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Central Ohio business owners hoping for more applicants now that unemployment benefits are up
Unemployment benefits were much needed help for those in need. Now that Ohio has ended the extra $300 a week for claimants, businesses are hoping more people apply. Author: Richard Solomon (WBNS) Updated: 10:45 PM EDT June 28, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio Unemployment benefits have been a safety net for many during the pandemic.
The Federal Pandemic Employment Compensation Program that paid an extra $300 a week to claimants receiving unemployment ended in Ohio on Saturday.
Juana William’s cake shop, J’s Sweet Treats and Wedding Cakes could use more hands-on deck.
The sound of jazz music rising above the din of a steady stream of customers enjoying brunch on an early Saturday afternoon in Dublin’s Bridge Park was one indication business as usual at some local restaurants might be returning to normal.
Dublin restaurant eager for normalcy when health orders are lifted
Ron Jordan, the owner of Hen Quarter in Dublin, said this is the break places like his needed. Author: Richard Solomon (WBNS) Updated: 10:47 PM EDT May 13, 2021
We have three weeks until all health orders are lifted.
That’s three weeks for restaurants and bars to prepare for full capacity.
Ron Jordan, the owner of Hen Quarter in Dublin, said this is the break places like his needed.
“We’re excited to get back to work, even more so, excited to give people more of what they wanted,” said Jordan. “It’s going to allow for us that made it, to see some real success you know. If you’re able to weather this storm and get through, there’s a boom on the other side,” said Jordan.
Another round of help is coming for Ohio’s beleaguered restaurants in the form of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which industry experts say is sorely needed despite an improving economy and widespread availability of coronavirus vaccinations.
Congress created the more than $28 billion fund through the COVID relief package signed into law earlier this spring. The Small Business Administration is distributing the funds to eateries across the nation in the form of grants. Applications open May 3.
But restaurateurs have concerns about the fund’s rollout. The pot of money set aside for them might be too small, and potential applicants worry the technical difficulties that mired previous rounds of aid will return.