Pandemic Job Search Tips: Employers and Seekers Take Note

Innovative Management Consulting

How do you begin a job search when so many businesses are closed now or are focused on just trying to keep their doors "open"? "Just making it to tomorrow is a challenge right now. But even in the midst of these times, or maybe especially because of them, it's important to begin a job search for potential work opportunities in the post-pandemic future," says certified … [More]

79% of Businesses Have Rejected Job Candidates Based on Social Media Content says Survey

The Manifest

Most businesses have rejected a potential employee after looking at their social media profiles, according to a new survey from The Manifest, a business news and how-to website. About 90% of employers look at potential employees' social media profiles, and 79% have rejected a candidate based on what they found. Many people focus on building a professional brand on … [More]

COVID-19 Antibody Testing Starts for 5,000 Arizona First Responders

by Mike Hunter

The Phoenix Law Enforcement Association (PLEA) and United Phoenix Fire Fighters Association began providing their members with testing for COVID-19 antibodies at three locations in the Phoenix metro area. The tests were made possible thanks to an $80,000 total donation from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona and Phoenix Suns Charities, which was used to purchase 5,000 test kits … [More]

Industrial Electrical Co. Innovation Detects Elevated Temps of Workers, Groups

Dubak Electrical Group

Dubak Electrical Group has launched DuThermX, the first fully integrated body temperature measurement system for industrial and commercial applications in the United States. The contact-free, high-capacity system detects elevated body temperatures as large numbers of people enter factories, healthcare facilities, buildings, and event venues. The DuThermX system uses advanced … [More]

Free Webinars Help on Remote Ergonomics and Employers’ Support of Staff Working from Home

Poms & Associates

Poms & Associates, a full-service, independent insurance brokerage and risk management firm, today announced the availability of a free educational webinar about remote ergonomics and how employers and supervisors can manage and support employees who are working from home during the coronavirus pandemic. Part of Poms & Associates’ series of webinars about insurance … [More]

COVID Consortium to Help Companies Navigate COVID-19 Testing

CopernicusMD

CopernicusMD, a leader in medical, laboratory and billing analytics, announced today the launch of The COVID Consortium, a council of physicians, business leaders, clinical laboratory executives and retired military brass focused on providing testing resources and guidance to businesses across the country preparing to re-open in the COVID-19 environment. Many business owners … [More]

Report: Hotels Require More PPP Loan Funding to Save Jobs

American Hotel & Lodging Association

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) released a new report today showing the average small business hotel will require additional funding from SBA loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in order to rehire employees or prevent further layoffs and keep their business open. AHLA also sent an urgent letter today to Congress asking for additional funding … [More]

New Workplace Social Distancing App Seeks Beta Testers

FROM, The Digital Transformation Agency

There's a nationwide outcry to reopen the country and put people back to work. And yet, even as owners and employees alike long for life to get back to some semblance of normal, there's plenty of anxiety to go around. No employee wants to get sick. Certainly, no company owner wants to put their people at risk—nor do they want to be held liable if an employee does get … [More]

From Labs to Pharmacies, Arizona Testing ‘Blitz’

State of Arizona Office of the Governor

Arizona is partnering with private sector health care providers and universities to ramp up access to testing. On Friday, Sonora Quest Laboratories announced it will offer antibody testing starting with 1,000 to 3,000 tests per day, and growing from there. In early May, Sonora Quest plans to begin offering antibody testing to consumers without needing a provider’s order or … [More]

Working Remotely, Successfully

by Jim White, Ph.D.

After a month of quarantine under the pall of COVID-19, corporate leaders can take an objective look at how their companies are faring remotely. What makes working remotely successful? Companies that invested in the ability for teams to work remotely prior to this pandemic have an edge. Perhaps they already had in place a designated, ongoing channel of communication from … [More]

Arizona Complete Health Supports Community Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Arizona Complete Health

During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, people across Arizona are facing challenges that extend beyond medical care and include basic daily needs such as food, internet connectivity, and essential supplies. Centene, a leading multi-national healthcare company, has partnered with various organizations to support efforts that address these social determinants of health. Arizona … [More]

Turf Paradise Owner Donates $1 Million to Support Medical Professionals, Arizonans in Need

State of Arizona Office of the Governor

Turf Paradise Race Course owner Jerry Simms has personally donated $1 million to the AZ Coronavirus Relief Fund, established to provide financial support to organizations providing essential aid to those affected by COVID-19. Turf Paradise also recently donated $25,000 worth of food to St. Mary’s Food Bank. “Businesses throughout the state have done tremendous work to help … [More]

Business Agility: Lessons Hard-Learned amid the COVID-19 Catastrophe

by Hari Abburi

If there’s one thing the global business community has learned from the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to ebb, flow and unfold on the daily — wreaking havoc on bottom lines in every corner of the world in its wake — it’s the outright imperative for companies to be agile “from top to bottom.” In fact, agility is rapidly establishing itself as “the great equalizer,” asserting … [More]

Journalists, Researchers and Marketers Navigate the COVID-19 Crisis with ‘Mapping the New Normal’ Insight Product

Pulsar

The biggest cultural and behavioral shifts we have ever witnessed are taking place right now, reshaping societies from the bottom-up. Audience intelligence company Pulsar has launched a free insight product to map these new emerging trends and behaviors. Using its proprietary trend detection AI, Pulsar leverages data from social media, search, news and web analytics to … [More]

Major Gaps on PPP Rules Still Unresolved as 2nd Round of Funding Goes Out

Main Street Alliance

As the second round of Paycheck Protection Program Funding starts up today, Main Street Alliance Executive Director Amanda Ballantyne had this to say: "It is reckless for the Small Business Administration and Treasury Department to release a second round of funding before clarifying the major gaps and issues with the Paycheck Protection Program. The program still lacks clear … [More]

Self-Employed Will See Growth Grant Opportunities with the Help of Dell Corp.

National Association for the Self-Employed

As the coronavirus continues to impact the small business community, the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the nation’s leading advocate and resource for the self-employed and micro-business community, today announced that Dell (NYSE: DELL), an American multinational technology company headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, will sponsor the association’s Growth … [More]

Update on SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance

Rick McCartney

Additional funding was also appropriated for the SBA EDIL and EIDL Advance programs.  With this additional funding, SBA will resume processing EIDL Loan and Advance applications already in the queue for processing, on a first come, first-served basis. Further information on the availability of SBA to accept new EIDL applications will be provided as soon as possible. For the … [More]

Paycheck Protection Program Resumes Today

U.S. Small Business Administration

In a joint statement, SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced the Small Business Administration resumes accepting PPP loan applications today, Monday, April 27 at 10:30AM EDT from approved lenders on behalf of any eligible borrower. PPP Resources PPP Lender List - Arizona: Includes participating banks, credit unions, … [More]

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