Data Shows Black-Owned Businesses In Baltimore Were Largely Shut Out Of PPP Funding

August 3, 2020

Fewer than a third of Paycheck Protection Program loans of at least $150,000 in Baltimore went to areas of the ...

Target Joins Walmart In Ending Thanksgiving Store Shopping

July 30, 2020

Target is joining Walmart in closing its stores on Thanksgiving Day, ending a decadelong tradition of jump-starting Black Friday door ...

Maryland AG Pushes For Moratorium Extension On Evictions And Debt Collection Actions

July 28, 2020

Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) is seeking a delay on evictions and debt collection actions until Jan. 31, ...

More Than 33K Marylanders Filed For Unemployment Last Week As Federal Unemployment Benefits Set To Expire

July 26, 2020

The additional $600 a week in unemployment benefits is going away, leaving jobless workers wondering how they’re going to survive. ...

US Budget Deficit Hits All-Time High of $864 Billion in June

July 21, 2020

The U.S. government, faced with a surge in COVID-19 cases and their economic impact, said it incurred its biggest monthly ...

Maryland Commerce Department Asks Business Owners To Consider State’s Work-Sharing Program

July 21, 2020

Kelly Shulz, Maryland’s commerce secretary, asked businesses to consider getting people back to work on at least a part-time basis ...

Neiman Marcus’ D.C. Lease Up For Grabs As Department Store Goes Through Ch. 11

July 20, 2020

The Neiman Marcus store in D.C. is looking for someone to take over its lease in Mazza Gallerie amid the ...

Evictions Are Likely To Skyrocket This Summer As Jobs Remain Scarce, Black Renters Will Be Hard Hit

July 17, 2020

A backlog of eviction cases is beginning to move through the court system as millions of Americans who had counted ...

Maryland Uncovers $501M Fraudulent Unemployment Claims Scheme

July 15, 2020

Maryland has uncovered a “massive, sophisticated criminal enterprise” that resulted in the filing of 47,500 fraudulent claims totaling over $501 ...

DC’s Minimum Hourly Wage Increases To $15

July 2, 2020

Starting Wednesday, the minimum hourly wage in D.C. will be $15, the city’s Department of Employment Services announced. In addition, ...

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