Defying a wave of layoffs that has sent the U.S. job market into its worst catastrophe on record, at least one major industry is making a comeback. Tens of thousands...
May 15, 2020
U.S. retail sales tumbled 16.4% from March to April as business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept shoppers away, threatened stores across the country and weighed down a sinking economy....
May 15, 2020
A company looking to mine minerals near the wildlife refuge in the Okefenokee Swamp was accused of sidestepping the environmental impacts of the project during an online hearing. According to...
May 15, 2020
On Monday, May 18, Miami-Dade and Broward counties will begin phase one of Florida's COVID-19 gradual reopening of the economy. The plan will allow restaurants and retail stores to reopen...
May 15, 2020
County officials want to radically change the way certain fees paid by real estate developers are used to improve traffic patterns and public transit around the community. On May 11,...
May 15, 2020
Measures to contain the spread of coronavirus are still shifting by the day — and so are responses by investors, developers, builders, banks and buyers. To track the impact in...
May 15, 2020
The Democratic-controlled House is pressing ahead Friday with votes on another massive rescue bill that would pump almost $1 trillion to state and local governments, renew $1,200 cash payments for...
May 15, 2020
EDUCATION Shannon Roddy has joined Miami Dade College Foundation as chief financial officer. She most recently was the chief financial officer for Broward College's two direct support organizations: Broward College...
May 15, 2020
As expected, the coronavirus pandemic soured sales in Miami's residential real estate market, according to a report published Wednesday. But the market is regaining steam. An analysis by Coral Gables-based...
May 15, 2020
CEOs were asked: If you were in charge of re-opening Dade and Broward, what would you allow to re-open — and what would you keep closed until further notice? ==...
May 15, 2020
As a result of COVID-19, many business owners here in South Florida, especially those in hospitality, are grappling with many unknown questions. Business owners are trying to figure when they'll...
May 15, 2020
When President Donald Trump tweeted on April 20 that he would suspend all immigration into the United States to protect American workers, his proclamation two days later carved out important...
May 15, 2020
It was just three months ago when Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell described the American economy as “healthy” and the outlook as “favorable.” That was in mid-February when he last...
May 15, 2020
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can...
May 15, 2020
The economic Armageddon that's been caused by our botched response to Covid-19 needs quick and decisive action to combat it. Here's my blueprint for Boris Johnson (and any other Western...
May 15, 2020
Car batteries are fading and ruinous rodents are colonizing engine compartments as the coronavirus keeps many cars parked at home. Dead batteries prompted 40% of AAA's calls for service in...
May 15, 2020
The coronavirus is going to change the way we work whether we like it or not – at least for the short term and maybe longer. To take just one...
May 15, 2020
There is perhaps no more dramatic an example of the destruction plaguing America's food supply chain than this: Thousands of pigs are rotting on compost heaps as grocers run out...
May 15, 2020
The problem for most working-class Britons is that life in the BC – Before Covid – era was, to quote the philosopher Thomas Hobbes, generally “nasty, brutish, and short.” The...
May 15, 2020
Twice each year, the Miami Herald invites a dozen top company executives to serve on our Business Monday CEO Roundtable. Now is that time! Please submit your nominations for new...
May 15, 2020
Asian shares were mostly higher Friday after meandering on news about economies reopening, mixed with worries about the prolonged health risks from the new coronavirus. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 recouped...
May 15, 2020
General Motors will begin reopening its Corvette plant in Kentucky on May 26, a company spokesman said. The restart at the Bowling Green plant will be gradual and will focus...
May 15, 2020
While no one is actually playing football right now, analytics and data collecting are contributing to safety in the sport like at no other time. Riddell, which topped the recent...
May 15, 2020
This year's college graduates won't get to take their triumphant walk across the stage. They won't get to toss their caps amid a sea of classmates. Instead, they have to...
May 15, 2020
Fresh coronavirus outbreaks are testing public health networks and the resolve of planners to reopen from pandemic shutdowns. Japan pushed ahead with relaxing its state of emergency in most regions...
May 15, 2020
They arrived at the beach by car, skateboard and on bare feet. They carried Frisbees, cameras and surfboards. They wore running shorts, yoga pants and wetsuits. Many wore masks. That...
May 15, 2020
Defying a wave of layoffs that has sent the U.S. job market into its worst catastrophe on record, at least one major industry is making a comeback: Tens of thousands...
May 15, 2020
Two weeks into the reopening of Texas, coronavirus cases are climbing. New outbreaks still crop up. And at Guero's Taco Bar in Austin, which offers the occasional celebrity sighting, a...
May 15, 2020
President Donald Trump says he intends to prepare for future pandemics by replenishing the national stockpile and bringing manufacturing of critical supplies and equipment back to the U.S. His comments...
May 15, 2020
Tear gas is among the new flavors at a Hong Kong ice cream shop. The main ingredient is black peppercorns, a reminder of the pungent, peppery rounds fired by police...
May 15, 2020
Unionized University of Washington Medicine staff and labor organizers rallied at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Thursday to call for better protections from the coronavirus and to protest planned...
May 15, 2020
Texas saw its deadliest COVID-19 day of the coronavirus pandemic so far, with state officials reporting 58 deaths during a time span between Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, according to state...
May 15, 2020
The deep financial hole brought on by the coronavirus is striking home for California schools after Gov. Gavin Newsom released a dramatically revised state budget plan. And the upcoming cuts...
May 14, 2020
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom presented a revised $203 billion budget proposal to state lawmakers Thursday, reflecting an economy and tax revenues hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic. The Legislature must...
May 14, 2020
About a dozen weightlifters wearing face coverings did sets Thursday in front of mirrors at a Southern California gym that was reopened by the owner despite his arrest last weekend...
May 14, 2020
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said Thursday that she is asking lawmakers to change a spending bill to ensure the state's $1.8 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds is “put to...
May 14, 2020
President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club will partially reopen to members this weekend as South Florida slowly reopens from the coronavirus lockdown. An email sent Thursday to members says the Palm...
May 14, 2020
President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club will partially reopen to members this weekend as South Florida slowly reopens from the coronavirus lockdown. An email sent Thursday to members says the Palm...
May 14, 2020
Carnival Corp., the world's largest cruise company, announced on Thursday it will be laying off hundreds of employees due to the coronavirus pandemic. The company's CEO Arnold Donald said the...
May 14, 2020
North Carolina government is offering widespread testing or protective equipment to workers in two of the more vulnerable living settings for COVID-19 outbreaks. The Department of Public Safety unveiled on...
