Businesses receiving PPP loans in quandry over using it

CINCINNATI (WKRC) – Small businesses throughout the Tri-State are getting notice — your government bailout loan has been approved.  In fact, 75% of the $350 billion the government set aside for payroll protection loans is now on its way to Main Street, but some businesses now need to figure out what to do with the

Jeff Ruby Foundation donates $50K to Restaurant Workers Relief Programs

CINCINNATI, Oh. (LEX 18) — The Jeff Ruby Foundation announced Wednesday that it will donate $50,000 to restaurant worker relief funds in Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee. As a way to support workers in Cincinnati, Lexington, Louisville and Nashville, the Foundation has donated $40,000 to the LEE Initiative’s Restaurant Workers Relief Program. The program was launched

Britney Ruby Miller On CNN’s OutFront With Erin Burnett

Britney Ruby Miller was invited on CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront to discuss the Coronavirus crisis and its effect on the restaurant industry. Tonight, shattering a record, 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week. That is double the previous record of 3.3 million, which, of course, was set the week before. This means that

A Note To Friends And Guests From Jeff Ruby

Hang In There Friends! Like many others in our industry, we were recently forced to make the difficult decision to temporarily furlough more than 600 of my employees. My extended family. Those who know me know how I feel about each and every one of them and how crushing this decision was. This has been