BJ’s furloughs 200 restaurant managers, 40 corporate employees

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The Huntington Beach, Calif.-based casual-dining brand in early April had temporarily laid off about 16,000 hourly restaurant workers but continued to operate its 209 restaurants with take-out and delivery. Related: Dine Brands Global furloughs some office staff, freezes new hiring, in response to coronavirus “While the company’s sales ...
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As hotel and sales taxes evaporate, so do billions in funds for sports stadiums and convention centers

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The Business Journals
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For many cities and states, the loss of hotel-related taxes alone promises to blow million-dollar-plus holes in their budgets every week the pullback persists.
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Boeing’s First Batch of 3D-Printed Medical Face Shields Delivered in Texas

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Boeing has been ramping up efforts to support healthcare professionals working on the front lines with COVID-19 patients by supplying much-needed protective gear.
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Coronavirus fallout: Rent hikes fall in 59% of SoCal cities. Who was No. 1?

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Orange County Register
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Orange County Register
No. 3: West Hollywood at $2,856 average, down 7.29 points — falling 3.77% vs. gaining 3.52% in a year. No. 4: Huntington Beach at $2,212 average, down 6.63 points — up 1.98% from 8.61% in a year. No. 5: Rowland Heights at $1,753 average, down 5.58 points — up 2.51% from 8.09% in a year. No. 6: Los Angeles at $2,499 average, down 5.41 ...
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Coronavirus fallout: Rent hikes shrink in 59% of SoCal cities. Who was No. 1?

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Los Angeles Daily News
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No. 3: West Hollywood at $2,856 average, down 7.29 points — falling 3.77% vs. gaining 3.52% in a year. No. 4: Huntington Beach at $2,212 average, down 6.63 points — up 1.98% from 8.61% in a year. No. 5: Rowland Heights at $1,753 average, down 5.58 points — up 2.51% from 8.09% in a year. No. 6: Los Angeles at $2,499 average, down 5.41 ...
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BJ’s lays off 16,000 hourly workers but keeps all restaurants open

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The Huntington Beach, Calif.-based casual-dining brand also said that “in an effort to further preserve financial flexibility, the company suspended the payment of rent on leases for the month of April 2020.” Related: Restaurant companies like McDonald’s, Yum Brands, Shake Shack respond to coronavirus with closures, layoffs, other ...
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The Family Soap Company That’s Cleaning Up In The COVID-19 Fight

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Forbes
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If you’re washing it 20 times per day you want something that’s not going to irritate. If you have harsh products, you’re not going to want to use them, and that makes you more susceptible to getting ill.
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Regional network has crisis hotline to help small business owners weather coronavirus pandemic

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Orange County Register
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one in Long Beach and another in Huntington Beach, and Sugar Daddies Sweet Shoppe in Long Beach. “We’re providing no cost, direct support with disaster loan applications, cash flow concerns, recovering sales online, tax assistance and work sharing programs,” he said. Consultants are also getting up to speed on the coronvirus stimulus bill ...
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Support the striking Instacart, Amazon and Whole Foods workers!

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World Socialist Web Site
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According to Vice’s Motherboard site, workers at stores in New Orleans and Huntington Beach, California were informed by robocalls that fellow workers had tested positive and told to “press number one to confirm receipt.” The stores remained open, however, because Whole Foods is racking up huge profits from customers rushing to stock up ...
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