Vulnerable businesses fight to stay open

Vulnerable businesses fight to stay open

FEEL THEY WILL BEFORCED TO CLOSETHEIR DOORS IF THECURRENTCONDITIONSCONTINUE FOR MORETHAN THREE MONTHS.NBC 26'S JULIANAFALK HAS MORE FROMTHE SURVEY....AND ALOCAL BUSINESSWHO SAYS THEY WILLFIGHT TO CONTINUESERVING OURCOMMUNITY.TUESDAY THROUGHSATURDAY TAKE OUTORDERS ARE ONEWAY "COPPER STATEBREWING COMPANY"IS GETTING THROUGHTHIS TIME..."IN GENERAL, RUNNINGAT LESS THAN TENPERCENT IN NORMALSALES WITH ASKELETON CREW ISTHE NEW NORM."OWNER AND BREWERJONATHAN MARTENSSAYS THEY'VEGOTTEN CREATIVE TOENCOURAGE PEOPLETO CONTINUE THEIRSUPPORT."THE RESPONSE FROMOUR FAITHFULCUSTOMERS HAS BEENAMAZING.

THEY COMEOUT WEEK AFTERWEEK, SUPPORT US,THEY GET TAKE OUTTHEY GET BEER, THEYSTOCK UP, YOU KNOWIT'S VERY HUMBLING."MORE THAN 25-HUNDREDBUSINESSES ACROSS63 OF THE 72COUNTIES INWISCONSIN TOOKPART IN A SURVEY BYTHE NEW NORTH,UW-OSHKOSH, THEWISCONSINECONOMICDEVELOPMENTCORPORATION, ANDOTHER REGIONALORGANIZATION..."WE KNOW THIS WASJUST A SAMPLING.

THISWENT OUT THE FIRSTWEEK IN APRIL.

APRIL 1THROUGH APRIL 10WAS THE RESPONSERATE."35 PERCENT OFTHOSE BUSINESSESSAYING THEY FEELTHEY WON'T BE ABLETO STAY OPEN FORMORE THAN THREEMONTHS UNDER THECURRENTCIRUMSTANCES."IF WE START OPENINGTHINGS UP, IN MAYWHETHER ITS THEMIDDLE OF MAY, THEEND OF MAY, YOUKNOW THOSESTATISTICS SHOULDGET BETTER THAN IFWE WERE IN THISSITUATION THROUGHTHE END OF JUNE."MARTENS SAYSTHREE MONTHSCOULD GET UGLY FORA LOT OF PEOPLE, HESAYS THEY'VE HAD ASUCCESSFUL 9MONTHS PRIOR TOTHIS..

WHICH HASHELPED THEM"WE'RE DOING OK, BUTIF IT GOES MUCHLONGER THAN THREEMONTHS, LIKE I SAID,WE'LL BE INCURRINGNEW DEBT AND THINGSLIKE THAT TO JUSTSTAY AFLOAT AND KEEPTHE DOORS OPEN SOWE'RE HERE AT THEOTHER SIDE OF THIS."HE SAYS THEYWOULDN'T GO DOWNWITHOUT AFIGHT...ANITICIPATESTHEM BEING ABLE TOMAKE IT THROUGHTHIS.IN GREEN BAYJULIANA FALK NBC 26."THE NEW NORTH"SAYS THEY WILLCONTINUE THESURVEYS THROUGHTHE UPCOMINGMONTHS... WHICHWILL HELP DIRECTACTION ANDASSISTANCE.PEOPLE INWISCONSIN WHO