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Meet the Business Times' new class of Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business.

In 2018, Ashley Meenach took a leap and opened a one-chair beauty salon in northern Kentucky.

Two years later, the world changed, and so did her plans.

During the height of the pandemic, Meenach put aside money for her salon by working at retailer Sephora, which remained open under a revamped, no-touch sales model — a job she continued even as she first reopened her business.

And, like it did for many others, the pandemic gave Meenach an opportunity for a reset. She decided to shift her…

The Small Business Administration has been working to broaden access to its 7(a) lending program – but data shows there’s a long road to level the playing field for women-owned businesses.

Through impact investing Nancy Pfund creates value for her company, her portfolio and the environment.

Meet the Business Times' new class of Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business.

This single-mom broke into government contracting through a chance conversation.

Meet the Business Times' new class of Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business.

Meet the Business Times' new class of Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business.

Meet the Business Times' new class of Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business.

Nearly 1,000 Kaiser Pemanente workers took to the picket line in front of Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center in Clackamas, Oregon, on Wednesday, and union officials expected a similar turnout on Thursday.

The workers, who fill a variety of key support roles for the giant health system, are part of the largest health-care strike in U.S. history, with 75,000 walking off the job this week over safe staffing levels and wages.

The strike affects 4,000 workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington, represented…