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01 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG, a Des Moines busker, performs in an empty skywalk in downtown. Kong said the pandemic has devastated his income. There are much fewer people working downtown and the ones that are don't stop to listen to him or drop money into his guitar case. The economy in downtown Des Moines is still feeling the affects of the COVID-19 shutdown ordered in March. Seven months after the shutdown, employers still have their workers working from home. Restaurants, barbershops, and retail are feeling the impact. Many have closed or cut back on workers and hours. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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01 OCTOBER 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG, a Des Moines busker, performs in an empty skywalk in downtown. Kong said the pandemic has devastated his income. There are much fewer people working downtown and the ones that are don't stop to listen to him or drop money into his guitar case. The economy in downtown Des Moines is still feeling the affects of the COVID-19 shutdown ordered in March. Seven months after the shutdown, employers still have their workers working from home. Restaurants, barbershops, and retail are feeling the impact. Many have closed or cut back on workers and hours. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ