Lancaster County consumers turned much less confident in February, a new survey found, with respondents voicing pessimism about the impact of the Biden administration on their personal finances and the
Brandon Martin describes the past 10 months for himself, his employer and his industry in a single word â bleak.
Martin, director of operations for American Music Theatre, has seen the formerly thriving business battered by crushing punches from COVID-19, the same as many similar venues have suffered.
With the theater temporarily closed to help fight the spread of the virus, nearly all of AMTâs 40 full-time employees have been laid off, except a handful in the box office who are working part time to answer inquiries from customers.
Not only is no revenue coming in, $1.2 million in ticket refunds have gone out so far. Meanwhile, the costs associated with its 1,600-seat facility on Lincoln Highway East â insurance, real estate taxes, maintenance â continue unabated.
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The Lancaster County commissioners are set to approve another $1.2 million in grants to struggling local businesses today, with another $3.2 million possible as early as next week.
At their meeting this morning, commissioners are expected to approve grants to 81 businesses totaling $1,172,219 as part of a local economic stimulus program being run in partnership with the Economic Development Corporation of Lancaster and Lancaster Chamber. The program is paid for with a portion of the $96 million in federal CARES Act funds the county received earlier this year.
The action would bring the total amount of grants under the program to nearly $38 million, reaching 1,298 businesses across the county.