BUSINESS
Frisco wedding vendors lose majority of business for March, April as couples postpone celebrations
Frisco wedding vendors lose majority of business for March, April as couples postpone celebrations
Area chief appraisers struggle to meet tax calendar deadlines under stay-at-home orders
Crush Taco offers to-go taco bar, partners with local vendors to provide produce, meats in Frisco
Local Walmart stores add more safety measures for employees, customers
Sen. John Cornyn discusses provisions laid out in CARES Act
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Initial claims for unemployment insurance rates are increasing across the nation in the midst of COVID-19. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Texas sees 77% increase in unemployment insurance claims during week ending March 28
Collin County Judge Chris Hill rescinded his order that urged residents to stay home except for travel related to essential activities and defined all business as essential. (Courtesy Collin County)
Collin County judge rescinds order defining all business as essential after governor issues statewide guidelines
The $2 trillion stimulus bill, known as the CARES Act, includes billions of dollars in assistance for small businesses and certain nonprofits. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Significance of $2T federal stimulus package for small businesses explained during Richardson chamber webinar
Samurai Inti Martial Arts trains about 100 students through its online classes. (Courtesy Samurai Inti Martial Arts)
Samurai Inti Martial Arts seeing families train together
Members of the Frisco Downtown Merchants Association have created a daily digital support meeting during the coronavirus pandemic. The group's members are working together to help one another stay in business. (Courtesy Ed Mahoney)
Frisco downtown merchants creating support network for one another
While the agency is still tallying the number of unemployment insurance claims filed thus far in March, in the week prior to March 25, at least 150,000 claims had been filed. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Official: Increase in calls for statewide unemployment benefits is ‘almost vertical’
The Legacy Willow Bend staff members wear their homemade masks. (Courtesy The Legacy Willow Bend)
How businesses, community members are stepping up across the metroplex
Deputy Nick Noel, Sheriff Jim Skinner, Sgt. Jessica Pond and Asst. Chief Anthony Carter of the Collin County Sheriff’s Office show off the hospital-grade disinfectant they received as part of the Facebook group created by The Cleaning Force. (Courtesy Collin County Sheriff’s Office)
Facebook group offering free disinfectant to Collin County first responders
Frisco Counseling and Wellness began offering HIPAA compliance forms online over a year ago for clients to sign in and do sessions from their computer. (Courtesy Frisco Counseling and Wellness)
Frisco Counseling and Wellness provides online therapy; offers free sessions to medical professionals, first responders
Urban Vybe and Vybe 5 are offering free online workouts while the two studios are temporarily closed. (Screenshot via Facebook video)
Owners of Vybe 5 in Frisco offer free online workouts to help keep people active in quarantine
Kristin Shepherd demonstrates a recital dance in a video posted to the 4 the Love of Dance YouTube channel. (Courtesy 4 the Love of Dance)
Online classes helping Frisco students keep passion for dance alive
Pink Couch Academy of Music began offering its entire school online as of Monday. (Courtesy Pink Couch Academy of Music)
Pink Couch Academy of Music shifts music school online, offers free piano lessons to Frisco residents
Frisco Chamber of Commerce President Tony Felker said restaurants are among the hardest hit industries in Frisco due to coronavirus. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Long recovery ahead for small businesses in Frisco; how business owners can get help now
With new restrictions in place to limit the spread of coronavirus, many businesses are being forced to invent new ways to serve customers at a time when most Americans have been advised to stay in their homes. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Expert weighs in on survival tactics for Dallas-Fort Worth small businesses feeling strain from coronavirus
Tulla Patisserie & Cafe offers artisan breads, pastries and an assortment of coffees. (Elizabeth Ucles/Community Impact Newspaper)
Local businesses work to keep their doors open in Frisco amid coronavirus fears
Several Frisco businesses are temporarily closing or taking precautions since the outbreak of the coronavirus. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
INTERACTIVE: Frisco restaurants, businesses offering adjusted services or temporarily closing