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Several developments in recent days have been thrust into holding patterns, as banks and financial institutions have stopped approving new construction loans for hotels and other projects amid the economic plunge from COVID-19.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed 84 bills on Wednesday, but has not made decisions yet on several pieces of controversial legislation.
Emergency response officials answered questions via a livestream broadcast on Facebook Live on Wednesday night to provide updates on efforts in the county, which so far has two official cases of the virus.
Details on President Trump’s economic rescue plan are still being worked out, but its centerpiece is to dedicate $500 billion to direct payments to Americans, starting early next month.
Both the one-week rise and the total number of applications were far above the levels seen over the past year .
Some are switching their menus to carryout-friendly fare and redeploying servers as delivery drivers.
The owners of the city’s two largest hotels are considering closing them amid drastic decreases in business caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
A former Senate budget writer said the hit to the state budget could be bigger than during the Great Recession, when state revenue dropped 15% over two years.
Details on the president’s economic rescue plan remain sparse, but its centerpiece is to dedicate $500 billion to start issuing direct payments to Americans by early next month. It would also funnel cash to businesses to help keep workers on payroll.
The low-interest loans of up to $2 million are designed to provide working capital to Indiana businesses struggling to make it because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
The growing number of people filing for unemployment checks raises fresh questions about whether states have stockpiled enough money since the last recession to tide over idled workers until the crisis ends.
Stocks sank more than 5% on Wall Street Wednesday, and the Dow erased virtually all its gains since President Donald Trump’s 2017 inauguration.
This area has 1,081 intensive care unit beds, but they could be filled by coronavirus patients within weeks under numerous scenarios mapped out by the Harvard Global Health Institute.
Buildings that shut out street life are all about isolation, a concept we’re experiencing to an uncomfortable degree.
State officials have taken sharp criticism in the last week for the slow pace of testing. Through Tuesday, the Indiana State Department of Health had conducted 193 tests, out of which 39 were presumed positive.
The Indianapolis-based company said Wednesday that it made the decision “after extensive discussions with federal, state and local officials and in recognition of the need to address the spread of COVID-19.”
The United Auto Workers union has been pushing for factories to close because workers are fearful of coming into contact with the coronavirus.
President Donald Trump says he’ll invoke the Korean War-era Defense Production Act to marshal the private sector in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The library shut down all its physical locations at the end of the day Saturday. This, plus the fact that many patrons are home from work or school, has created a big bump in demand for digital materials.
IndyHub, working with Leadership Indianapolis, plans to host digital book clubs, panel discussions and virtual meet-ups, replacing their traditional event and program schedules with opportunities to convene remotely.
