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Leslie Powers delivers breakfast plates at Salt Lake City's Blue Plate Diner on Friday, March 12, 2021. The owners recently announced they will be closing on May 4, after 20 years in business. A new development is going in on the corner that is forcing it to shut down. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
Survey shows effect of outsize of job loss on Utah women

By Becky Jacobs Apr. 11, 2021 08:00 AM EDT

Nathan Long, a video game writer, stands inside his rental apartment in Glendale, Calif., Thursday, April 8, 2021. He and his wife, Lili, have been unsuccessful so far in their search for a home in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Ready to buy a home? The trick is finding or affording one

By Alex Veiga Apr. 09, 2021 03:00 AM EDT

A beam is measured and marked at a housing site in Madison County, Miss., Tuesday, March 16, 2021. After a year of spending more time at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, homeowners are looking to adapt their spaces to their new realities. In 2021, expect to see more interest in creating dedicated spaces within the home. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
5 Home Remodeling Trends to Watch for in 2021

Carol J. Alexander Of Nerdwallet Apr. 07, 2021 07:42 AM EDT

A closed branch of the sushi restaurant chain Itsu at Holborn in the City of London, Thursday, April 1, 2021. When the coronavirus struck, nearly 540,000 workers vanished almost overnight from the business hub, known as the City of London, or simply "the City." A year on, most haven't returned.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Beyond the Pandemic: London's financial hub seeks a rebirth

By Sylvia Hui Apr. 07, 2021 02:18 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2021 file photo, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster talks about vaccine distribution and abortion during a news conference in Columbia, S.C. McMaster has opened up COVID-19 vaccination to all of the state's residents ages 16 and up, saying Friday, March 26, that they could begin scheduling appointments next week and receive the vaccine starting March 31. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, file)
ACLU sues McMaster for ordering state workers' office return

By Meg Kinnard Apr. 06, 2021 05:34 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press Apr. 05, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Des Moines Register. April 1, 2021. Editorial: How can Iowa become a telework destination? Make it a place people want to live ...

A hiring information sign is displayed at a fast food restaurant in Des Plaines, Ill., Friday, April 2, 2021. America's employers unleashed a burst of hiring in March, adding 916,000 jobs in a sign that a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession is taking hold as vaccinations accelerate, stimulus checks flow through the economy and businesses increasingly reopen. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
From child care to COVID, rising job market faces obstacles

By Christopher Rugaber Apr. 03, 2021 10:31 AM EDT

A sign requiring face masks is seen at Harmons Grocery store Monday, March 8, 2021, in Salt Lake City. Utah's statewide mask mandate will be lifted on April 10 under a measure that passed the full Legislature Friday, March 5, 2021. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox has said he plans to sign the bill. The bill lays out a new timeline for when Utah's COVID-19 restrictions applying to businesses, events, and schools would end. The mask mandate would still apply to gatherings of more than 50 people. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Utah to help people reentering workforce during pandemic

By Sophia Eppolito Apr. 01, 2021 03:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2017, file photo, an Amazon worker walks down steps in a company office before an event announcing several new Amazon products by the company in Seattle. Amazon plans to have its employees return to the office by fall as the tech giant transitions away from the remote work it implemented for many workers due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, March 30, 2021, the company told employees it is planning a "return to an office-centric culture as our baseline." (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Amazon to bring workers back to offices by fall

Mar. 31, 2021 04:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 4, 2021, file photo, a sign reading "Welcome Back Now Open" is posted on the window of a Morton's Steakhouse restaurant as a man works inside during the coronavirus pandemic in San Francisco. California added 141,000 jobs in February as more than a quarter of a million people returned to the workforce. The California Employment Development Department said Friday, March 26, that the state's unemployment rate in February was 8.5%, down from 9% in January. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Hopeful signs as California adds 141,000 jobs in February

By Adam Beam Mar. 26, 2021 01:56 PM EDT

New York's Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a commemoration ceremony to remember New Yorkers lost during the Covid-19 pandemic Sunday, March 14, 2021, in Brooklyn, NY. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen).
80K NYC municipal workers returning to office starting May 3

Mar. 23, 2021 12:38 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2020 file photo, a couple greets the sun as they stand on a jetty while the sun rises over the Atlantic Ocean, in Bal Harbour, Fla. Even when they firmly believe in gender equality, many opposite-sex couples struggle to remain truly equal in their partnership, especially once children are in the picture. While couples may have the best of intentions, implicit bias can make them repeat patterns that don’t serve their relationship. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Millennial Money: Bust gender bias and balance work at home

Sara Rathner Of Nerdwallet Mar. 23, 2021 06:56 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2020, file photo, a staff member of State Commission of Quality Management in protective gear carries a disinfectant spray can as they continue to check the health of travelers in foreign countries and inspect and quarantine goods being delivered via the borders at the Pyongyang Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea. A U.N. spokesman said the world body has been left with no international staff in North Korea and its North Korean employees are working remotely. Despite claiming to be coronavirus free, North Korea has sealed off its borders as part of stringent anti-pandemic measures that also involved the departure of diplomats and foreign nationals. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)
UN says no international staff left in North Korea

By Hyung-Jin Kim Mar. 20, 2021 02:07 AM EDT

UK newspaper group backs working from home post-pandemic

Mar. 19, 2021 01:47 PM EDT
LONDON (AP) — The publisher of one of Britain's most popular tabloids and numerous other national and regional newspapers says a majority of its staff will...

FILE - In this March 31, 2020 file photo, a worker cleans and sanitizes a pump at the Speedway gas station in Concord, N.H. The world's once-insatiable demand for gasoline is unlikely to recover to pre-pandemic levels, according to a report Wednesday, March 17, 2021 from the International Energy Agency. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Report: World demand for gasoline may never recover

By Cathy Bussewitz Mar. 17, 2021 04:58 PM EDT

Employers see a faster return to the office than their employees do.
Will work from home outlast virus? Ford's move suggests yes

By Tom Krisher And Christopher Rugaber Mar. 17, 2021 09:30 AM EDT

Delaware panel bumps up official revenue estimates

By Randall Chase Mar. 15, 2021 06:40 PM EDT
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware’s revenue forecast continues to brighten in the wake of the financial havoc stemming from the coronavirus epidemic, but officials...

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Mar. 15, 2021 01:00 PM EDT
Columbus Dispatch. March 12, 2021. Editorial: Lawmakers aren’t equipped to make decisions about health emergencies As...

FILE - This Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 file photo shows Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine looking on during a news conference at Toledo Express Airport in Swanton, Ohio. A year after the first coronavirus shutdowns, many U.S. states and cities are still struggling with a silent side effect: Public records have become harder to get. After months of repeated AP inquiries, DeWine's office on March 3, 2021, released just two documents from last spring — one from a hospital association proposing criteria for resuming elective procedures. (J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune via AP, File)
Governments delay access to public records during pandemic

By David A. Lieb Mar. 14, 2021 04:00 AM EDT

A "Now Hiring" sign is displayed, Thursday, March 4, 2021, in Salem, N.H. After a year of ghostly airports, empty sports stadiums and constant Zoom meetings, growing evidence suggests that the economy is strengthening. Hiring picked up in February 2021. Business restrictions have eased as the pace of viral infections has ebbed. Yet the economy remains far from normal. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
From job cuts to online commerce, virus reshaped US economy

By Christopher Rugaber Mar. 11, 2021 04:36 PM EST