GLADWIN COUNTY â Businesses throughout Gladwin County have been faced with a constant struggle to survive since March 2020, and each business is facing different hardships than their neighbor. As 2021 approaches, people, including business owners, look for a fresh start and hope for a brighter year. However, without any declaration from the state government, a fresh start is hard to do for business owners.Â
Since March, Michigan residents have been in and out of periods of lockdowns and shut-ins that have been frequent enough for many to not know when itâs okay to go out and when itâs not. Following the first confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Michigan on March 18, the stay-at-home executive order was implemented on March 24. This order limited all non-essential travel and shutdown all non-essential businesses including restaurants/bars, barber shops/hair salons, movie theaters, and merchandise stores to name only a few examples. These business owners were ordered to clo