In the post George Floyd\COVID-19 world, what will workplace diversity look like?
The worldwide protests against racism and police brutality have forced many people to think about sweeping...
Entrepreneur Dr. Jim White says opportunity zones can help revive the economy in poor distressed communities after pandemic passes.
The COVID-19 shutdown has created financial setbacks for...
COVID-19 has killed over 65,000 Americans--it is also killing the American economy...
"Researchers at the Harvard Global Health Institute estimate that the U.S. will have to have at least...
House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement in response to the bipartisan deal struck on the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care...
According to a WalletHub survey, 84 percent of Americans want another stimulus package to address the disastrous economic effects of COVID-19.
Here are key findings from WalletHub's survey...
FDIC Chairwoman Jelena McWilliams has been sent a letter questioning the agency's readiness for a financial crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA),...
According to AHLA CEO Chip Rogers COVID-19 has been "especially devastating for the hotel industry."
The following is a statement from Chip Rogers, AHLA president and CEO, on the Senate...
Caribbean tourism officials--like Patricia Affonso-Dass and Frank Comito--say they will emerge stronger after the COVID-19 pandemic has passed.
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (...
The hotel industry is facing massive closings in the face of coronavirus COVID-19 crisis.
Leading hotel CEOs met Tuesday with the White House to discuss urgent economic recovery solutions...
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen are pushing legislation to end CEO tax-breaks and protect worker's pensions.
Today, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and...
At today’s House Committee on Financial Services\Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion hearing into banking industry diversity, The Greenlining Institute pushed for greater leadership diversity...
Today, California Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Chairwoman of the Committee on Financial Services, and Ohio Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, Chair of the Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion,...
New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 24 attorneys general in opposing a proposed rule by the Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC) that would allow...
In advance of Black History Month, Ohio Congresswoman Joyce Beatty is highlighting the importance of her recently introduced bill, the Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Act, H.R. 5360.
If...
Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 145,000 jobs in December with the unemployment rate at 3.5 percent...
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