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$28.6 billion in relief grants now available for Michigan restaurants
Restaurant owners can start applying today for $28.6 billion available under the federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund.
Applying for COVID-19 aid a rocky process for some restaurant, bar owners
Tami VandenBerg successfully applied for the first round of federal Paycheck Protection Program loans for her small businesses in 2020.
State extends COVID-19 restrictions for 12 more days
The Whitmer administration has extended restrictions on indoor dining and various indoor entertainment facilities for 12 more days to help curb the surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
Resilient and agile: Restaurant industry tackles a potentially long-term transformation as consumer behavior and buying patterns shift
Restaurant owners have had to get creative and at times take extreme cost-cutting measures to keep their doors open this year, indicating the COVID-19 pandemic’s long-term effects for the industry.
Cities weigh creating ‘social districts’ to help bars and restaurants
As northern Michigan restaurants and bars reopen under occupancy limits and other restrictions, business leaders and city officials are considering ways to expand the footprint of existing restaurants to help boost revenue.
U.P., northern Michigan to take first steps in reopening the economy
Counties across the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula will provide a model for stores, restaurants and bars across Michigan as they are allowed to reopen Friday following an executive order signed today by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
The new normal: As public officials and businesses plan to reopen, the future will look much different
The world around us — as we knew it in Michigan before March 10 — is going to look much different for the next 12 to 18 months.
Liquor buy-back program would provide bars, restaurants with cash injection
Restaurants and bars will be able to sell spirits back to the state under an executive order signed Monday evening by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.