Recent Articles from Gannett
Signs you should back out of a house deal
Adam Shell Special to USA Today In the eyes of Realtor Deborah Baisden’s client, a 65-year-old retired banker, the renovated waterfront home in Virginia Beach, Va., for just under $700,000 checked all the boxes. But Baisden, a veteran real estate pro whose job is to evaluate properties with logic, not longing, saw issues with the […]
Broken glass, broken dreams: Small businesses ravaged by protests and COVID-19 contemplate an uncertain future
Jessica Guynn USA Today Joel Stallworth is smiling in front of his tiny boarded-up shop in downtown Los Angeles. He’s wearing a black T-shirt he designed not long after looters swarmed through the smashed door and carried out armloads of clothing and accessories. Around a photograph of The Small Shop LA in tatters, red lettering […]
Verizon to launch mentoring program for female entrepreneurs affected by COVID-19
Coral Murphy USA Today Verizon will launch a mentoring program aimed at providing female entrepreneurs and business owners with a network of female business leaders to coach them on navigating a COVID-19 reality. This is according to Verizon Business, which partnered with CircleAround, a new, for-profit media brand being launched by the Girl Scouts, and […]
How to stage a good video meeting? Put on a show
By Jefferson Graham USA Today T.J. Leonard likes to kick off every Monday morning with an all-hands meeting, to keep his 100-plus employees of the Storyblocks video production assistance company up to date on the latest. And even when everyone’s working at home, the show must go on. Keeping people focused on in-person meetings is […]
Work from home, but have no room?
By Jefferson Graham USA Today With many of us trying to find new ways to make working at home palatable during a pandemic, you’ve got to love Jeremiah Owyang’s solution. The independent tech analyst needed space to call his own and found a great alternative to sky-high Silicon Valley rents. He bought a 22-foot Airstream […]
Starbucks to close 400 stores, expand pickup
By Kelly Tyko USA Today Starbucks will close up to 400 company-owned locations over the next 18 months while also speeding up the expansion of “convenience-led formats” such as curbside pickup, drive-thru and mobile-only pickup locations. The Seattle-based coffee giant says the moves are being driven by consumer behaviors that have shifted because of the […]
Does insurance cover damage from uprisings? What you need to know about filing claims
By Kelly Tyko USA Today Businesses, homes and cars damaged or vandalized in the uprisings and civil unrest after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis will be covered by most insurance policies. With few exceptions, auto, business and homeowner insurance policies cover property damage caused by such incidents, industry experts told USA Today. “I would […]
Evictions expected to spike as states end moratoriums that offered relief during COVID-19
By Michael Braga USA Today Elizabeth Anderson is the kind of person who goes out of her way to help people in need. Old folks stuck at home? She’ll clean their bathrooms and vacuum their carpets. Neighbors with hungry kids? She’ll share what she has left in her kitchen. A woman standing at a bus […]
Yelp adds tool search for black-owned businesses
By Dalvin Brown USA Today Yelp is making it easier for users to locate black-owned businesses amid renewed calls for racial equality in America. The app known for crowd-sourced reviews is launching a tool within the next two weeks that lets businesses identify themselves as black-owned, Yelp announced in a blog post. It’s unclear whether […]
How to network while working from home: Start with reaching out and contacting folks
Peter Pham has been calling his contacts lately. He misses his favorite part of attending conferences: working the room. So, in the middle of a pandemic, he’s keeping touch the old-fashioned way — by reaching out on the phone. “I randomly dial people,” says Pham, the co-founder of tech incubator Science Inc. He looks to networking to find [&hellip[...]
What improved and what didn’t in Friday’s jobs report
By Nathan Bomey USA Today A deep dive into the jobs report released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides clues on why the numbers turned out better than expected. The sharp improvement in jobs figures from April to May caught economists and investors off guard, driving up the stock market and increasing optimism […]
Wells Fargo will no longer accept loan applications from most independent car dealerships
By Jessica Menton USA Today Wells Fargo, one of the largest lenders for purchases of new and used cars, is no longer making auto loans to most independent car dealerships, a sign the bank is concerned about defaults in the wake of the pandemic. In May, Wells Fargo sent letters to hundreds of independent auto […]