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15 February 2021
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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800-1500 Words
A long-running fund in Philadelphia has been able to help struggling small-business owners in the city since 1854. The Merchant Fund has been able to provide 67 businesses with $307,000 in grants since the onset of th...
11 February 2021
South Korea
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800-1500 Words
The largest cinema chain in South Korea is renting screen time and auditorium space to video gamers as a way to supplement business income during the coronavirus pandemic. Though it doesn't generate a comparable amoun...
4 February 2021
Grand Junction, Colorado, United States
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800-1500 Words
Colorado counties have launched "The 5-star Certification Program" as a way to incintivize businesses to comply with COVID-related precautions. Businesses that join the program must agree to adhere to certain public h...
26 January 2021
United States
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Over 3000 Words
The CARES Act was meant to help small businesses, including hospitals, find financial stability during the coronavirus pandemic, but confusing guidelines and a lack of oversight have impeded the success. This reality ...
22 January 2021
United Kingdom
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800-1500 Words
Quick Response (QR) codes have become a popular way to conduct contactless business, and even contact tracing, during the coronavirus pandemic. Restaurants and retail stores allow customers to order and pay by scannin...
Goodnet
Bonnie Riva Ras
1 January 2021
United States
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800-1500 Words
Catch Together is supporting both fishermen and food banks by buying catch that would typically be sold to the restaurant industry. Fisheries were hit hard when the pandemic resulted in an economic slowdown and food b...
27 December 2020
United States
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800-1500 Words
As a second surge of the coronavirus pandemic spreads throughout much of the world, some manufacturers in the West have found ways to successfully avoid the economic fallout despite heightened restrictions. In one cas...
22 December 2020
New York, United States
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800-1500 Words
When the coronavirus pandemic complicated child care options for essential workers, a care work activist in New York devised an initiative to better connect parents with care networks and redistribute money to those w...
20 December 2020
Cook County, Minnesota, United States
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800-1500 Words
In Minnesota, cross-sector collaboration, contact tracing, and a focus on adhering to public health safety protocols have helped Cook County avoid an outbreak of COVID-19 cases, despite being a tourist destination. Lo...
17 December 2020
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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800-1500 Words
Instead of simply handing out its federal CARES funding to food banks, the city of Phoenix used the cash to produce meals by connecting hard-hit farmers with struggling restaurants. Meals were provided free of cost to...
15 December 2020
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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1500-3000 Words
In Cleveland, Ohio, several small businesses have joined a co-op of companies using an employee-owned model to help with the financial constraints brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Although the process of joinin...
Civil Eats
Hannah Ricker
14 December 2020
San Francisco, California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
The coronavirus pandemic highlighted the ways in which the food system is broken, but governments, NGOs, and philanthropists are working to address the discrepancies by connecting small-scale farmers of color with bus...
24 November 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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800-1500 Words
Philadelphia's mandatory Eviction Diversion program, started as a way to help landlords and tenants to cope with pandemic-related economic struggles, requires landlords to enter mediation with tenants who are behind o...
18 November 2020
Finland
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Both Finland and Norway have successfully kept COVID-19 cases at a minimum without fully implementing lockdowns within their countries thanks to a united government, closed borders, and mandatory quarantines. The stra...
3 November 2020
Norway
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1500-3000 Words
Despite a nationwide months-long coronavirus lockdown in Norway, the economy was able to remain stable due to a "decades-long effort to create an equitable economy" that helped the government to enact a package that p...
12 October 2020
Texas, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, small business in Texas are struggling to stay afloat. A university sponsored crash course might help struggling businesses find solutions catered to their community. 58 communities partic...
10 October 2020
New York, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Interactive museums and venues are shifting their exhibits during the coronavirus pandemic to better attract patrons while still abiding by safety precautions. Although it has been a struggle in some cases, and all ve...
8 October 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
Philadelphia's community of African business owners has created its own security net in the wake of the shutdown, which left many businesses closed or in debt. A traditional African system known as "susu" provided the...
Metromode
Kate Roff
7 October 2020
Lake Orion, Michigan, United States
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800-1500 Words
The music industry has been uniquely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, as described by the co-owner of a boutique music venue in Lake Orion who says, "We were the first to close and will be the last to re-open." T...
The New York Times
C. J. Hughes
6 October 2020
New York, United States
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1500-3000 Words
In both New York City and Miami, hotels are converting their rooms and spaces into longterm housing for healthcare providers or those experiencing homelessness, as well as office spaces and boardrooms, to overcome fin...
NYC Reopens
Eli Rallo
25 September 2020
New York, New York, United States
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800-1500 Words
In New York, restaurateurs who have struggled to stay open amid the coronavirus pandemic are partnering with drag performers who have lost work due to the pandemic to offer patrons a new dining experience while also t...
24 September 2020
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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1500-3000 Words
When the coronavirus pandemic caused restaurants to close their doors due to safety and health concerns, some Detroit restaurant owners pivoted their businesses into food delivery services and community grocery store ...
17 September 2020
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Despite book sales being up during the coronavirus pandemic, many book stores aren't seeing a viable source of income due to the cancellation of book launches and many digital purchases being made on wholesale sites. ...
16 September 2020
Germany
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1500-3000 Words
Germany has weathered the pandemic with lower illness rates than its neighbors and a relatively strong economy thanks to leadership and responses that have evolved and helped the country thrive in the three decades si...
16 September 2020
Gyeonggi, South Korea
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800-1500 Words
South Korea's economic growth is one of the few that have not stagnated or declined during the coronavirus pandemic. Although much of this is due to how effectively the country handled containment protocols from the s...
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