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Thursday, 18 March 2021, 7:51 am The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the social distancing rules forced millions of people worldwide to change their daily routine, including how they travel or use mobility services. According to data gathered by Finaria.it, global mobility services revenues halved amid the COVID-19 pandemic falling to $520bn in 2020. The entire market is expected to witness a recovery, with revenues rising by almost 62% YoY to almost $842bn in 2021, still $141bn less than in 201...

Mar 17, 2021 Mar 17, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Grown has awarded five organizations with a Food Council Development Grant. A food council is a community-based coalition created to build a stronger food system. Much of the work done by these regional organizations aligns with Indiana Grown’s mission and benefits farmers and producers statewide. “The awards announced today will help with the future success of food councils and the work they do for their communities,” Lt. Gov...

After a long and challenging year battling the coronavirus, Americans can be encouraged that we are finally turning a corner in this pandemic. COVID-related deaths and hospitalizations have dropped significantly since their peak in January, giving states flexibility to begin lifting restrictions and mask mandates. Perhaps most importantly, our vaccines are proving to be a remarkable success. Two million Americans a day are now receiving a life-saving dose of the Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Jo...

Thursday, 18 March 2021, 7:37 am After 24 years, the famed O’Connell Street Bistro in Auckland’s O’Connell Street is closing its doors for good on Friday April 16, 2021. Owners and founders Chris Upton and Amanda Mason point to the insecurity of COVID-19 and being unable to successfully renegotiate their lease as the reasons behind the difficult decision to close their doors after more than two decades in business. The couple say that like many in the hospitality industry, they have had ...

Valparaiso-based Family Express is expanding across Indiana again. The convenience store chain acquired six Freedom Oil gas stations in Kosciusko and Marshall counties, as well as a convenience store in McCordsville in central Indiana in a separate purchase. The terms of the deals were not disclosed. Leesburg-based Freedom Oil had run the gas stations near Warsaw, the orthopedic capital of the world, for nearly two decades. The company started in July 2002 after the Cobb family bought four loca...

By Janelle Stecklein/ CNHI State Reporter Mar 17, 2021 Mar 17, 2021 Jarred Shobert stocks the shelves Wednesday at Spirit Shop. A new state measure may soon make it easier to purchase alcohol at liquor stores.Jesse Crittenden The Transcript OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahomans may soon by able to get cocktails to go, purchase liquor at a drive-thru window and use an automated machine to dispense wine and beer as part of series of measures that have cleared the state House. The most contr...

University of Georgia Transportation and Parking Services will begin managing UGA parking lots downtown after regular business hours starting April 1, according to an ArchNews email sent on March 11. After-hours enforcement will occur Monday-Friday from 6 p.m.-midnight and Saturday-Sunday from 10 a.m.-midnight. This excludes UGA home football game days. The affected lots include N02, N03, N04, W01, W16, Herty Drive areas and One Press Place. A valid UGA parking permit is still required to park ...

Bishop, a North Carolina Republican, has filed the Do Your Job Act, which would stop union officials from being paid while conducting union business. The National Right to Work Committee said federal workers unions used more than 2.6 million hours of official time for union activity in 2019, costing taxpayers more than $163 million in payroll and other costs. "The abusive practice of allowing union work to occur on official time wastes millions of taxpayer dollars every year, as federal employ...

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted and exacerbated existing problems facing Wisconsin’s small businesses that the state government should work on solving, a group of business owners told Gov. Tony Evers Tuesday. In an online discussion moderated by Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Secretary Missy Hughes, about 10 business owners spoke about their struggles through the pandemic and pointed to aspects of Evers’ proposed budget they say could help them recover. Major items to boost th...

Imagine you had a car with a bad engine. You take it to a repair shop, and the mechanic tells you all you need is a paint job. Does that