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Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — By virtually all accounts, 2020 was a tumultuous year for the downtown Salt Lake City area. Stricken by the effects of the pandemic, restaurants and other retailers saw dramatic losses in revenue and huge staff reductions.
But the promise of vaccines in the New Year has prompted cautious optimism from advocate organizations whose interests include helping to support revitalization efforts during the recovery phase of the economic downturn.
“We all have to acknowledge the very difficult challenges that were presented to downtown in 2020,” Downtown Alliance President Dee Brewer said Tuesday. “Restoring the number of workers downtown is going to be very important for sustaining all of the businesses that workforce supports.”