Tag: COVID
College Faculty and Administrators Feel Prepared to Teach Online This Fall
Nearly half of faculty and administrators across all institution types are optimistic about the future of higher education, but there is still room for improvement.
Las Vegas’ MGM Resorts Prepares to Welcome Back Large Scale Conventions
Avoiding high touch surfaces and gathering in large groups spelled trouble for Las Vegas, where conventions and casinos are the driving streams of revenue. The city continues to struggle through a pandemic recovery, but MGM...
Disney Parks Cut Labor Force by 28,000 Amid Difficult Recovery
Disney theme parks are becoming a small world after all as the company announces a massive round of layoffs to its part-time employees. According to the BBC, Disney lost 4.7 billion dollars in revenue in...
NYC Adds Dining Out Tax in an Effort to Help Restaurants
Small business restaurants have been particularly hard hit by COVID’s lockdown measures. In NYC, a COVID hotspot, restaurants have only recently reopened to limited capacity. As the weather cools and outdoor dining becomes more di
Remote Education Struggles to Reach Students in Salt Lake City
As Salt Lake City went back to school this week entirely virtual, the school district saw a major drop in enrollment and a shocking lack of student participation. The cause? Many students lack the equipment...
Parents Struggle to Afford High-Tech Back to School Shopping
73% of the nation’s largest school districts are still educating students remotely this Fall. This means back to school shopping isn’t about that new backpack, but about buying bluetooth headphones, software, and computers to conn
What Does Opening a Restaurant Right Now Look Like?
Sarah Heard, Co-Chef and Owner of Austin’s Foreign and Domestic, joins Chef Andre as they discuss what’s she’s learned and how she’s reimagining running a restaurant.
Tailoring the AR Experience
With a need for retail that is less reliant on touch, creating immersive ways to test products has become stable stakes.
Airlines Look to Cut Flights to Small Cities if Federal Funding Expires: Business Casual
The air travel industry took an enormous hit as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The government rushed to their aid with $50 billion dollars in March, and the airlines managed to continue service. But...
Buffets Appear to Be A Thing of the Past for Vegas: Business Casual
Buffets are an environment that may not fit into the world’s “new normal.” With tight lines, open-air food, and the sharing of utensils, buffets don’t lend well to COVID curtailing efforts. Caesars Entertainment has taken...
Should the COVID Vaccine Turn a Big Profit for Big Pharma?
In the latest news on the coronavirus, Business Casual hosts Daniel Litwin and Tyler Kern analyze Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla’s recent statement about the ethics behind profiting off of a COVID vaccine.
