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What Does a ‘Coronavirus Plateau’ Look Like?

by Randall Bolten

I just googled “coronavirus plateau” and got more than 13,000,000 hits. With that many hits, it must mean something! It does — this is where a visual presentation of the numbers truly shows what the mind sees when it hears a word. And what happened to “bending the curve” or “flattening the curve”? We’ve all seen images evoking those terms; for example: Words are barely … [More]

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Six Steps to the Right Remote Help Desk Solution

OTRS Group

In the future, more and more people will work from home. In fact, in Germany, a new law has been proposed that could establish home office options as an employee right. The tricky thing is that employees in their own home generally have no onsite IT support. So if technical problems occur, a loss of productivity can quickly result. Unless the companies have provided a remote … [More]

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Shared Work Program Expands as $140.8 Million in Unemployment Paid Last Week to Arizonans

Arizona Department of Economic Security

The Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) announced the expansion of the Shared Work Program to help keep more Arizonans employed in their jobs and receiving pay during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The Shared Work Program is an alternative to layoffs that allows employers to divide reduced work or hours among a specific group of affected employees and allows … [More]

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Phoenix Presidential Visit Made Possible by ‘Exceptional Manufacturing Workforce’

City of Phoenix

A countdown for Phoenix, Arizona, started in Charlotte, North Carolina when Honeywell made the decision to significantly boost the availability of personal protection equipment for first responders and healthcare professionals in America. At the time, Phoenix city staff didn’t know about the agility test it was about to face. “We have moved quickly to expand our production … [More]

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Senior Living Nonprofit Gets $50,000 Donation from Arizona Bank

Foundation for Senior Living

FSL (Foundation for Senior Living) is pleased to announce BOK Financial Arizona has donated $50,000 to the nonprofit’s COVID-19 relief efforts. Once the stay-at-home order went into effect, FSL shifted many programs to serve seniors and adults with disabilities at home instead of at a senior center or Adult Day Health Center. Their expenses went up by at least 25 percent to … [More]

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Managing Essential Workforce amid COVID-19

by RaeAnne Marsh

Some key stakeholders in the food production facilities aren’t allowed to go to work, and must stay at home to comply with state or local orders. Another way to enforce social distancing in those plants is to encourage any personnel who can work from home to do so. As meat plants continue to shut down, food supply gets wasted, food sector workers get sick or are even afraid to … [More]

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Employment Opportunities for Arizonans as Pandemic Slows

State of Arizona Office of the Governor

As Arizona works to slow the spread of COVID-19 and gradually reenergize our economy, there are employment opportunities and other resources for those in need. The Arizona Office of Tourism partnered with employers and organizations statewide to promote job connectivity through the Arizona Hospitality Workforce Connection. The program connects employers who have immediate … [More]

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Testing Co. Guides Manufacturers on Categorization of Medical and Personal Care Products

SGS

SGS, the world’s leading provider of testing, verification and certification services, offers a comprehensive range of services to help manufacturers of products aimed at assisting the elderly ensure they are safe and comply with the relevant regulations. We live in a world with an aging population. Currently there are an estimated 143 million people over 80, but this figure … [More]

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Fat Ox, The Mission and Zinc Bistro to Reopen for Carryout on May 1

by Mike Hunter

Starting tomorrow, Friday, May 1, Chef Matt Carter is proud to announce he's reopening his collection of award-winning local restaurants, Fat Ox, The Mission and Zinc Bistro for curbside carryout. Launching today for pre-orders via phone (with online ordering coming soon), Fat Ox and The Mission in downtown Scottsdale will be open daily for lunch and dinner from noon to 8pm, … [More]

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Work Program Opening in Valley to Help Displaced Workers

Rick McCartney

A New Leaf is launching Work$ Ready, a new program designed to help people sharpen their skills. With unprecedented unemployment and financial hardship devastating our community, this new and innovative program will help households find new employment. "As the enormity of job losses becomes clear, we've been looking for ways to help communities most impacted,” says Sherry … [More]

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3.8 Million Jobless Claims Last Week for a Six-Week Total of over 30 Million

U.S. Department of Labor

In the week ending April 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 3,839,000, a decrease of 603,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 15,000 from 4,427,000 to 4,442,000. The 4-week moving average was5,033,250, a decrease of 757,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was … [More]

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U.S. Economy Shrank by 4.8% in First Quarter

Bureau of Economic Analysis

Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 4.8 percent in the first quarter of 2020 (table 1), according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2019, real GDP increased 2.1 percent. The GDP estimate released today is based on source data that are incomplete or subject to further revision by … [More]

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Arizona Aviation Co. Agreement Impacts Inventory Needs of Customers Worldwide

AvAir

Arizona-based AvAir, an industry leading inventory solutions provider for the aviation aftermarket, and Lufthansa Technik Component Solutions (LTCS) have signed a long-term aftermarket sales agreement. The company acquired the complete rotable spares pool inventory that includes 9,000 line items valued at $100 million. The first components will be delivered immediately from … [More]

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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]

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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]

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Report Proposes U.S. Strategy in 5G Race to Outflank China

Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei has seized a commanding share of the global market for 5G networking equipment. But a new report released today by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the leading think tank for science and technology policy, argues that the battle for leadership in next-generation wireless networking is not yet lost for the … [More]

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CBO’s Current Projections of Output, Employment, and Interest Rates and a Preliminary Look at Federal Deficits for 2020 and 2021

Congressional Budget Office

CBO has developed preliminary projections of key economic variables through the end of calendar year 2021, based on information about the economy that was available through yesterday and including the effects of an economic boost from legislation recently enacted in response to the pandemic. In addition, CBO has developed a preliminary assessment of federal budget deficits and … [More]

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Phoenix Public Transit Department to Reduce Bus Service on May 4

Rick McCartney

As a result of the continued impacts of COVID-19, the city of Phoenix Public Transit Department will reduce bus service (see route list below) beginning May 4. The start of the service day will shift to: •    Monday - Friday 5 a.m. •    Saturday and Sunday 6 a.m. The following service hours are temporarily eliminated: •    Monday - Thursday 11 p.m. to midnight •   … [More]

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