Rochester business owners eager to get back to work

Minnesota's restrictions on bars, restaurants and gyms is set to expire Friday.

Governor Walz will announce on Wednesday if those restrictions will be extended any longer.

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The restrictions on minnesota bars, restaurants and gyms are set to expire this friday.

However, lawmakers are set to extend the governor's peacetime emergency powers for another month on wednesday.

Kimt news 3's madelyne watkins joins us live this morning to tell us how some business owners are feeling.

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On a normal day... the seats here at hollandberry pannekoeken would be full and people in the med city would be grabbing their coffee before heading to work or appointments.

If you look around here... it's totally empty and that's how it's looked the past three weeks.

Restaurants were closed for over two months during the first shut down.

Many business owners thought that was it ?

"*- they were under the impression they would be able to start operating as normal again ?

"**- well that wasn't the case.

The owner of hollandberry pannekoeken, tasos psomas, tells me this time around, it feels different.

He says receiving financial help would be nice... but the one to speak up.

Live in rochester.

Madelyne watkins kimt thank you madelyne.

In november, governor walz sent a letter to legislative leaders urging them to help small businesses.

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