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![A caregiver tests a patient for coronavirus at University Hospitals, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/coronavirus_testing_university_hospitals_-_by_tony_dejak-e1584562638145-900x422.jpg)
WATCH: What’s the Key to U.S. Economic Recovery? Testing, says this Nobel Prize Winner
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — As millions more Americans file for unemployment amid an economy crippled by COVID-19, many states are lifting restrictions and reopening businesses. But is that the correct approach… Read More
![Uptown Athens during coronavirus emergency](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-03-at-7.37.04-PM-e1586533953846-900x422.png)
Restaurants to Resume Outdoor Patio Dining in Reopening Move
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio restaurants have the option beginning Friday to offer outdoor dining, the next step toward resuming normal business operations under Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s state reopening… Read More
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Why The Crisis May Make Powerful Corporations Even More Powerful
By: Greg Rosalsky | NPR
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As small businesses scramble for emergency assistance, big businesses get a new program of virtually endless lending from the Fed.
![Uptown Athens during coronavirus emergency](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-03-at-7.37.04-PM-e1586533953846-900x422.png)
Some Question Whether Ohio is Reopening too Quickly
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Non-essential businesses that were closed during the past month due to COVID-19 are now starting to reopen. But some worry that’s happening too quickly… Read More
![Real Big Puppy in Delaware, Ohio](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/screen_shot_2020-05-07_at_6.07.08_pm-e1588950440584-900x422.png)
Ohio’s Businesses are Getting Ready to Reopen
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s retail businesses that were shut down as non-essential are being allowed to open Tuesday. And by the end of next week, many restaurants, bars and hair… Read More
![Customers waiting for the carry-out orders at Bagel Street Deli](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/VID_20200420_153221.00_00_04_13.Still001-e1587659922943-900x422.png)
Ohio Bars, Restaurants and Salons to Start Reopening May 15
By: Jennifer Merritt | WVXU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WVXU) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday unveiled dates and guidelines for reopening bars and restaurants, as well as barber shops, hair salons and other personal care businesses… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/mike_dewine_040820-e1586981352128-900x422.jpg)
DeWine Forms Working Groups for Next Reopening Phase
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is taking the first step in slowly reopening businesses, beginning with health care procedures and work at dentists’ and veterinarians’ offices. Gov. Mike DeWine says companies… Read More
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Retail Businesses Can Start Offering Curbside Pickup on Saturday
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The order from Ohio Department of Health director Amy Acton allows retail establishments to offer “curbside pickup, delivery or appointment-only” service beginning May 2. Customers… Read More
![Protestors marched at the Statehouse on April 20, many carrying signs saying businesses should be able to reopen.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/protest_every_business_is_essential-e1588348053982-900x422.jpeg)
As Some Business Openings Start, DeWine Warns Others Not to Go Early
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine has extended the stay-at-home order expiring May 1 to 11:59pm on May 29. But hospitals can start performing some non-emergency procedures Friday, and… Read More
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WATCH: What Businesses and Consumers Think About States Moves to Reopen
By: PBS Newshour
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Weeks into the social distancing driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, some states are beginning to lift restrictions — while others are extending them. How do business owners and customers feel… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/mike_dewine_040820-e1586981352128-900x422.jpg)
DeWine: “We’re Trying to Protect Ohioans”
By: Jenny Hamel | WCPN
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COLUMBUS, OHIO (WCPN) — On April 17, 1964, Columbus native Jerrie Mock became the first female aviator to circle the globe in her plane, the “Spirit of Columbus.” To kick… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine speaks at his daily coronavirus press conference on March 20. Behind him are Lt. Gov. Jon Husted and Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_4379-e1585165269124-900x422.jpg)
DeWine Says State Will Start Gradual Reopening of Businesses on May 1
By: Gabe Rosenberg | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Ohio will begin the slow process of reopening shuttered businesses on May 1, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday. “I will fight just as hard to get this… Read More
![Car washes in Ohio are allowed to stay open if they operate under certain rules.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_4767_1_-e1586878059744-900x422.jpg)
Business Dispute Panel Issues First Rulings on “Essential” Businesses
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The panel set up to settle disputes over what are essential businesses that can operate during the state’s stay at home order has delivered its first… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/mike_dewine_coronavirus_031320_-_chow-e1584631078840-900x422.jpg)
DeWine Tells Companies to Monitor Employee Temperatures
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine is laying out protocols for businesses while strongly recommending employers to take aggressive action when it comes to protecting the workplace against coronavirus. DeWine says businesses that… Read More
![Companies are increasingly concerned about how Earth's changing climate might impact their businesses, such as crop failures from drought, heat and storms.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/corndrought-aa8704cc3baecc627d0d3557abe3a24b9ccdb124-e1571225796493-900x422.jpg)
As The Climate Warms, Companies Are Scrambling To Calculate The Risk To Their Profits
By: Dan Charles | NPR
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Companies are trying to figure out the risks to their profits from a warming planet. Some of them are turning to high-tech tools of climate science.
![Corporate Social Responsibility: More than just virtue signaling?](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/money-652560_1280-3feda59ce2afac270e8d137d5ad7b83e62e20670-e1568729676381-900x422.jpg)
Does It Pay For Companies To Do Good?
By: Greg Rosalsky | NPR
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As Corporate America seeks to redefine its mission as a force for social good, new studies in economics are showing that there are self-serving reasons why they’d want to do that.
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Court: Secret Ballots for Public Business Violate State Law
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s Supreme Court has unanimously ruled governmental bodies can’t conduct public business through secret ballots. The court sided Wednesday with the operator of the community newspaper… Read More
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DeWine Urges Lawmakers To Restore Small Business Tax Deduction To $250,000
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine says he wants lawmakers to erase a change made to a small business tax deduction. It allows many sole proprietorships, partnerships and other small operations to take… Read More
![A bipartisan group of attorneys general is urging Congress to pass legislation that would make it easier for banks to handle money involved in the legal cannabis industry.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ap_204039787656-34c79dedeeb5c01c574732317780b16d67d810f0-e1557412367310-900x422.jpg)
38 Attorneys General Ask Congress To Bring Marijuana Money Into Banking System
By: Laurel Wamsley I NPR
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Most states have legalized marijuana in some form. But federal law still considers it an illegal drug, which exposes banks to legal risk if they handle weed-related money or transactions.
![The Ohio Statehouse](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/statehouse_spring_shot_-_credit_kasler-e1557238737234-900x422.jpg)
Business Groups Blast Change In House Budget As Tax Increase
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Business groups are blasting the House version of the budget for a change it makes to a controversial tax deduction – the one that allows many small businesses to take… Read More
![Power lines and power-generating windmills rise above the rural landscape on June 13, 2018, near Dwight, Ill. Driven by falling costs, global spending on renewable energy sources like wind and solar is now outpacing investment in electricity from fossil fuels and nuclear power.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gettyimages-974537326-bbe0287ec4c09bb0e7779b42257b32bd75022e4e-e1553794753842-900x422.jpg)
From Walmart To Google, Companies Teaming Up To Buy More Solar And Wind Power
By: Camila Domonoske | NPR
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Walmart, GM, Google, Johnson & Johnson and other corporations are forming a trade organization to promote the interests of renewable energy buyers.
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Southeast Ohio Ecological Food & Farming Association meeting
The OEFFA Southeast Ohio (SEOH) chapter, a grassroots voice for OEFFA members from Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Perry, Vinton, and Washington counties, welcomes farmers, gardeners,… Read More
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West Virginia Online Business Startup Tool Available
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia entrepreneurs who want to open a new business have a new online tool to help. The state secretary of state’s office says it has… Read More
![Deaf and hearing patrons communicate through a mixture of ASL, lip reading and talking to one another. Streetcar 82 Brewing Co. was founded by alumni from Gallaudet University to create a community for both hearing and deaf people who admire locally brewed beer in Hyattsville, Md.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/beer-dsc9962-9dd5667114fedbb93f359e5ab05e3cc9049595f0-e1547657702348-900x422.jpg)
Deaf And Unemployed: Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands
By: Amanda Morris | NPR
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Deaf people struggle with high unemployment. So they are creating their own “deaf ecosystems” and pushing employers to better accommodate them.
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Amazon To Build 6th Distribution Center In Ohio
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Internet retail giant Amazon says it plans to build another large distribution center in Ohio.The Columbus Dispatch reports the newest center will employ 1,500 people in… Read More