes in state law will make the state ineligible for future rounds of funding...
by Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | Oct 10, 2019 | Economy, Featured
WASHINGTON — A group of community banking executives said Thursday the skilled worker shortage could threaten continued U.S. economic growth because companies can’t keep up with market demands. The United States had 7.1 million job openings in August, but only...
