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Stimulus package will keep California limping along. But the economic chasm is deepening [The Sacramento Bee] Dec. 31—Billions of dollars in fresh COVID-19 economic relief are on their way, but the just-enacted stimulus package won’t do any good for the Natomas Sports Club. The Sacramento business shut down permanently in early November, a casualty of months of restrictions imposed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The shutdown eliminated 89 jobs. “It kind of speaks to how dramatic the financial impact has been on certain industries,” said Larry Gi...

For most of 2020, the coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on many local businesses and continues to do so. While many different industries and types of businesses have been hit, there’s one sector whose struggles haven’t received much spotlight: small town bowling alleys. Alleys haven’t been spared from the economic effects of COVID-19. Spare Time Lanes in Soda Springs is one of those alleys. That bowling alley has been around since the 1960s and has been known by different names, including Geyser Bowl. JoCarol Losee and her husband took over ownership about five years ago, a...

As many as 150 business owners across the state are pushing back against Gov. Tim Walz's four-week shutdown of in-person dining, fitness centers and youth sports, questioning the metrics used and preparing to defy his executive order. Lisa Monet, co-owner of Lakeville-based Alibi Drinkery and Alibi at Froggy Bottoms in Northfield, plans to open her Lakeville bar Wednesday. But she's far from the only one. Monet knows of 100-150 businesses across the state whose owners plan to open, ignoring Gov. Tim Walz’s decision to close in-person restaurant dining, bars, gyms, bowling alleys, theater...