CONTENTS
FEATURES & DEPARTMENTS
August 2020
ON THE COVER
ILLUSTRATION BY CARLY CORNEJO
FIGHTING FOR FAIRNESS | THE CANNABIS RECESSION TEST | SEEDS OF THE FUTURE
BUSINESS INSIGHT FOR CALIFORNIA’S CAPITAL REGION AUGUST ‘20 VOL. 32 | NO. 8
How the Capital Region can rebound
from the coronavirus shutdown
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ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Fighting for Fairness
Black business owners are trying to survive amid the pandemic
and racial and economic injustice.
by Russell Nichols
ECONOMY
The Big Fix
We invited leaders from 10 industries in the Capital Region to share
their thoughts on the impact of the recession caused by the coronavirus
pandemic, what they have learned from it so far and how their
industries can bounce back.
CANNABIS
The Cannabis Recession Test
This economic collapse offers the first trial of how the legal
recreational weed industry performs in a downturn.
by Steven Yoder
FOOD
Seeds of the Future
What does it mean to be the ‘Farm-to-Fork Capital’ during
the COVID-19 pandemic?
by Jennifer Berry Junghans
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DEPARTMENTS
Letter From the Editor
Worth Noting
Evil HR Lady
By the Book
Discourse
Taste
The Bright Side
Founder of the Month
SPECIAL
PROMOTIONAL
SECTIONS
Construction & Development
Capital Region Cares
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