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Bay Area office rentals expected to bounce back after pandemic
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A year of pandemic -- and the attendant shift to working from home for many office workers -- has upended the office rental market, but observers are optimistic about an (eventual) upswing.Bay Area
Grant puts spotlight on inequities in Black-owned businesses
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Thanks to inequalities in banking, zoning and more, Black-owned businesses operate on thin margins, with limited ability to weather hard times.COVID-19
COVID-19 pandemic is speeding up rush to automate some jobs
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Massive shift to online services may threaten Bay Area job recovery.Bay Area
Surprising rise in California entrepreneurs daring to start new businesses during pandemic
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Experts aren't yet sure why so many are taking the plunge but one possibility is the opportunity to make a fresh start in a whole new environment.Bay Area
Bay Area foundation helps minority-owned businesses navigate the pandemic
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Oakland-based Centro Community Partners expanded its entrepreneurship offerings to help clients facing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic.California
California law banning toxic chemicals in cosmetics will transform industry
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The law will ban the manufacture and sale in California of personal care products that contain 24 toxics, including asbestos, formaldehyde and lead, and is expected to fill a gap in federal regulation as companies sell the new formulations nationwide.Business & Finance
Personal finance updates in response to Covid-19
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CARES Act provides help for small businesses and individualsBay Area
With coronavirus, California’s economy is in uncharted territory
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The coronavirus is almost certain to cause the first pandemic-induced recession of the postwar era.Bay Area
