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Print article Restaurants, concert venues and airplane manufacturers all stand to benefit from the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package the Senate just approved. They are among the few industries that won targeted help in the massive spending bill. Unlike its predecessor - the $2 trillion Cares Act, which proved a smorgasbord for corporate interests - the latest installment of federal aid focuses on funding state and local governments and schools and extra support for individuals. Lawmakers snubbed a wide array of businesses pleading for help from Washington. Gym operators and long-term senior care facilities are among those arguing Congress has left them facing further closures and layoffs even as the broader economic outlook brightens.
Restaurants, concert venues and airplane manufacturers all stand to benefit from the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package the Senate just approved.
The numbers are in: while the health crisis has crippled the live industry, the U.S. music economy remains a titan, collectively employing some 2.5 million folks and generating a whopping $170 billion in GDP.