Oct 1, 2020

A new month, same ol’ bad economy

People line up for food donations in May in the Bronx neighborhood of New York, where locals say the lines outside food pantries are like nothing they’ve ever witnessed before. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images

Plus: the warehouse business, telehealth copays and struggling bars in the pandemic.

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COVID-19

COVID economy fallout keeps hitting already impoverished neighborhoods hardest

by Jasmine Garsd

Oct 1, 2020

People are struggling as winter approaches, and local businesses are only sort of open.

People line up for food donations in May in the Bronx neighborhood of New York, where locals say the lines outside food pantries are like nothing they’ve ever witnessed before.

Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images

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COVID & Unemployment

For furloughed workers, the psychological toll can be as heavy as the economic one

by Erika Beras

Oct 1, 2020

Add in the pandemic, the struggle for racial justice and the uncertainty surrounding the election, and the anxiety can be overwhelming.

Being furloughed, combined with the struggle for social justice and the uncertainty around the election and the pandemic, can be overwhelming.

Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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COVID-19

As imports boom, warehouses fill up, and businesses face a storage shortage

by Justin Ho

Oct 1, 2020

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach handled record amounts of imports in August. Meanwhile, warehouse rents increased by 10% from this time last year.

Warehouse space is shrinking as the holidays approach.

Virginie Goubier/AFP via Getty Images

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COVID-19

Canada’s tourist-driven PNE pivots to hosting film production

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

Oct 1, 2020

The Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver has had a devastating 2020. Could displaced Hollywood film production help keep it afloat?

An aerial of the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Courtesy of PNE

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COVID-19

Copays no longer waived for some telehealth visits

by Kristin Schwab

Oct 1, 2020

The cost may push people in need of exams back to the doctor's office detering others from seeking medical help, health experts say.

Geber86/Getty Images

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COVID-19

Bars struggle amid suspicion and closures during pandemic

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Oct 1, 2020

Social places by nature, bars have faced tighter restrictions than many other businesses, and are suffering the consequences.

A group of people takes shots before they watch the first presidential debate at a sports bar on Sept. 29 in Washington, D.C.

Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images

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My Economy

This office furniture business is “kinda like a catfish”

by Maria Hollenhorst

Sep 28, 2020

“We just kind of pick up what's on the bottom and keep everything stirred up,” said Wayne Hogan, owner of Galaxy Office Furniture in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Wayne and Lynda Hogan started their office furniture business in 1982. From their storefront in North Little Rock, Arkansas, they've witnessed the economy's ups and downs.

Courtesy of Galaxy Office Furniture

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The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Daisy Palacios Senior Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer

Sean McHenry Associate Producer

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