In light of extreme lockdowns in Oregon, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to say restaurants are struggling would be an understatement. According to an article at Fortune, more than 110,000 eating and drinking establishments closed in 2020.
As business owners in Oregon are barely hanging on, the Oregon Restaurant And Lodging Association (ORLA) is pushing the state to allow restaurants to have indoor dining again. Restaurants across the state have shut down permanently during the pandemic, and those still open struggle with food costs, bills, and providing stability to their employees. According to the Oregon Employment Department, 25,000 jobs were lost in the leisure and hospitality industry in December 2020.
Restaurant owners say they’ve been given restrictions that make it nearly impossible to stay in business. On January 26th, 2021 Governor Brown announced
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