by Troy S. Mason | Jun 25, 2020 | Business News
More than 7,000 people have signed a petition calling on Disney executives and Florida officials to reevaluate their plan to reopen Disney World in July amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the state. Disney World plans to begin a phased reopening on July 11 for the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom. EPCOT and Hollywood […]
by Troy S. Mason | Jun 24, 2020 | Business News
An Amazon warehouse in Minnesota was the site of a spike in COVID-19 cases, according to newly released data from the Minnesota Department of Health. The warehouse in Shakopee, Minn., had 88 positive cases in about 70 days. It employs about 1,000 people, meaning about...
by Troy S. Mason | Jun 11, 2020 | Business News
Walmart will no longer place “multicultural hair care and beauty products” in locked cases in any of its stores, the company confirmed Wednesday. The practice, which Walmart says was only in place “in about a dozen” of its 4,700 U.S. stores,...
by Troy S. Mason | May 15, 2020 | Business News
Workers and residents in a small Minnesota town who protested outside a meatpacking plant this week are demanding that it be temporarily closed for cleaning and sanitizing to protect the 1,100 people who work there. They also demand coronavirus testing for workers — a...
by Troy S. Mason | Apr 14, 2020 | Business News
Wall Street opened on a high note Tuesday morning on optimistic news about coronavirus testing and stabilization of the outbreak in some states. The Dow Jones Industrial Average kicked off the day with a gain of 450 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were both...