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Maryland Hospitality Industry Members Discuss Shortcomings of Pandemic Relief Programs
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot and different state officers heard from members of Maryland’s restaurant, craft beverage, and resort industries about how pandemic reduction applications labored for them on Tuesday.
The group mentioned the pluses and shortcomings of the reduction throughout a Comptroller’s Workgroup on Pandemic Spending assembly.
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Over the past yr, the workgroup has been listening to from state companies and neighborhood organizations concerning the successes, failures, and difficulties of pandemic-related applications. It’s reviewing how the funds have been expended, whether or not these funds went to individuals who had been speculated to get it and wanted it most, disparities in distribution, and if there was fraud.
“The legislature requested me to do a prime to backside overview, the place did it go? did it assist the folks it ought to have, did it get despatched to criminals out of state,” Franchot stated.
Julie Verratti, the co-founder of Silver Spring-based Denizens Brewing Firm, stated the federal and state funding distributed throughout the pandemic helped many companies within the craft beverage business keep afloat.
However she identified that among the funding was delivered very slowly and the method of making use of was sophisticated.
“The quantity of effort and time it took to use for every a type of grants for the $5000 in return, it might’ve been a a lot better program if it was only one grant,” Verratti stated.
Restaurant Affiliation of Maryland President and CEO Marshall Weston Jr. stated the reduction funding additionally helped many eating places keep afloat.
“There have been projections that as much as 40% of all eating places may shut completely,” stated Weston. “The monetary and regulatory help supplied by the state and native jurisdictions performed a task in conserving eating places open.”
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Weston stated that his affiliation estimates that about 15% of Maryland eating places closed throughout the pandemic.
However he stated that the uneven rollout of the grants and loans all through totally different jurisdictions was an issue.
“Some jurisdictions had checks in house owners’ fingers inside days,” he stated. “Others had a cumbersome bureaucratic course of that delayed grant funds with lack of communication.”
Weston additionally famous that challenges stay for the business. He stated eating places are seeing fewer diners than earlier than the pandemic and famous that some smaller eateries are being purchased up by bigger teams.
“I feel an total marketing campaign of simply reinforcing how essential eating places are to each neighborhood and neighborhood and inspiring folks to help them would go a great distance,” Weston stated.
Jeff Brainard, the vice chairman of hospitality and gross sales with Southern Administration Corporations’ Lodge Division, famous in his presentation to the group that accommodations had been among the most restricted and impacted companies all through the pandemic.
Folks canceled lots of the deliberate conferences and occasions at accommodations all through a lot of 2020 and 2021. Brainard stated that restricted the flexibility of the corporate to re-hire important staff members.
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Brainard additionally stated that the state might help by incentivizing conferences and occasions together with enterprise journey.
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Michigan State Has Several Things to Fix Before Heading to Maryland
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Michigan State’s football team emerged with a 16-10 win against Florida Atlantic, but it was far from a convincing victory. The Spartans struggled throughout the game, exhibiting a range of issues that need immediate attention if they hope to find more consistent success moving forward.
With less than a week to prepare for its next opponent, Michigan State has a critical opportunity to address these shortcomings and refine its game plan.
The win over FAU exposed several areas of concern for Michigan State, particularly on offense. The Spartans were plagued by poor execution and missed opportunities, with several drives stalling due to penalties and miscues. The offensive line, in particular, struggled to establish a rhythm, which led to limited success in both the running and passing games.
Quarterback play from Aidan Chiles was inconsistent, with errant throws and a lack of cohesion with the receiving corps contributing to the team’s inability to sustain drives and put the game away early.
Defensively, Michigan State managed to hold FAU to just 10 points, but there were still some worrying signs. Despite the Spartans having multiple interceptions and a safety, they gave up several big plays, revealing potential vulnerabilities in the secondary and raising concerns about the unit’s ability to maintain discipline and focus throughout the game. Missed tackles and lapses in coverage could prove costly against more formidable opponents, making it imperative for the coaching staff to address these issues in the coming week.
Special teams were another area where Michigan State faltered. On multiple occasions, the Spartans gave up more punt return yards than they should have because of missed tackles.
With less than a week before its next game, Michigan State has a valuable window to regroup and make the necessary adjustments. The coaching staff will need to focus on tightening up execution across all phases of the game — offense, defense and special teams. This includes refining the game plan, improving communication and instilling a greater sense of urgency and discipline among the players.
The Spartans cannot afford to let the issues that plagued them against FAU carry over into their matchup against Maryland. If they hope to be competitive as the season progresses, the team must use this time to correct course and demonstrate growth in all facets of its game.
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Maryland Weather: Be on Alert for Isolated Severe Thunderstorms
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BALTIMORE – Scattered showers will give way to mostly cloudy skies Sunday, with a chance for isolated severe storms.
Expect overnight lows in the 70s after a warm air mass moved through. A cold front will bring another chance for an isolated strong storms on Sunday. The day won’t be a washout, there is the possibility of active weather in the afternoon and evening.
The front will bring bright sunny skies for Monday with low humidity. Perfect weather for the afternoon barbecue or last summer activity. Kids getting back to school this week should expect refreshing temperatures… possibly even a little chilly with overnight lows in the 50s.
High pressure will control our weather for the middle of the week. Expect sunny skies and low humidity through Friday. Overnight lows Tuesday and Wednesday will be in the mid 50s, with afternoon highs in the upper 70s. The chance of showers returns late Friday.
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Maryland Weather: Severe Storms Moving in From West
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BALTIMORE – Severe storms have been plaguing western Maryland this afternoon. They are on the move east and will push into Carroll County near the 6pm hour. These storms have a history of producing winds capable of downing trees. We are also seeing heavy rain and lightning.
Most of the activity will push north and south of the forecast area surrounding Baltimore with the marine layer or stable air mass keeping the severe weather west of the mountain regions.
The warm front associated with the severe weather is bring warm, humid air in overnight. Expect overnight lows in the low 70s with scattered showers and isolated severe storms.
A secondary cold front will bring another chance for an isolated strong storms on Sunday. The day won’t be a washout, there is the possibility of active weather in the afternoon and evening.
The front will bring bright sunny skies for Monday with low humidity. Perfect weather for the afternoon barbecue or last summer activity. Kids getting back to school this week should expect refreshing temperatures… possibly even a little chilly with overnight lows in the 50s.
High pressure will control our weather for the middle of the week. Expect sunny skies and low humidity through Friday. Overnight lows Tuesday and Wednesday will be in the mid 50s, with afternoon highs in the upper 70s. The chance of showers returns late Friday.
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