With Iowa’s jobless rate at a low 3.1 percent, finding and keeping workers — in the service industry or manufacturing, agriculture or for office positions, at for-profits or not-for-profits, in large or small communities — continues to be a vexing challenge for employers.
And the effects of the year-long pandemic — along with August’s costly derecho — on the economy have added to the headaches.
To aid in focusing on where we are and how to move forward, The Gazette’s first Business Breakfast panel for 2021, “How Do We Rebuild: Workforce Hiring and Retention,” is set for online at 9 a.m., Tuesday, March 16.
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Editorial: Amnesty makes more sense than refunds to help NYC's small businesses
Last Monday, Councilman Mark Gjonaj introduced a bill that would force the city to ease off issuing summonses for violating city rules on plastic bags, sanitation, transportation and other facets of small business.
His bill would waive civil penalties to small businesses for infractions and refund fines paid between March 2020 and the date the law is passed. If your business was fined for leaving garbage in front of your shop, you would get your money back. Now would be a good time to point out that the city is facing a budget gap of $3.8 billion, or worse.
Business briefs | News, Sports, Jobs - The Vindicator
CLEANING SERVICE EXPANDS: Brilliant Cleaning Service, 4845 Market St., Youngstown, has opened a new, larger location with expanded warehouse and office space.
Brilliant Cleaning Service is a commercial and residential cleaning service that opened in 2016 with three employees. Now, it employs 26 people — 12 residential service cleaners and 14 commercial service cleaners.
INSURANCE COMPANY REBRANDS: James & Sons Insurance is rebranding to First Insurance Group, A Premier Financial Company.
How ethics went mainstream | Vogue Business
Profit is not enough: fashion brands in the 2020s must demonstrate they are doing good. Achieving the right balance is no easy matter.
In double-quick time, the ethical dimension of building a business has turned into a top priority. Launching a profitable fashion company has always been tricky, but it's no longer enough when so many consumers want brands to meet ethical standards that are new and often challenging to the world of for-profit enterprise.
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Breaking the mold; How one Duluth business owner is paving her own way to success
DULUTH, MN-- Owning a small business can be overwhelming at times, but for one Duluth woman, overcoming challenges has been the key to her success.
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She first opened in 2017. Now, four years later and appointments for services like an eyebrow wax fill up fast.
"I was fed up and wanted to do things my way. I just had to go and do it for myself," said Lindberg. "And if I fail, I fail, but I just knew that I wasn't gonna."
Middleburg Hts. State of the City extols strong finances, business growth - cleveland.com
Mayor Matt Castelli presented his annual State of the City review during a virtual Middleburg Heights Chamber of Commerce meeting on March 4. (Beth Mlady/Special to cleveland.com)
MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio – Middleburg Heights persevered despite 2020′s difficulties, experiencing continued financial stability and even business growth.
That was the message Mayor Matt Castelli conveyed – virtually via Zoom -- during his March 4 annual State of the City address to the Middleburg Heights Chamber of Commerce.
The risky business of climate risk: 'Stop predicting the future' | Greenbiz
Blindsided by how COVID-19 quickly dominated the planet? You're not alone. Fourteen months ago, the World Economic Forum's 2020 Global Risks Report neglected to include a pandemic among its major warnings for the year ahead.
The crisis has exposed not only the lack of foresight but the lack of effectiveness in mainstream business risk management policies.
Fewer than six out of 400 companies surveyed in 2020 legal filings said there was a potential pandemic problem, Rodney Irwin, managing director of redefining value at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, said during GreenBiz 21. That's despite this being the second pandemic in 10 years, the fourth respiratory illness in 18 years, and numerous warnings from the World Health Organization, he added at the February virtual event.
Shreveport business announces decision to 'lift all mask mandates' for customers
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - In a Facebook post on March 5, Maxwell's Market in Shreveport announced that they will no longer enforce a mask mandate in store.
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According to Louisiana law, if a business is not in compliance with state mandates, a business or person can face up to a $500 fine or six months in the parish jail — or both.
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