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Budget shortfalls mean rethinking mass transit funding and strategies

by Kristin Schwab
Jan 4, 2021
One way to keep money and transit service moving is to rely more on local taxes and tolls and less on fares.
Washington, D.C.'s Metro rail ridership is down about 86% from 2019. Above, commuters step in and out of a train at the Metro Center station on Dec. 2 in Washington.
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Wages spike in the pandemic — but it's just a fluke

by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 4, 2021
In the recovery this year, wages are likely to stagnate for returning service workers, economists predict.
Fast-rising wages during the pandemic are an anomaly. While most higher-paid professionals were able to work from home, millions of lower-paid service workers lost jobs and income.
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Will the fitness industry see the usual New Year's bump?

by Marielle Segarra
Jan 1, 2021
People are "ready willing and able to work out," a personal trainer says. Makers of at-home exercise gear expect growth to continue.
People take a fitness class in socially distanced workout pods at a Redondo Beach, California, gym in June.
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Mexican informal workers, hit hard by the pandemic, press for more government support

by Murphy Woodhouse
Dec 31, 2020
Many who make their living buying used goods in the United States and reselling them in Mexico face the challenge of border restrictions. In response, they’ve organized.
Nearly a year before the first cases were confirmed in Sonora, Benito Encinas' teenage son, Emilio, helps him unload merchandise largely purchased at Arizona yard sales.
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Small businesses still struggling with COVID impacts must consider tax implications, too

by Justin Ho
Dec 29, 2020
Many received PPP loans. And that means new tax questions for 2021 filings.
A closed dining area outside a Manhattan restaurant on Nov. 13, 2020.
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Transit agencies get $14 billion in relief, with ridership still down

by Andy Uhler
Dec 29, 2020
The money will let agencies avoid doomsday scenarios of thousands of layoffs and drastic service cuts.
A woman exits a Brooklyn subway station on Nov. 18, 2020, in New York City.
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"Sometimes I think to myself why did you have to pick a product that is not only so difficult to make, but so difficult to ship?"

by Alli Fam
Dec 29, 2020
Shipping gelato isn't easy.
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Holiday temp work down this year, even with a lot of e-commerce hiring

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 24, 2020
Seasonal gains in temporary jobs are behind last year's pace.
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Will companies choose to rehire laid-off employees or hire new ones?

by Erika Beras
Dec 23, 2020
When they're ready to start hiring, businesses have to consider costs and legal issues.
A flight attendant passes out refreshments. Airlines are among the industries that could rehire workers once pandemic relief is distributed.
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How one small business pivoted when it couldn't get a PPP loan

by Justin Ho
Dec 22, 2020
A South Carolina media producer is among the companies rethinking their business models to address needs created by the pandemic.
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