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By Staff Report / Friday, August 28th, 2020 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Law, Nonprofits / Comments Off on Direct Relief benefits from settlement over overpriced, counterfeit masks
Amazon and 3M teamed up to fight back against sellers who price-gouge essential personal protective equipment supplies, and they’re donated the results of that lawsuit to Direct Relief, the Santa Barbara-based nonprofit. 3M filed the lawsuit June 8, asserting that third-party sellers used Amazon to defraud customers by misrepresenting the condition of fake respirators, as Read More →
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By Marissa Nall / Friday, March 27th, 2020 / Central Coast, Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Nonprofits, Small Business, Startups, Technology / Comments Off on Tri-county planning group helps companies pivot during pandemic
Long-term economic planning has taken a backseat to coronavirus mitigation measures, as business and economic development leaders have pivoted to meet immediate emergency needs. For the newly renamed REACH 2030, formerly known as the Hourglass Project, that’s meant marshalling public-private partnerships to source and distribute N95 masks, sanitizer and other resources, often tapping companies that Read More →
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