State lawmakers promised economic relief to barbershops and beauty salons that were forced to close, because of coronavirus.
STREETBARBERSHOP WAS FORCED TO SHUTDOWNFOR SIX WEEKS BECAUSE OFCOVID-19."IT REALLY HURT IT REALLY HURTBECAUSE WE HAD A GOOD BUSINESSGOING HERE."STATE LAWMAKERS APPROVED $2000INDIRECT PAYMENTS TO THOUSANDS OFBARBERSHOP AND HAIR SALON OWNERSACROSSTHE STATE.THE LEGISLATURE VOTED TO SENDFEDERAL FUNDFROM THE CARES ACT TO SMALLBUSINESSES TWOWEEKS AGOADAMS IS STILL WAITING TO GETTHE MONEY HEWAS PROMISED"HOW SOON DO YOU NEED THATMONEY?
I NEED IT RIGHT NOW INEED IT NOW.WE ASKED GOVERNOR TATE REEVESABOUT THEPAYMENTS AT HIS WEDNESDAY NEWSCONFERENCE"."A SPOKESMAN FOR THE STATEDEPARTMENT OFREVENUE SAID BARBERSHOPS ANDSALONS THAT QUALIFY WILL GET THE$2000 PAYMENT.AMONG THE QUALIFICATIONS THEYMUST HAVE A PERMANENT PLACE OFBUSINESS INTHE STATE, WAS DOING BUSINESS INTHE STATEBEFORE MARCH FIRST AND MUST HAVENOMORE THAN 50 FULL-TIMEEMPLOYEES.ADAMS SAYS THREE OF HIS BARBERSLEFTDURING THE SHUT DOWN.
HE TELLSUS HE'SALREADY LOST THOUSANDS OFDOLLARAND ANY MONEY FROM THE STATEWOULD BE ABIG HELP"I'M JUST OPEN NOT MAKING ANYMONEY NOW BECAUSE I DON'THAVE ANY BUSINESS YOU CAN SEE IDON'T HAVE ANY BUSINESSHELPING MY BUSINESS PICK UP INTHE NEXT WEEK OR TWO." ADAMS SAYS HIS ACCOUNTANT TOLDHIMHE SHOULD GET THE MONEY WITHINTHE NEXT
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