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Quiet downtown is hurting Nebraska food trucks

April 1, 2020

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced businesses and retailers to close, is having a big negative impact for the Nebraska downtown food truck community.

Downtown Omaha, before the coronavirus hit, was a lively spot for the food truck operator. Now with little to no pedestrian and worker traffic food truck operators are not doing well, according to a 6News report.

Yet Kelly Keegan, one of several founders of the Omaha Food Truck Association, is hopeful the scenario will reverse itself once the virus is contained and businesses reopen. For now, his truck is in crisis mode he told the news outlet as his winter business, catering at local schools, is not viable given school closures.

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