Stories by John Sammon on Business Daily

(Sponsored Content) -- The COVID-19 pandemic and the shift of workers moving away from the traditional workplace has fueled the increase in gig workers.

Elanco Animal Health, a pharmaceutical company based in Indiana that makes medicines and vaccinations for pets and livestock, announced it will establish a new global headquarters in Indianapolis on a 45-acre site at the southwestern corner of town along the White River.

A newly released survey from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce said more job skill training is being sought to upgrade worker talent, while some employers questioned said they would not return to pre-COVID-19 staff levels.

Engie SA, a French multinational electric utility company that operates natural gas, nuclear, renewable energy and oil generating facilities, is seeking a tax abatement from two Texas school districts to realize lower taxes for the construction of a wind turbine farm in Mills County.

Indiana state GOP reps Don Lehe (R-Brookston) and Sharon Negele (R-Attica) said the city of Monticello is to receive $250,000 in grant funding from the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) to help small businesses to meet expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A dentist in Midland says his practice and the dental industry as a whole are hurting because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with patients putting off treatments and dental assistants who must stay home to care for their children not in school.

A report issued on the live events industry in Texas portrayed in dire terms the result of the COVID-19 pandemic on a business that affects so many others, spreading the possibility of a major recession in the state.

With declines of up to 90% in guest room revenues, a report from the Texas hotel industry said hotels in the state may be reaching a point from which they cannot recover.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting financial aid applications from farmers who report losses due to the COVID-19 epidemic and business shut-downs.