Indianapolis restaurateur pushes for vaccinations for restaurant workers
Martha Hoover, who owns 12 restaurants in Indianapolis, is urging the governor to include restaurant employees on the list to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Author: Mary Milz Updated: 6:44 PM EST February 5, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS Every industry wants to see their workers get vaccinated right away.
In Kentucky, teachers are lining up to get their shots. In New York, restaurant workers are now rolling up their sleeves. That s what a well-known Indianapolis restaurateur wants to see here.
Martha Hoover owns 12 restaurants in Indianapolis, including Cafe Patachou, Napolese and Public Greens. Like others in hospitality, Hoover has taken a big hit. She has temporarily closed three places with the rest operating at half-capacity and a fraction of the 400 employees she had pre-pandemic.
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb held is weekly virtual press conference on Facebook Wednesday afternoon, providing an update on the number of vaccines that have been given to Hoosiers across the state, as well as announcing a change to guidelines for schools when it comes to close contacts and student quarantine.
As she does each week after the Governor s opening remarks, Dr. Kristina Box, Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Health, spoke about the state s current case numbers, and cited data that shows the spread of the virus is rare when everyone is masked. She went on to note that same data says even schools with smaller classrooms where students can only be distanced by three feet have not seen an increase in cases, and the 14-day quarantine policy has put an ongoing burden on schools, students, and families.
Bill Seeks to Help Struggling Small Indiana Businesses
A bill co-authored by Jasper state representative Shane Lindauer looks to add funding to the Small Business Restart Grant program.
Posted: Feb 3, 2021 12:53 PM
Posted By: Joe Downs
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind (WEVV) Small businesses are really the backbone of the economy in Indiana and really any economy , said Jasper State Representative Shane Lindauer.
And right now as we close in on the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic, that backbone needs more propping up. That s why state representative Shane Lindauer of Jasper has co-authored a bill to add $30 million from the general fund to Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb s Small Business Restart Grant. It s a program specifically designed to offer grants to small businesses with one hundred employees.