Opinion: Next stop for reinvented Metro: a thriving region
Darryl Haley
Hamilton County, get on board. We’ve got places to go.
Thanks to the passage of Issue 7 last year, Metro has the funding needed via a countywide sales tax to expand and improve public transit, boost economic development and invest in roadway infrastructure.
Reinventing Metro – our blueprint for the future – will become reality as we roll out Phase I on May 30. This marks the culmination of several years of extensive planning, which included input from Hamilton County residents, transportation experts, regional leaders and organizations.
As we embark on this next phase, I’m thankful for those who have supported Metro – whether they expressed it by voting for Issue 7 or by giving us feedback as riders and engaged community members.
this post authored by Emily Green
The COVID-19 pandemic hit meat processing facilities in the United States suddenly and dramatically. Between April 9 and April 27, more than 4,900 COVID-19 cases were reported among 115 different meat and poultry processing facilities. Rising cases and contamination fears led major processors, such as Smithfield, Va.-based Smithfield Foods, to shut down plants in April. During this period, large retailers like Kroger and Costco implemented meat rationing.
These developments prompted President Donald Trump to invoke the Defense Production Act on April 28, compelling plants to remain open - and brought the resilience of the meat supply chain under scrutiny.