Downtown bars and restaurants prepare for another busy graduation weekend, but this time with no health order restrictions
Downtown Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Heidelberg and On the Rocks are just two of the downtown businesses that are preparing for an increased number of people to be downtown this weekend.
Matt McGee, owner of On the Rocks bar said, The last few nights have been busy, whether that is due to the health order being lifted or graduation weekend is still up in the air.
Manager of The Heidelberg, Richard Walls said they are completely booked up with reservations for Saturday night and have a few openings for Friday. He said with graduations being spread out more it has allowed for traffic flow to go smoother in restaurants.
Downtown business group says ending health order comes with mixed reactions
ABC 17 News
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Coronavirus health orders covering Columbia and Boone County are set to expire at noon Wednesday, ending a 14-month period with orders in place.
Nickie Davis, executive director of Columbia s Downtown Community Improvement District, said in an email that while many businesses are eager for the health order to end, others are worried it may lead to rising coronavirus cases and another lockdown.
Davis said many businesses will still ask their customers to wear a mask and her organization is advising residents to check in with a business before going there.
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Advocate says downtown Columbia businesses still need support as coronavirus threat lessens Published
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The outlook is improving for small businesses in Columbia with low numbers of new coronavirus cases and the pending end of local health orders, an advocate for downtown business said Tuesday.
However, Nickie Davis, executive director of The District, said small businesses here continue to feel the effects of a pandemic that has lasted more than a year and depressed economic activity as people stayed home, either by choice or by government order.
Davis said within the last year, 25 businesses have closed while 23 have opened up.
The COVID-19 pandemic has battered economies across the Asian region, and governments are currently scrambling to get back on the growth track. One way is via a substantial increase in infrastructure investment, but with the public purse stretched thin, funds are being sought from private investors as well as other governments.
With vaccinations commencing across the Asian region, there is reason to believe that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic is not too far away. There is no doubt that the pandemic has taken a heavy economic toll on the region, and governments will be keen to get back on track of economic growth soon. One way to do this would be through investing in the infrastructure; the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has estimated that developing Asian economies need $1.7 trillion a year in climate-adjusted infrastructure investment in transportation, power, water and sanitation and telecommunications.