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Feeding The Food Supply Chain: How COVID-19 Is Changing Farming Nationwide
April 01, 2020

As grocery stores are emptying and all kinds of items are flying off the shelves, those responsible for producing the food – the nation’s roughly two million farms and 2.6 million farm employees – are facing strange times, where inconsistency and uncertainty are the only things that can...

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Mnuchin Will Lobby For More SMB Money When First $350B Is Gone
April 01, 2020

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said if the $350 billion in loan funds for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) runs dry, he will go back to Congress and ask for more money, according to a Wednesday (April 1) CNBC report. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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How Predictive Analytics Platforms Help Brands Prepare For Coronavirus Complexity
April 01, 2020

The coronavirus is causing unforeseen disruptions to businesses, but predictive analytics platforms are helping them plan for the unknown. The biggest change that PredictHQ has seen, for its part, since the initial spread of the virus is the number of postponements and cancellations of events, which have...

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Global Tech Spending Down 4 Pct, But ‘Work From Home’ Spending Gives A Boost
April 01, 2020

Companies around the globe are looking at a a 4.1 percent decline in spending on technology as the coronavirus pandemic eats into revenues. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Senators Push For Inspector General Oversight On $500B Company Bailout Fund
April 01, 2020

Democratic Senators are pushing to ensure that Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin does proper oversight work on the $500 billion stimulus passed last week by the government to aid companies in the coronavirus pandemic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Portfolio Firms Want Cut Of Coronavirus SMB Rescue Funds
April 01, 2020

Industry lobbyists and executives from major private equity firms are asking the federal government for a piece of the coronavirus small business stimulus funds, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Wednesday (April 1), citing seven sources familiar with the talks. Get the Full Story Complete...

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How Neiman Marcus Got Into The Medical Mask-Making Business
April 01, 2020

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FoodMaven On Food Distributors’ Pivot To B2C
April 01, 2020

The current COVID-19 crisis has trained a spotlight on what happens when the means of how we satisfy the most basic of needs – getting enough food to eat – are upended. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Restaurant Operators On Life Before, During And After COVID-19
April 01, 2020

Restaurants are tough businesses to operate, even in the best of times — 60 percent fail within their first year, and 80 percent within their first five. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...