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UP AND GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS WILL
BE CUT.
LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE HITTING A
FISCAL CLIFF OF THEIR OWN,
BECAUSE OF THE HOCKEY LOCKOUT.
NEWS 4'S LUKE MORETTI HAS MORE
ON HOW BUSINESS OWNERS ARE
REVENUE.. LUKE.
THINK ABOUT IT...PEOPLE HAVE
DINNER BEFORE A GAME... MAYBE A
PARKING...STAY IN HOTELS... THE
ABOUT THE ICE..
THE NHL LOCKOUT THAT BEGAN IN
MID SEPTEMBER IS TAKING A TOLL
ON BUSINESSES THAT RELY ON
(( LOU BILLITTIER/CHEF'S
TREMENDOUSLY. )) HERE AT CHEF'S
RESTAURANT ON SENECA STREET THE
NOON TIME TASTE FOR PASTA IS
STEADY. BUT LOU BILLITTIER
SAYS WITHOUT THE SABRES PLAYING
(( LOU BILLITTIER/CHEF'S
RESTAURANT: I'LL BET YOU WERE
QUITE A CUT. AND IT'S CAUSED US
TO CUT BACK ON THINGS WE LIKE TO
CHARITIES AND STUFF. )) THE
HOCKEY IMPACTS RESTAURANTS,
HOTELS AND PARKING LOTS AROUND
BEYOND.
MAYOR: WE'RE AT A GREAT TIME IN
BUSINESS ACTIVITY. BUT STILL IT
DOESN'T MAKE UP FOR THE HOCKEY
SEASON NOT BEING PLAYED RIGHT
NOW. IT'S A MAJOR CONCERN. ))
HERE AT THE BUFFALO AND ERIE
COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY --
THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION HELD A WORKSHOP
(( HOPEFULLY WE CAN HELP THEM
TODAY. )) SBA DISTRICT DIRECTOR
ARE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR
PINCH.
OFFER THEM? FRANKLIN
SCIORTINO/U.S. SMALL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION: WELL WE CAN
COUNSELING. WE HAVE ALL OUR
OFFER THEM OUR REGULAR LOAN
ESTIMATED THE NHL LOCKOUT HAD
COST THE BUFFALO ECONOMY NEARLY
REVENUES ALONE.
SENATE DISTRICT: IT IS THE
OWNERS AND THE PLAYERS THAT
HAVE FAILED TO DO THE RIGHT
THING BY THE
NEW YORK AND THROUGHOUT THE
UNITED STATES AND CANADA BY NOT
NEGOTIATING IN GOOD FAITH. ))
(( REP. BRIAN HIGGINS/(D) SOUTH
BUFFALO: THIS A MATH PROBLEM.
TO WORK, AND GET THAT ASPECT OF
THE ECONOMY MOVING AGAIN. ))
WITH NO END IN SIGHT TO THE
LOCKOUT...THE NEW YEAR MAY NOT
BE SO HAPPY FOR BUSINESSES THAT
REVENUE. THEY CAN ONLY HOPE FOR