The proportion of older workers participating in the labor force is hovering at its worst level since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, raising the prospect that many of these Americans may have permanently left the workforce, potentially impairing future economic growth.
New Grants: Now in its fourth round, KKR Small Business Builders is here to support entrepreneurs and their small businesses around the world.
Join us for our virtual networking Luncheon Alliance on Wednesday April 7th at 11:30am and Connection Breakfast Thursday, April 8th at 8am. (Sorry, because of the calendar, the events are on back-to-back days.)
From Joanna Stern and the Wall Street Journal:
Once upon a time, there was a tech columnist who bought a $150 printer with a model number so long it’s now her bank password.
The two lived as happily as a printer and a human could. She pulled jammed paper from its rollers, came to understand its sporadic grunts and fed it $40 color cartridges—even though she only printed black-and-white labels.
From the Wall Street Journal: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated Monday that the U.S. economy’s recovery remains far from complete despite recent improvement and that the central bank plans to continue providing support.
PPP Loans: The House passed a bill extending the deadline for applying for a Paycheck Protection Program loan to May 31, sending the legislation to the Senate as the current March 31 deadline looms. Under the bill, which passed by a vote of 415-3, firms have until May 31 to apply for a loan and the SBA faces a June 30 deadline to process them.
The City of Pasadena public Health Department has approved reopening for indoor operations for:
From Annemarie Dooling and the Wall Street Journal:
One secret to achieving more: Finding time to do nothing.
There are four simple rules of password protection:
Rule #1: Don’t rely on passwords alone.
As of Monday, March 15, 12:01 AM, the following activities will be permitted to occur in strict adherence with the updated Pasadena Public Health Department (PPHD) protocols:
From the Pasadena Star-News:
Monday, Californians age 16 to 64 with underlying conditions can receive the coronavirus vaccine, adding 4.4 million people to the list of eligible people. It’s a population that is particularly vulnerable at any age to suffer the worst of the disease, officials said.
