Berlin restaurant owner to be virtual guest for president s address to Congress
Owner of Exile Burrito invited by Sen. Maggie Hassan Share Updated: 10:30 PM EDT Apr 27, 2021
Owner of Exile Burrito invited by Sen. Maggie Hassan Share Updated: 10:30 PM EDT Apr 27, 2021
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Show Transcript AS WMUR S JEAN MACKIN REPORTS - KEEPING HIS NEW BUSINESS AFLOAT DURING THE PANDEMIC. EARNED HIM THE HONOR
BERLIN â Two months before the opening of Exile Burrito restaurant in downtown Berlin, Gov. Chris Sununu declared a state of emergency because of COVID-19 and closed all indoor dining.
Owner Adam Hammill told U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) he decided to go forward with opening the restaurant despite the pandemic because he had spent a year and a half planning it. Hammill said running the restaurant has been difficult and along the way he had to lay-off some employees.
Hassan said most businesses that started up after Feb. 15, 2020 have been unable to access COVID-19 relief programs. She said she has co-sponsored the âRecovery Startup Assistance Actâ as part of the stimulus bill just passed by Congress to provide payroll assistance to small businesses that started up during the pandemic.