Small businesses finding ways to survive

Posted by Matt Jordan April 30, 2020

Medford, Ore — Local businesses throughout the valley are struggling with how to keep afloat during the crisis.

For Immortal Spirits, a distillery, restaurant and bar in Medford, that means getting creative.

Immortal’s owner says most of his staff has left for other jobs, so applying for the CARES Act small business loan doesn’t make financial sense.

With the storefront closed and no one to prepare to-go meals they’re asking for help through GoFundMe to keep paying rent while they plan for the day they can reopen.

“We figured trying to help pay these hungry landlords for a few more months until we get to the point where we’re allowed to have bars and restaurants in this state again, it’s a big unknown though,” said Co-Owner Jesse Gallagher.

Gallagher says he’s also lobbying the state to allow to-go cocktails.

Currently California, New York and several other states allow take-home mixed drinks.

The GoFundMe for Immortal Spirits can be found here – https://bit.ly/2KO0ZRM

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Matt Jordan is the Chief Meteorologist for KOBI-TV NBC5. Matt joined the NBC5 weather team in 2014 after a year as a reporter and anchor in Alexandria, Louisiana. His experience with the severe weather of the Deep South and a love of the Pacific Northwest led him to pursue a certification with Mississippi State University as a Broadcast Meteorologist. You can find Matt working in the evenings of NBC5 News at 5, 6 and 11 as well as online. Matt also has a degree in Journalism from the University of Oregon. In addition to being passionate about news and weather, Matt is a BIG Oregon Ducks fan. When not rooting for the Ducks or tracking down the next storm over the Pacific, Matt can be found outdoors in the Oregon wilderness with his wife, his daughter and their dogs Stanley and Gordi.
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