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• “To lose six days of income or five days or nearly five days of income, you know, during our slowest season, even in a normal year, is pretty brutal,” said Ryan Magarian from Oven and Shaker pizzeria..
• Additionally, they say the closures are “putting them at risk of permanent closure without immediate assistance from local and regional governments.”The letter also states the winter storms have left many businesses with average losses of $23,000 per location and an average wage loss of $1,800 for employees..
• “But you know, going into what I think could be a pretty tough winter for our staff to lose that much money, it’s gnarly.”Bridgide Blackburn, co-owner of Cargo, a small business that sources items made by international artisans, echoed Magarian’s sentiment..
• “We’ve missed nearly a full week at what is historically sort of a slow time for us,” she said..
• “A bunch of individuals in the food industry just getting together, looking out for each other because it’s very obvious that the government is not.”Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved..