The recent economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many companies to reduce staff or close operations. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires companies to give 60 day advance notice before a mass layoff or a business closure occurs. Here are the links to online WARN Act pages.

Like everything else, economic development is adapting to a new reality. Some states and localities are making special efforts to help small businesses to stay afloat, yet at the same time some of the worst giveaways to large companies are continuing as if the global public health emergency and the national financial crisis were not happening. 

Corporate lobbyists have long blown a fog of fear, disinformation and confusion about public disclosure of corporate income tax credits. It’s time to clear the air.

by Kasia Tarczynska, Good Jobs First

posted on February 7, 2020

As we get closer to the Oscar gala, this is a good time to remember that the public supports the industry not only by buying movie tickets and paying for streaming subscription but also by providing film production companies

We spent this summer collecting data for the latest Subsidy Tracker update, which now is posted online and available to users. This update consists mostly of local data; however, we also added state data and four megadeals.