Reimagining the Region - Finance

Help available for small businesses

By ROBERT A. DEFRANK Staff Writer ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a stiff toll on small businesses in the area, but with 2021 there comes a wide range of tools to recover and grow. “We all want to get what kind of help we can get to get through,” Bob Sabo, ...

Unemployment Cases Soar in W.Va., Ohio During Pandemic

By ERIC AYRES Staff Writer The COVID-19 pandemic’s tendrils almost instantly wrapped themselves around the United States economy and its employment figures in 2020. Businesses deemed non-essential temporarily closed down. Many workers dealt with reduced hours or found themselves ...