But even as Bull was helping send patients to Moberly Regional, the hospital was in the process of suing her and at least one other former employee at the nursing home. They were two of more than 600 former patients that the hospital has sued over medical bills during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a … Read more
Inside Rover’s HQ in Seattle. (Rover Photo) Pet adoption rates have surged amid the pandemic, and pet spending accelerated last year. Those are a few of the tailwinds driving optimism at Rover as the Seattle startup prepares to go public via a SPAC deal by the end of next month. Unlike many tech companies, Rover … Read more
“I tried to get full Working day in, since Pandemic hit. And it is a interesting shift in mine Think right? Because I, before the pandemic I did would have said: ‘No, absolutely not how it did the job come first, these eight Hours have to come in before I can can do any of … Read more
Urbanist, writer and professor Richard Florida. (Photo: Daria Malysheva) Reports of coastal city deaths are grossly exaggerated. At least that’s the view of renowned urbanist and author Richard Florida, who spoke to GeekWire editor Monica Nickelsburg earlier this week about the future of cities as part of the annual Crosscut Festival. “I’m just amazed at … Read more
This week we welcome guest Hana Mohan to our Found Podcast. Hana is the co-founder and CEO of MagicBell, a new startup she co-founded with Josue Montano that recently completed the Y Combinator Winter 2021 cohort. MagicBell is a full-featured, plug-and-play notification inbox aimed at developers who want to add one to their own product … Read more
GeekWire’s Civic Conversations panel on Thursday, clockwise from top left: Jane Broom of Microsoft Philanthropies; Kris Hermanns of the Seattle Foundation; Monica Nickelsburg of GeekWire; Gordon McHenry Jr., United Way King County CEO; Chris Gregoire, CEO of Challenge Seattle and former Washington State Governor. The Seattle area was already facing a massive homelessness, mental health … Read more
Many Americans say they still face financial hardships like losing a job or the income in their household as economic recovery remains in the balance. (9th March)
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France has made more use of consultants in recent years and has created special budgets with which the agencies can call in external consultants if necessary. In 2018 McKinsey was selected as one of several consultants who can be hired by French agencies under a EUR 100 million pool contract. This meant that each of … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: The seven-day average of daily new coronavirus tests has declined to 1.7 million from a high of 2.1 million last month.Credit…Pete Kiehart for The New York Times The number of coronavirus tests administered daily in the United States has been trending downward for more than two weeks. And though … Read more