Many small- and medium-size businesses in Houston to require, encourage vaccination, PNC survey finds

On the eve of Texas lifting the mask mandate, Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE: PNC) released survey results that show Houston business owners are banking on the Covid-19 vaccine for a return to normalcy.

More than three-quarters (76%) of the Houston businesses surveyed plan to encourage or require their workforce to get vaccinated, with 43% planning to make it required. Additionally, 36% will provide assistance or education about vaccination, and 20% plan to provide incentives…