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Maryland business COVID-19

Maryland small business owners: We need more workers
Sep 15, 2021

Maryland small business owners: We need more workers

Small business owners sat down with Gov. Larry Hogan to discuss the pandemic’s lasting impacts on their companies and industries.

Survey finds 75% of small business owners ‘concerned’ about rising COVID rates
Sep 14, 2021

Survey finds 75% of small business owners ‘concerned’ about rising COVID rates

A new Goldman Sachs survey of small business owners shows decreasing optimism about the future of their businesses amid the latest surge in COVID-19 cases. 

Employment lawyer lays out considerations for workplace vaccination policies
Aug 27, 2021

Employment lawyer lays out considerations for workplace vaccination policies

How should employers go about implementing mandates that best protect their workers and customers, while also avoiding unnecessary confusion or legal recourse?

Nursing home chain to workers: Get vaccine or lose your job
Aug 19, 2021

For more and more Maryland workers, vaccination becoming a job requirement

For that portion of Maryland’s population that remains unvaccinated, it may become difficult to find or keep work as more and more businesses announce mandates.

Post-pandemic, businesses have high expectations of their banks
Jul 18, 2021

Post-pandemic, businesses have high expectations of their banks

As many small businesses struggled to stay afloat or had to suspend operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, business owners looked to banks for financial assistance and guidance. Banks themselves […]

Will legacy of COVID-19 be better bank-business ties?
Jul 18, 2021

Will legacy of COVID-19 be better bank-business ties?

When the COVID-19 pandemic led to business shutdowns, many companies turned toward the Paycheck Protection Program. Over two rounds of payments, the federal government’s small business loan program aimed to […]

The Paycheck Protection Program, paperwork for which is seen here, offered emergency financial relief targeted toward American small businesses suffering the economic effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Wayne Partlow)
Jul 18, 2021

SBA help still available for businesses hurt by pandemic

The number of vaccinated Americans of all ages is climbing, schools are reopening and social gatherings are on the rise. But for many small businesses, the pain and havoc caused […]

Maryland economic recovery initiative targets vacant retail, commercial spaces
Jun 28, 2021

Maryland economic recovery initiative targets vacant retail, commercial spaces

In an effort to bring business back to the state’s downtowns and main streets following COVID-19 closures, Gov. Larry Hogan on Monday announced an initiative to offer incentives to businesses to move into vacant commercial spaces.

These companies are helping to bring Maryland back to the office
May 21, 2021

These companies are helping to bring Maryland back to the office

Marylanders are coming back to the office. The summer will bring phased returns for employees of companies like T. Rowe Price, and the fall semester will see many schools return to full in-person […]

How to manage remotely post-COVID
May 18, 2021

How to manage remotely post-COVID

Businesses, including government agencies, have been forced to rely heavily on remote work and delay talent acquisition, especially for on-site positions, due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. But as more […]

Howard County adding 4th round of aid to businesses hurt by virus
May 10, 2021

Howard County adding 4th round of aid to businesses hurt by virus

Nearly $2 million in new aid is being made available to Howard County restaurants and hotels still struggling to regain their footing from the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the fourth […]

Businesses seek to gauge how much pandemic has changed consumers
May 4, 2021

Businesses seek to gauge how much pandemic has changed consumers

Making a quick trip to the store to pick up a product like wrapping paper, laundry detergent or toothpaste was a typical part of everyday life until the COVID-19 pandemic […]

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