Local businesses demonstrate resilience during trying times

“We’re doing something successful. If we weren’t we wouldn’t be here.”

The words of Greg Hughes, owner of The River Pizza & Subs, appear to ring true for businesses in Boulder and elsewhere in Jefferson County.

More than two years into a global pandemic, and five months into a European war, the American economy is in turmoil: With supply chains still clogged, consumer prices jumped 9.1% in June from a year earlier, the biggest 12-month increase since 1981. U.S. stock averages are down 15% since January on fears that the nation could soon enter a recession.