by Kimberly Viers | Jul 25, 2020 | Business
While the requirement of wearing masks to stop the spread of disease may seem new to you, this practice and the reactions to it are not. Over a hundred years ago, Americans were encouraged to wear masks to combat the Spanish flu. Mask ordinances were passed. People...
by Kimberly Viers | Jul 16, 2020 | Business
Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE announced that two of the companies’ four investigational vaccine candidates from their combined Project Lightspeed vaccine program to help protect against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, have received Fast Track designation...
by Kimberly Viers | Jul 12, 2020 | Business
When it comes to reopening the economy, most reports of businesses restarting are cautious at best, with the majority offering up ominous stories of new COVID-19 cases, lost revenue, and worse. But the reality when talking to most business leaders in our region is...
by Kimberly Viers | Jul 12, 2020 | Business
Michigan’s seasonally-adjusted jobless rate remained above 20 percent in May, although the rate declined slightly from 24.0 percent in April to 21.2 percent in May. Michigan’s employment total rose by 256,000 in May while the number of unemployed fell by 97,000. The...
by Kimberly Viers | Jul 7, 2020 | Business
The Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) yesterday approved a $100 million program that will provide grants to Michigan small businesses working to recover from the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 virus, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced. Called...
