• In 2021, General Motors commercial electrical vehicle business BrightDrop plans to ass a second van to its lineup and the first customer for the midsize commercial van will be Verizon Communications
• This new product follows behind the first production models of BrightDrop’s large van named the EV600 which has been made for FedEx

Over 400,000 Americans have received the COVID-19 booster according to White House

• According to the White House coronavirus response coordinator, Jeff Zients on September 28, he says that more than 400,000 Americans have received the booster
• In addition to this, Zients added that Nearly 1 million Americans have already scheduled to receive the Pfizer and BioNTech’s booster in the coming weeks

Founder of Kind along with former executives team up to launch Mexican food brand, Somos

• Daniel Libetzky, the founder of Kind, along with Miguel Leal and Rodrigo Zuloaga are teaming up to launch an Mexican food brand called Somos
• This food brand will not feature any meat, gluten or GMOs, and aims to be more authentic to traditional Mexican cuisine 

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• According to the White House coronavirus response coordinator, Jeff Zients, the kid’s vaccination program will be “fully up and running” beginning on the week of Nov. 8
• The kid’s vaccination program is intended for those ages 5 to 11 years old

Project Kulper: Amazon’s first internet satellites to launch in late 2022

• On November 1, Amazon announced its plans to launch its first internet satellites in the 4rth quarter of 2022 
• Amazon also states that the satellite program (Project Kulper) will launch with ABL space on its RS1 rocket
• This network will contain 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit in order to provide high-speed internet to anyone in any part of the world 

Celebrity Chef Bobby Flay transitions to cat food industry

• Early in 2021, American Celebrity Chef, Bobby Flay, launched his own cat food brand named “Made by Nacho”
• Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, pet ownership and spending have increased allowing the pet food and treat market to grow to more than $42 billion in value

Details on Covid vaccine mandate for businesses to be published by Biden Administration soon

• According to to the Department of Labor, on November 1, the Biden Administration will publish details in the coming days about the vaccine mandate for businesses
• Currently, the mandate would apply to businesses with 100 or more employees which are estimated to cover about ⅔ of the private sector workforce

Travel continues to be disrupted by staffing challenges despite reduced cancellations

• As of October 31, more than 136,000 airline customers were affected by disruptions and a lack of staff was listed as the reason, according to American Airlines
• On November 1, American Airlines canceled more than 460 flights or 16% of its normal schedule 
• Southwest Airlines reported that flight cancellations early in October cost the company $75 million and Spirit Airlines reported similar issues that cost the company $50 million

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