UPDATE: 1.2 million seek jobless aid after $600 federal check ends
UPDATE WASHINGTON — Nearly 1.2 million laid-off Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs…
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Hilton sales plunge in 2nd quarter with travel frozen
Hilton lost $432 million in the second quarter, but occupancy rates began to improve as hotels reopen and coronavirus restrictions were lifted around the world….
Papa John’s: 2nd quarter earnings snapshot
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John’s International Inc. today reported second-quarter net income of $15.7 million. The company said it had net income of 48 cents…
ViacomCBS-A: 2nd quarter earnings snapshot
NEW YORK — ViacomCBS Inc.-A today reported second-quarter profit of $481 million. The company said it had net income of 78 cents per share. Earnings,…
Coronavirus telework is creating opportunities to expand the workforce
Working from home — a privilege previously off-limits to millions of American workers, but now a necessity — has started to include clerical and administrative…
Meet a Local Leader: Tut Fuller
Lynn H. “Tut” Fuller, president and CEO of Dubuque Bank and Trust Lynn H. “Tut” Fuller is president and CEO of Dubuque Bank and Trust,…
Board governance and reflections on bias
I have served on many nonprofit boards and serve on a publicly held board for an insurance company. I find myself always engaged in achieving…
Facts still matter, as does collegiality
We have all been subject to a barrage on social media as of late that lack a basis in science, fact — or for that…
Sports reading: 36 years later, Earl Weaver’s ‘Weaver on Strategy’ book still holds up as a manual for running a major-league team
“Weaver on Strategy: The Classic Work on the Art of Managing a Baseball Team” by Earl Weaver; Potomac Books (202 pages, $19.95 paperback) Nike unveiled…
Coronavirus telework is creating opportunities to expand the workforce
Working from home — a privilege previously off-limits to millions of American workers, but now a necessity — has started to include clerical and administrative…