May 4, 2021 | Family Businesses, Family Enterprise USA, In The News
How each one handled the challenges posed by the pandemic By Patricia N. Soldano & Dawn S. Markowitz Mention the word “COVID-19” to a family business owner, and it’s a sure way to elicit a variety of responses. For some, the pandemic brought new and innovative...
Mar 30, 2021 | Family Enterprise USA, In The News, Taxes
Thank you to Brandon Roman and the team at Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP for this report. Biden Administration Labor Leadership Update On Monday, March 22, the Senate voted 68 to 29 to confirm Mayor Marty Walsh as the next Secretary of Labor. He is the last...
Mar 17, 2021 | Budget Deficit, Family Enterprise USA, In The News, Income Taxes
Thank you to Russ Sullivan and the team at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP for this report. Over The Weekend Now that the American Rescue Plan (P.L.117-2) has been enacted, lawmakers are pivoting to consider economic recovery legislation. Up first in House will be...
Mar 2, 2021 | COVID-19, Family Business Stories, Family Businesses, Family Enterprise USA, In The News
The unraveling of the economy was not in the plans for Loutech in So Cal. We thought we would be bringing our machining capacity to at least 95% from the existing 75%, improving our Quality system, and building our 100+ strong workforce. Instead, we found ourselves...
Jan 11, 2021 | COVID-19, Family Businesses, In The News
On Sunday, December 27, President Trump signed into law a nearly 6,000-page end-of-year legislative package that included 12 FY 2021 spending bills totaling $1.4 trillion, a $908 billion COVID-19 relief package, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), and an...
Sep 25, 2020 | COVID-19, Family Enterprise USA
Publix Super Markets expects to complete the rollout of contactless payment to all of its more than 1,200 stores in the Southeast. Lakeland, Fla.-based Publix said yesterday the deployment provides an extra safety measure for customers and store associates amid the...
Aug 30, 2020 | COVID-19, Family Business Stories, Family Businesses, Family Enterprise USA
Tyson Foods is launching weekly on-site coronavirus testing for employees at all 140 of its U.S. production facilities, making it one of the first major American employers to commit to such regular and expansive testing of its workforce. The food conglomerate behind...
Aug 21, 2020 | COVID-19, Family Business Stories, Family Businesses, In The News
Symptomatic employees in Michigan, Kentucky, Missouri and Illinois will be tested at area healthcare facilities in order to get results within 24 hours. Ford announced on May 16 that it had signed contracts with health systems in four metro areas with major company...
Jun 16, 2020 | COVID-19, Family Business Stories, Family Business Survey, Family Businesses, Family Enterprise USA, Presentation
Family Enterprise USA’s 2020 survey sheds light on factors that family business owners see as obstacles to growth. Legislators must know what is important to family business owners — what helps or hurts them when it comes to operating their businesses and creating...
