Good morning from the coronavirus time warp, where case numbers go in the wrong direction at a record clip and testing falls short yet again . But at least we have Storm King back ! ( And Disney World, yikes. ) Here's what you need to know for the week ahead in business and tech news.
Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, put forth a moderate, populist plan for the economy on Thursday that aligned with his new campaign slogan, "Build Back Better." With the goal of creating five million additional American jobs, he proposed incentives to "Buy American," spur domestic innovation and reduce dependency on foreign manufacturing. Progressive Democrats were disappointed with his ideas, which don't sound all that different from Mr. Trump's.
Quite a lot has been going on:
Slack Is Giving You Back Your Weekends…And Other Small Business Tech News
Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them?
1 — Slack is now letting you choose when you get notifications on a per-day basis.
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This is a service that's been needed for a while but has been slow in coming to market. But, thanks to Covid-19 and working remotely we're finally getting more mainstream tools to get our documents notarized instead of standing in line at the auto tags place or persuading a notary friend with a bottle of wine to do it for us.
As beach towns open, businesses are short foreign workers - ABC News
BOSTON -- At this time of the year, The Friendly Fisherman on Cape Cod is usually bustling with foreign students clearing tables and helping prepare orders of clam strips or fish and chips.
But because of a freeze on visas, Janet Demetri won't be employing the 20 or so workers this summer. So as the crowds rush back, Demetri must work with nine employees for her restaurant and market — forcing her to shutter the business twice a week.
"It's really disturbing because we are really busy," said Demetri. "We can't keep up once the doors are open."
Small Business Spotlight: Omega Sports | myfox8.com
A lot has changed over the years, including ownership. Craig and Kristin Carlock bought Omega Sports three years ago.
“We work really hard at providing personal, knowledgeable service,” Craig said. “Our employees have a great deal of expertise, and we focus on just a few sports.”
It’s a winning combination that keeps customers like Allison Walls walking through the doors.
“They are convenient in Greensboro and Winston-Salem. You get good customer service. When you come in, everyone speak, and they are friendly,” Walls said.
In case you are keeping track:
Business, labor groups urge G20 to extend, expand debt freeze for poorer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Chamber of Commerce, a global trade union and civil society groups urged the Group of 20 major economies to extend and expand a freeze in debt service payments to help not just the poorest, but also middle-income countries, weather the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout.
The ICC, International Trade Union Confederation, and Global Citizen, a group pushing to end extreme poverty by 2030, also called on G20 finance ministers, who will meet online on July 18, to take additional steps to boost the participation of private creditors, who have been slow to engage.
Cubs' Anthony Rizzo is all business - Chicago Sun-Times
MESA, Ariz. — During early work one day in spring training last month, Cubs infielder David Bote looked up to see teammate Anthony Rizzo trying to get his attention.
"Hey, come here, 'Boat,' " Rizzo said, sharing a minor difference he saw in Bote's swing. "I noticed this. . . . Do you feel that?"
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This is Bote's third big-league season. He doesn't remember much of that kind of encounter from Rizzo before this spring.
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