People are seen walking on the sidewalks of Breckenridge Main Street on Thursday, April 8. As local businesses settle into the county’s level yellow restrictions, some are feeling cautiously optimistic about the new local public health order that officially replaced the state’s mandated dial framework on Friday, April 16.
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As local businesses settle into the county’s level yellow restrictions, some are feeling cautiously optimistic about the new local public health order that officially replaced the state’s mandated dial framework on Friday, April 16.
“I believe our town is taking careful, but logical next steps,” Connie Elder wrote in an email. Elder is the owner of Maggie Pond Boutique and Peak 10 Skin. “The goal (seems) to be to keep our residents and guests safe and hospitalizations at a minimum, while taking steps toward helping businesses stay viable.
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Restaurant owners and managers are working to help their employees get vaccinated.
Restaurant workers make up a large portion of the labor pool in Summit County with over 2,000 annual job openings in the industry, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Summit County profile. While some jobs in the county were able to be done remotely when COVID-19 arrived last March, restaurant employees had to remain working in person.
Now, they’re being prioritized for vaccination. A special pod was set up last month in partnership with the state specifically for restaurant workers, and restaurant owners and managers are working to get as many of their employees vaccinated as possible following a year of steady coronavirus quarantines.