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>>> WE
>>> WE ARE JOINED GREAT DAY LIVE TO TALK ABOUT THE
RESILIENCE OF HER DOWNTOWN
RESTAURANTS AND SHOPS, AND HOW
YOU CAN HELP THEM OUT.
YOU HAVE BEEN ON GREAT THEY
LIVE SEVERAL TIMES TALKING
ABOUT THE NEW CAMPAIGN,
DOWNTOWN STRONG.
DOWNTOWN STRONG. LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW STRONG HER
DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN
DESPITE SO MANY CHALLENGES.
HOW HAS COVID IMPACTED THOSE
BUSINESSES?
BUSINESSES? >> WELL, OBVIOUSLY HAVING A
VERY SIGNIFICANTLY REDACTED
WORKFORCE RIGHT NOW HAS BEEN
VERY DIFFICULT FOR MANY OF
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. AND
THEM. AND THEY HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY
AMAZING.
AMAZING.
AMAZING. I WILL TALK ABOUT RESTAURANTS
FIRST.
FIRST.
FIRST. SO
FIRST. SO CREATIVE AND OUT-OF-THE-BOX.
THINKING ABOUT DELIVERIES AND
DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION
DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION METHODS.
METHODS.
METHODS. THEY HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE.
MORE RESTAURANTS ARE OPEN THEN
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE
PERCEIVE.
PERCEIVE.
PERCEIVE. WE HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY
COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES THAT
WE HAVEN'T HAD AS MANY
RESTAURANT LOSSES.
RESTAURANT LOSSES. THERE ARE A LOT OF RESTAURANTS
THAT ARE OPEN AND THEY DO
DELIVERY AND TAKE-OUT AND GRUB
HUB AND ALL OF THESE MEAL
DELIVERY SERVICES.
DELIVERY SERVICES. I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE
TO HELP THEM STAY STRONG BY
ORDERING IN AND SUPPORTING
LOCAL BUT REMEMBERING LOCAL IS
DOWNTOWN TOO
DOWNTOWN TOO >> LOCAL SHARE RISK.
DON'T FORGET TO TIP AND TIP
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. TIP
WELL. TIP BUT YOU CAN AFFORD BECAUSE
EVERYONE IS STRUGGLING IN THIS.
WHAT ABOUT OUR RETAIL SHOPS?
LIKE YOU SAID, RESTAURANTS
OFFER A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT
THINGS AND THEY'VE GOTTEN
CREATIVE.
CREATIVE.
CREATIVE. OUR SHOPS HAVE TOO.
WE HAVE SEEN MANY THAT HAVE
TURNED TO ONLINE ON A DIME
>> THEY REALLY HAVE.
THEY HAVE BEEN AMAZING IN TERMS
OF HOW THEY HAVE APPROACHED THE
CHALLENGES.
CHALLENGES. WE HAVE A VERY DIVERSE RETAIL
BASE THAT SERVES THE ENTIRE
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. DOWNTOWN IS FOR ALL.
IT HAS BEEN INTERESTING TO SEE
WHO HAS FOOT TRAFFIC AND WHO
HAS HAD TO REALLY GO TO AN ALL
ON LIGHT FORMAT.
THEY DID THAT QUICKLY AND WELL
AND THEY ARE DELIVERING IN SOME
CASES.
CASES.
CASES. THEY ARE SHIPPING IN MANY CASES.
WHAT WE REALLY NEED RIGHT NOW
IS LOCAL BUSINESS AND LOCAL
PEOPLE TO KEEP THEM STRONG AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. >>
WELL. >> THERE IS NO WAY TO SUGAR
COAT THAT AND NO REASON TO.
THERE ARE BUSINESSES, LIKE YOU
SAID, THEY ARE DEPENDENT UPON
US.
US.
US. OTHERWISE THEY WILL CONTINUE TO
KEEP HAVING TO CLOSE THEIR
DOORS AND POTENTIALLY NOT
REOPENING.
REOPENING. UP THERE IS ANY MESSAGE THAT
YOU WOULD WANT TO ENSURE THE
COMMUNITY KNOWS REGARDLESS OF
OUR CORNER YOU ARE COMING FROM.
I AM IN DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE AND
I'VE BEEN THERE MULTIPLE TIMES.
IT IS AN EASY JUMP ACROSS THE
RIVER TO GO DOWN THERE.
WHAT IS THAT MESSAGE YOU WANT
OUR COMMUNITY TO REMEMBER WHEN
IT COMES TO SUPPORTING DOWNTOWN
LOUISVILLE?
LOUISVILLE? >> WE REALLY ARE IN THIS
ALTOGETHER.
ALTOGETHER. IF WE DON'T HAVE A STRONG
DOWNTOWN, THE ECONOMY DOWNTOWN
IS NOT STRONG, WE WON'T HAVE A
STRONG COMMUNITY.
STRONG COMMUNITY. THAT INCLUDESTHE DIVERSITY OF
BUSINESSES WHETHER IT'S
RESIDENTIAL OR TERRORISM.
PARTICULARLY RESTAURANTS AND
RETAIL.
RETAIL.
RETAIL. WHEN PEOPLE COME BACK, THEY
WILL WANT TO HAVE LUNCH, THEY
WILL WANT TO GRAB THAT CARD
THAT THEY FORGOT.
THEY WILL WANT TO PURCHASE
SOCKS AND WE NEED TO HAVE THOSE
RESTAURANTS AND THOSE RETAIL
BUSINESSES SURVIVED THIS IN
ORDER TO PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH
THE AMENITIES THAT THEY WANT.
THEY HAVE TOLD US FOR YEARS
THEY WANT THAT DOWNTOWN AT THE
END OF THE TUNNEL.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. REBECCA, WE LOOK FORWARD TO
HAVING YOU ON "GREAT DAY LIVE!"
AGAIN.