The Show-Me State Games return expected to benefit Columbia economy
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Show-Me State Games bring post-pandemic hope to Columbia residents, city leaders
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COLUMBIA - After a few busy weekends, Columbia businesses are preparing for the summer months.
Businesses saw an increase in the amount of customers due to the return of in-person graduations over the last few weekends and the True/False Film Fest. In some cases, businesses even had to hire more workers.
Tom Spurling, owner of Ernie s in downtown Columbia, saw his number of customers increase over the past few weeks.
Ernie s on Walnut expects to see more customers when the Show-Me State Games comes to town. We ve seen almost all of our regulars make it back, Spurling said.
With the increase of customers due to the many graduations, Spurling said he had to adjust his business.