BUSINESS NEWS
2 • May 2020
Coast River Business Journal
Publisher’s Notebook
May 2020 Matt Winters
Getting back to work depends on responsible grownups following logical precautions
n Oregon and Washington — where governors and citizens
alike are trying hard to avoid losing the ground we have
gained versus this terrible virus — resuming anything very
similar to our former work lives is still weeks or months
away.
Of course most local people have continued working
throughout the covid-19 crisis, as the unemployment rate has
skyrocketed to Great Depression levels. Even for most of us with
jobs, the past couple months have been a time of unprecedented
strains as we juggle schedules, bills, child care, work locations and
more.
For those who have lost their jobs outright, or have been laid
off, or whose small businesses have capsized into insolvency, the
whole situation is much more grim and the need to get back to some
kind normality more urgent. Unemployment payments and deferred
evictions and foreclosures aren’t enough to avoid sleepless nights
of worry.
Despite the need for serious caution, there are some signs of hope.
As phased reopening of parts of the economy moves forward,
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we’re noticing a little more traffic on our streets and highways.
Construction activity is slowly picking up again, a vital aspect
of addressing a housing shortage that hasn’t diminished. Some
business and recreational activities that can be resumed without
undo sacrifice of personal and societal safety are starting to show
signs of renewed life. These in turn will begin enhancing the
circulation of cash in our economy.
There’s a narrow path to travel between living smart in the midst
of a pandemic and edging back toward conventional life — we’re
still in the Year 0 P.C. (Post-Covid). It might be year 2 or 3 P.C.
before medical science really gets a handle on coronavirus, and
it may take several more years before full economic recovery —
before we’re really, truly post-covid.
Beyond governmental steps like implementing fast and accurate
testing, and tracing/isolating infections, incremental reopening of
our local economy depends on strong compliance with measures
including wearing masks, maintaining physical separation from
strangers, and washing our hands. This will sound like a tiresome
litany after so many reminders for weeks, but there is a genuine
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Some business and recreational
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Individuals and businesses that spurn these simple steps will delay
reopening for everyone.
Getting everyone back to work will look like responsible
grownups following logical precautions.
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