The fear of COVID-19 has caused a nationwide lock down. Many businesses have been shuttered and the unemployment rate soaring.
Although exact numbers and overall effect of the “stay at home” order on the economy won’t be known for months or years, Johnson County just furloughed more than 250 employees and Overland Park about 200.
At this point, neither Gardner or Edgerton have furloughed any staff.
(Read more: Gardner News)
