Almost one year after travel restrictions, border businesses still adjusting to stay afloat
Border closure one-year impact By Carmen Valencia | February 10, 2021 at 10:50 PM MST - Updated February 11 at 8:42 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - It has almost been one year since travel restrictions along the U.S./Mexico border went into effect due to COVID-19. Since then, businesses in border communities have had to adapt just to stay afloat.
This is the case for several businesses in Nogales that greatly rely on border traffic to make a profit. The Nogales Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce said foot traffic since the restrictions went into effect has dropped by 75 percent, a drastic decrease one business is seeing at its restaurant.
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