Local Business Owners React To Oak Forest Patch Headlines This Week
The once vibrant and busy Historic Mississippi Business District is not what it usually is. The pandemic is largely to blame for a huge drop in business.FULL... Don Manchester is the owner of Manchester Chiropractic and Wellness Clinic. He said his business has been on the corner of Gray and Crawford Street. “I think it’s going to be an adjustment for the people that are used to driving one way,” said Manchester. The businessowner said she thinks a perceived lack of parking has pushed potential customers to go elsewhere, contributing to the lower attendance, but she said she’s had to accept that the construction will continue for most of the summer. This announcement has left many Tri-State businessowners wondering what impact this could have on their sales of ice cream. For Sweet Sally’s Ice Cream bar owner, Dave Baum, he has done extensive research to determine the true impact it will have. “This was Easter week, so we were anticipating really good crowds starting to come into town” Doth said. Next door at UltraHealth, Corey Hilyer, manager of the cannabis dispensary moved his merchandise to a safer location. For the businessowners affected, many questions still remain unanswered. "The trick is figuring out what the next studio phase looks like. Um I don't know if this site is where it will sit this will take quite a while to sort out," said Jackson. "What are going to do next? The businessowner who has been in the neighborhood for over 40 years said he had to shut down his business on Friday and again on Saturday, adding that the federal immigration operation is affecting Minnesotans in multiple ways.
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