New business

About one in three students are chronically absent, double the number before the pandemic.

A lot of people started new businesses after the onset of the pandemic. That number has stayed high, in part because many businesses are popping up outside of traditional downtown urban cores.

Experts are not sure why entrepreneurship has remained high despite a low unemployment rate.

The fast-moving nature of the pandemic demands new measurements that are more timely.

There were over 4 million applications for new businesses last year, according to the Census Bureau.

Where there are lower vaccination rates, there’s less consumer interest.

Teacher Nia Grigsby started The School Box Toolbox when her own daughters were running low on supplies early in the pandemic.

Maurice Harris wanted to open a coffee shop when he saw his neighborhood changing. The process wasn't easy.