Netflix Production Has Ground to a Halt During COVID-19

Netflix Production Has Ground to a Halt During COVID-19

The businesses that reach into our homes, entertain us, and keep us company have been the only real winners of the current pandemic crisis, and Netflix is one of the leaders of that pack. The streaming service reported a whopping 2.2 million new subscribers in the...
Microsoft Plans to Keep Remote Work After COVID-19

Microsoft Plans to Keep Remote Work After COVID-19

Back in March, when Microsoft sent the vast majority of their workforce to work from home, commuter traffic in cities like Bellevue and Seattle became eerily light. Only a small percent of the tech giant’s workforce has come back to the office since then, and...
Disney Parks Lays Off 28,000 at ‘All Levels’

Disney Parks Lays Off 28,000 at ‘All Levels’

March of this year saw the Disney parks close, one by one, all over the world. In May, the company reported that their second quarter revenue, the majority of which comes from the parks, was down from $5.4 billion in 2019 to a mere $475 million in 2020. Still a...
Prosper Portland Launches Small Business Grant Fund

Prosper Portland Launches Small Business Grant Fund

Prosper Portland is, according to the organization’s website, the economic and urban development agency for Portland, Oregon. It is overseen by a board of volunteer citizens appointed by the city’s mayor, and by the City Council. It gives the agency flexibility,...