Grand Rapids Chamber issued the following announcement on Aug. 22.
"Doing nothing and keeping these vulnerable businesses shuttered while piling on unfair fees and penalties is the path we are on. We need to change course. We need action to give these businesses a fighting chance." – Rick Baker, President & CEO
Michigan campgrounds, hotels, libraries, museums, retail stores, casinos, barbershops, public swimming pools, restaurants, day camps, hospitals, laundromats, dentists, nail salons, day spas, car dealerships, bottle returns, vacation rentals, colleges and a host of other things are open, but not gyms or movie theaters.
If we can find a way to safely social distance at all these other places, Michigan can find a way to safely open gyms and theaters. We need action on this. Permanent closures and layoffs are happening. Just recently the YMCA announced more than 1,000 layoffs.
Read more here: https://grbj.com/…/businesses-forced-to-close-deserve-tax-…/
Grand Rapids Business Journal
Original source can be found here.
Source: Grand Rapids Chamber
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