‘It’s Just Not Worth It Anymore’: For Some Minneapolis Businesses, Wednesday’s Riots Were The Last Strawhttps://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/08/27/its-just-not-worth-it-anymore-for-some-minneapolis-businesses-wednesdays-riots-were-the-last-straw/MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Even before Wednesday night’s destruction and looting, a number of downtown businesses had been re-thinking their future in the city.
WCCO spoke with some of them Thursday about the damage they endured and their futures moving forward.
One of those businesses is Dahl Medical Supply, located at 12th and Nicollet. They’ve been downtown for about 12 years.
“You feel so hopeless and helpless. I have to get there. I have to defend,†Lisa Steffes said.
That helpless feeling grew throughout Wednesday night, as Steffes watched surveillance video of looters ransacking her store.
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While Palmer says the Saloon has no plans to leave downtown, other businesses could soon close their doors for good.
Chad Laux has run Greenway Chiropractic at 811 LaSalle for 17 years. He first lost customers to COVID-19, but Laux says downtown crime has made things worse.
“We’ve lost six people in this building already,†Laux said.
His first client Thursday cancelled, with a reason he’s heard far too often lately.
When this all finally comes to a close, two things aren't coming back to Minneapolis:
* The thug rioters and looters won't come back to rebuild the neighborhoods they destroyed;
* The businesses driven elsewhere by the thug rioters and looters won't come back; nor will the jobs and services those businesses took elsewhere.
