Airlines face slower postcrisis travel recovery
The speaker notes airlines will be smaller after the crisis and questions seat availability. He recalls post 9 11 and 2008 downturns, saying air travel took years to regain normal levels and people will need time to regain pre crisis travel habits.
Local distillery boosts sales amid COVID impact in Onslow
Walton's Distillery in Jacksonville shut tours and tastings on March 17 but kept gift shop sales. In March 2020 they sold 6500 in retail alcohol, up from 6000 a year earlier. Staff cited sanitizer donations and airport funding as factors supporting regional economy, with 2100 local jobs and a 363 million annual airport impact.
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Farmers face income gaps as processing plants limit markets
Local ag experts warn COVID disruptions threaten farms with year‑end paychecks delayed to next year. They note fuel price swings and plant closures at Smithfield reduce demand, pressuring hog and cattle prices while prompting calls for USDA support and re routing livestock to other processors.
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