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Restaurants And Bars In Massachusetts Fight To Stay In Business

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Restaurants in Massachusetts can now serve at tables outside, but it’s a drop in the bucket compared to full service. As for bars, their relegation to the final phase of reopening could spell permanent shutdown.

Bob Luz is president and chief executive officer of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association. He joined WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the outlook for restaurants and a strategy bars are now undertaking in an attempt to open sooner than you'd think.

This segment aired on June 12, 2020.

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