Summit County survey shows decrease in business owner confidence, shrunken workforce
Photo by Liz Copan / Studio Copan The Summit Prosperity Initiative’s recent economic impact survey reflected worsening business conditions and found that overall business confidence is decreasing and that staffing is a major concern. The survey results from Oct. 30 to Nov. 12 were grim, and that was before the county went into level red. Project manager Corry Mihm anticipates the November and December impacts likely will be worse than the study indicated. Year over year, October revenue declined about 10%. That figure varies greatly across businesses with about 18% reporting flat revenue, a...