Slotkin Visits Oxford Businesses Demonstrating Strength and Resilience During Pandemic

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OXFORD, Mich. ---- U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin spent the day at a number of local businesses in Oxford on Tuesday, to hear directly from local entrepreneurs about the impacts of COVID-19 on small businesses. Slotkin visited businesses that were able to secure loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to help keep their employees on payroll, and retooled their businesses in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, to help produce much-needed protective equipment.

"Like so many small businesses in our district, Oxford businesses have shown tremendous fortitude during this pandemic," Slotkin said. "Our businesses are facing the compounding challenges of being unable to operate at capacity, while needing to adapt to changing markets. Their resilience is a testament to the ingenuity and grit that makes American businesses so strong, and a reminder that we need to do everything we can to support them during this crisis."

Slotkin first visited Vaughan Hockey, a local business that stepped up in the early days of this crisis to pivot from making world class hockey equipment to producing reusable, washable gowns for frontline workers, and are continuing to fill orders from across the country.

Slotkin then met with the head of Cam Logic, a design and engineering technology firm specializing in 3D printers, which transitioned to printing headbands for face shields during the pandemic. Both secured a PPP loan to help keep staff on payroll during the crisis. Slotkin also stopped by Apothecary and Co. and 24th Street Tavern for lunch.

Slotkin was joined on the visit by Oakland County Commission Mike Spisz, who represents Oxford and other nearby communities.

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