Their numbers are strong, employees are healthy and they can afford to take things slow. You can tell people this is the game plan, he said, it s not cast in concrete, it might change. As people see that, they feel more relaxed that nothing will be draconian from the company or the corporate world.
But for other businesses like Ume Chinese Food, things are moving too slowly. It s getting better, a lot better than a couple months ago, but it s not enough, said Ume s owner Tony Zhang who said they still need more people to go back to work to make the restaurant s ends meet.