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February 17, 2021 www.DesertMessenger.com 11 County Landfill Transfer Station now on Winter Hours The Quartzsite Transfer Station is now on their WINTER hours. They are open Sunday thru Wednesday, 7:30am to 2:30pm. Dump your trash for free at the Transfer Station. Please cover your load. For more info call the Main landfi ll 928-916-1253 or Main offi ce at 928- 854-9152. The transfer station is located north of Town, just off Hwy. 95, near the Sewer Treatment Plant. EVERY SUNDAY @ 1pm Starting December 6, 2020 HI HI ALI SWAP MEET 123 W. Cowell, across from the Post Office QUARTZSITE, AZ Weekly Auctions Offering a Great Selection of Antiques, Tools, Household, Rocks and Who-Knows-What-Else! THERE WILL BE A LOT OF QUALITY MERCHANDISE FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC AT EACH AUCTION Cold Drinks & Hot Coffee Will be Available. We Will Practice Social Distancing and Face Masks Are Required. Viewing will be 1 hour prior to the auction. Sales Conducted by Brown's Auction Service TOM BROWN-AUCTIONEER 307-247-4119 AUCTION Call Don 208-255-6955 Don's Rocks Decorative Landscaping Hauling, Dumptruck & Backhoe Services WE'RE BACK! Looking forward to seeing our Friends! Not a licensed contractor Corner of Moon Mt. & Cowell • Quartzsite • 928-927-5400 OPEN YEAR ROUND Cheyanne, Debbi, Sheryl, Linda, Tonia, Gayle & Janna ARE HERE FOR YOUR WE'RE OPEN YEAR ROUND! Hair, Nails, and Pedicure Services HOURS: MON - FRIDAY & SATURDAY BY APPOINTMENT FEB. 16, 2021 — In response to the signifi cant and continuing economic disruptions resulting from the coro- navirus pandemic and the urgent need for data, the U.S. Census Bu- reau launched a fourth phase of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS) with data collection on Feb. 15. This experimental survey was designed to measure temporal economic trends in the nation's small businesses. It is expected to run for approximately nine weeks and differs slightly from prior phases in the number and con- tent of some questions. As with the three prior SBPS phas- es, responses will be posted within one week of collection and provide insight into the scope of the impact of the pandemic response on economic measures in the United States. The SBPS includes questions on topics such as location closings, changes in employment, disrup- tions in the supply chain, the use of federal assistance initiatives such as the Paycheck Protection Program, vaccine requirements, planned cap- ital expenditures, and expectations concerning future operations. The survey takes only minutes to com- plete. Each week, we will send the survey to approximately 100,000 small businesses and ask them to respond within one week. Over the course of nine weeks, nearly one million small businesses will receive an invitation to participate. This survey defi nes small businesses as having a single location with one to 499 employees. Results of the SBPS inform the public, businesses and policymakers about how changes in business oper- ations, employment, hours, and the availability of consumer goods and services are impacting American life. The data, which will be posted weekly Feb. 25 to April 22, includes estimates for all 50 states, the Dis- trict of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the nation's 50 most populated met- ropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Running in parallel with the SBPS is a demographic experimental product known as the Household Pulse Sur- vey, which is currently in an extend- ed third phase. The Household Pulse Survey was designed in collaboration with other federal statistical agen- cies to document temporal trends in how individuals are experiencing business curtailment and closures, stay-at-home orders, school closures, changes in the availability of consum- er goods and consumer patterns, and other abrupt and signifi cant changes to American life. The extension of Phase 3 also includes questions re- lated to the COVID-19 vaccine. The Census Bureau produces and dis- seminates Household Pulse Survey data on a biweekly basis. The sample is designed to produce estimates for all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the nation's 15 largest MSAs. Census begins data collection for small business

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