Posted: May 08, 2021 6:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 8
Pop-up patios like these are being installed in front of restaurants and bars along King Street in downtown Kitchener. The goal is to help these businesses recover from the impacts of the pandemic.(Carmen Groleau/ CBC)
Congressman Tom OâHalleran heard feedback from businesses as he took a tour of Oro valley on the afternoon of Monday, April 5.
OâHalleran (D-AZ01) met with Oro Valley businesses, who received funds through the Paycheck Protection Plan and other funding through the CARES Act.
The meeting, organized by the Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce, included six small business owners, Oro Valley Mayor Joe Winfield, and other members of Oro Valley council.Â
OâHalleran wanted to hear from businesses as well as inform them of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, recently passed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden on March 11.Â
KITCHENER Two Waterloo Region businesses have found ways to adjust to the online-centric world of business during the COVID-19 pandemic and are now doing better than they ever have. The Sew Rustic in New Dundee and The Kitchener Academy of Music have both taken advantage of online sales and marketing in order to continue operating. Sarah Tielman, the owner of the soy candle company, sold her candles in stores big and small before the pandemic. With the latest shutdown, she says she’s focusing all her energy on social media. “I basically marketed my items through their channel,” said Tielman. “I really dove into everything social media, everything, and got out of my comfort zone.”