When it comes to surviving and thriving during this COVID-19 pandemic, it’s time to understand what your options are. Each person is going to have a unique skill set and that’s what makes finding a side hustle fun. You are going to have the opportunity to explore options that may not have been on your […]
Janelle O’Dea , Annika Merrilees ST. LOUIS — When COVID-19 took hold here in 2020, local health departments didn’t have the staff, tools, or technology they needed. Asking employees to work overtime was often the answer, according to an analysis of local government payrolls. In St. Louis County, home to 1 million people, the health […]
Have you ever been in the middle of printing an important document when your printer ran out of ink? And, when you tried to find some, found out that all of the office supply stores in your area were closed? If you answered yes, Bill Zimmermann, owner of Ink Box, has a solution. Zimmermann, who was a […]
At a time when many companies shrank their real estate footprint or scaled back operations, a Largo-based art manufacturer did the opposite during the pandemic. Wendover Art Group undertook a massive expansion at its main headquarters and is making acquisitions. “We had the mindset that we were absolutely going to take it as an opportunity […]
At a time when many companies shrank their real estate footprint or scaled back operations, a Largo-based art manufacturer did the opposite during the pandemic. Wendover Art Group undertook a massive expansion at its main headquarters and is making acquisitions. “We had the mindset that we were absolutely going to take it as an opportunity […]
Martin Murray wanted to disrupt the global beverage industry with Waterdrop, the company he established in 2015. “The way [the industry] is structured is incredibly unsustainable,” says the former Boston Consulting Group employee. “Putting sugar water into plastic bottles and shipping them around the planet — it’s not only a lot of plastic bottles but […]
Due to the increasing needs for convenience and COVID-19 not appearing to be going anywhere soon, consumers are changing the way they manage their money, pay for goods and services, finance large purchases, etc. Because of this, financial service companies are presented with a powerful opportunity to engage consumers and add value to the overall […]
CarHop is a Portland company that delivers food and alcohol across Maine. The founder and CEO, Thomas Brems, is a University of Maine Law School graduate and adjunct professor who started importing champagne from France in 2017 and started CarHop in 2019 as an alcohol delivery company. In 2020, orders quickly ramped up from a […]
Royette Dubar, Nicole Watkins, and Grant Hill are the co-authors of a new study titled “Examining the Direction of Effects between COVID-19 Experiences, General Well-being, Social Media Engagement, and Insomnia Symptoms among University Students.” A recent Wesleyan study showed that seeking out social media for emotional succor during COVID-19 did not improve emotional well-being among emerging […]
With vaccine adoption gaining significant momentum in many regions, people now want to return to their normal pre-COVID-19 behavior, with travel high on the agenda for many. Nothing beats months of lockdowns and restrictions to spark your spirit of adventure while at the same time many potential travelers have saved their money during the lockdown […]