W.P.A.F.B. — The government shutdown may be over, but its impacts are not.
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As reported on News Center 7 Daybreak, thousands of workers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (W.P.A.F.B.) have been furloughed for over 40 days.
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Fairborn businesses said it is unclear when things will get back to normal.
This includes businesses around W.P.A.F.B.
“Just because it ends today doesn’t mean you’re back to normal tomorrow,” said Roland Parks, manager at Giovanni’s restaurant.
Parks told News Center 7 that business has slowed as fewer base workers stopped by to eat.
“Our regular customer base keeps us afloat,” he said. “We got a very strong loyalty with our regulars, it’s a beautiful thing.”
Parks said he hopes to see their base regulars as soon as they get back to work.
“If you’ve ever been here, it’s an ever-growing town, but it’s always been like a small town,” he said. “No matter how much it expands, it’s very close to Wright-Patt being here; you get a lot of diversity, a lot of different people.”
News Center 7 reached out to a Wright-Patterson Air Force Base spokesperson who said there is no word on when employees will return to work.
However, News Center 7 has sources who said supervisors are starting to contact employees about returning to work on Thursday.
We will continue to update this developing story.
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