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Even with coronavirus travel restrictions, 34,000 fled Iraq in 2020 . ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – An Iraqi refugee organization announced on Friday that 34,000 people have emigrated to other countries of the world during the first two and final three months of 2020, when coronavirus travel restrictions were either not in place of most lenient. The rate of Iraqis leaving their home country decreased or completely stopped with the tightening of anti-coronavirus health measures, such as the imposition of isolation and quarantine rules, plus bans on both international and interprovincial travel. “...

Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz has announced more than $3.3 million in COVID-19 emergency relief and behavioral health grants in communities where the company operates. According to a press release from Vail Resorts, the goal of the grants is to provide critical services throughout the pandemic and to improve access to mental health services. Summit County grant recipients were Building Hope Summit County, the Family & Intercultural Resource Center and The Summit Foundation. Building Hope received $300,000 to fund programs like therapy scholarships and a peer-support program. The resource center r...

Photo by Liz Copan / Studio Copan The Summit Prosperity Initiative’s recent economic impact survey reflected worsening business conditions and found that overall business confidence is decreasing and that staffing is a major concern. The survey results from Oct. 30 to Nov. 12 were grim, and that was before the county went into level red. Project manager Corry Mihm anticipates the November and December impacts likely will be worse than the study indicated. Year over year, October revenue declined about 10%. That figure varies greatly across businesses with about 18% reporting flat revenue, a...

More than 623,000 was raised on Tuesday for nonprofits in the county. Author: Summit Daily Updated: 8:21 AM MST December 10, 2020 SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. — Summit County nonprofit organizations received an explosion of financial support on Colorado Gives Day, with fundraising spiking 66% compared with 2019 and setting an all-time record. In total, $623,167 was raised Tuesday, Dec. 8, up from $373,092 last year. The Summit Foundation Marketing and Events Manager Brian Balok said the money raised came from 2,751 donations to 49 local nonprofits, resulting in the l...

Photo by Jason Connolly / From Summit Daily archives Summit County nonprofit organizations received an explosion of financial support on Colorado Gives Day, with fundraising spiking 66% compared with 2019 and setting an all-time record. In total, $623,167 was raised Tuesday, Dec. 8, up from $373,092 last year. The Summit Foundation Marketing and Events Manager Brian Balok said the money raised came from 2,751 donations to 49 local nonprofits, resulting in the largest total ever raised on Colorado Gives Day. Balok said The Summit Foundation did not expect to see that big of a jump in giving am...