February 15, 2021 - Smlr_net

15 Feb 2021


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*FEBRUARY 15, 2021*
*Title:*                    Most Construction ESOPs Not Significantly
Impacted by Pandemic
*Source:*               Construction Dive
*Author:*               Kim Slowey
*Date:*                   February 12, 2021
*Summary:*          In a survey of construction companies with employee
stock ownership plans in place, Prairie Capital Advisors found that they
fared well in many key areas, with almost 68% reporting that the pandemic
had not impacted their operations as far as sustainability, cash flow and
liquidity, culture or stock repurchase obligation.
*Link:*                    http://bit.ly/3jREc8m
*Title:*                    Some Delivery Workers Have No Choice but to
Bring Their Kids Along During the Pandemic
*Source:*               CNN Business
*Author:*               Sara Ashley O’Brien
*Date:*                   February 12, 2021
*Summary:*          For Ashley Vincent, a single mom in Binghamton, New
York, delivering for DoorDash often requires some negotiation with her
seven-year-old son. "We can go out tonight but you can only do six
deliveries," he'll say.
*Link:*                    http://cnn.it/3rTR0h7
*Title:*                   Millions Are Out of a Job. Yet Some Employers
Wonder: Why Can’t I Find Workers?
*Source:*               NPR
*Author:*               Kat Lonsdorf
*Date:*                   February 15, 2021
*Summary:*          At a time when millions of Americans are unemployed,
businessman Bill Martin has a head-scratching problem: He's got plenty of
jobs but few people willing to take them.
*Link:*                    http://n.pr/3aqUMsN
*Title:*                    Signs of Inequality: U.S. Salaries Recover Even
as Jobs Haven’t
*Source:*               Los Angeles Times
*Author:*               Christopher Rugaber
*Date:*                   February 14, 2021
*Summary:*          In a stark sign of the economic inequality that has
marked the pandemic recession and recovery, Americans as a whole are now
earning the same amount in wages and salaries that they did before the
virus struck — even with nearly 9 million fewer people working.
*Link:*                    http://lat.ms/3rUKqHh
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