Rocky business restart and an enticing offer for MLB

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In this June 9, 2020, photo, two employees, work the box office and concessions, in masks, for a showing of The Goonies at the historic Hollywood Theater in Pittsburgh, in its fifth day in operation since COVID-19 forced most indoor theaters across the nation to close mid-March. (AP Photo/Lindsey Bahr)

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Companies and states are both pushing to reopen, but are finding out that sometimes the timelines don’t jibe. Disneyland has pushed back the reopening of its parks in California because state approval will not arrive in time. It had planned to open the gates on July 17. The company said the state will not issue guidelines until after July 4, not enough time to open within two weeks. Major League Baseball and its players appear to have agreed, reluctantly, to open the season in late July. The corrugated packaging company DS Smith has a plan to improve MLB’s optics. It’s offering to fill stadiums empty because of social-distancing rules, with fans fashioned from recyclable cardboard. It’s already done so in the UK.