Small businesses struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic have some help on the horizon.
Governor Tony Ever announced today the state will invest over 100-million-dollars to stabilize small businesses and communities. The governor says tourism and lodging are essential industries to the Wisconsin economy and 20-million-dollars is earmarked for lodging, 15-million for live music and performance venues, ten-million to support privately owned movie theaters and over 50-million-dollars in grants for thousands of Wisconsin small businesses.
Reacting to this news,
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) President & CEO Kurt Bauer released the below statement following Gov. Tony Evers release of Emergency Order #3, which restricts indoor public gatherings – with some exemptions – to no more than 25% of capacity.
“Wisconsin businesses have taken countless steps to protect their employees, customers and the public from day one of the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical professionals have said the recent spikes are because individuals are not following the same strict safety guidelines that businesses have implemented. Unfortunately, Gov. Evers’ order will cause even more harm to already-suffering businesses while failing to actually slow the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin. Our state’s employers have been true leaders when it comes to health and safety, and this order will just serve to economically punish them when they can least afford it.”
