Leaders in the Pikes Peak region are optimistic about city economies rebounding from the COVID-19 pandemic, and theyâre balancing the pros and cons of the thriving tourism and construction industries.Â
Asked at the 2021 Mayors Panel about pandemic recovery help for small businesses in Pueblo, Mayor Nick Gradisar said a half-cent economic development tax paid off when they needed it most. He had the support of his city council to distribute funds to 364 businesses in Pueblo and build parklets to support outdoor dining.
âWhen the pandemic hit and our small businesses had to shut down, I thought it was important, as did the city council, to make $5 million of that money available to those small businesses,â Gradisar said.
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