The past couple of months have been a tough row to hoe for local retail businesses—many of which have been shut down for a time due to virus-related dictates.
Typical revenue streams that flow into those businesses haven’t been there.
And when retail suffers or lessens, a trickle effect can occur with landing industry that creates primary employment positions—a direct goal and ambition of the Andrews Economic Development Corporation.
It all goes hand in hand, city officials have said.