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Legal Filings Week ending 10/29/2020 DBA's Incs & LLC's Total Permits and Licenses Total Raw Total Net Issued 10/29/2020 377 492 96 965 430 10/22/2020 558 417 105 1080 550 10/15/2020 479 548 102 1129 530 10/8/2020 575 538 124 1237 548 10/1/2020 440 402 82 924 450...

Small spikes are seen, usually ever other week. There has been an overall increase since late July that's held steady and consistent up to and including this past week. New liquor license and building permit filings now average over 100 per week. Sit down vs counter...

New openings remain steady across all factors---service type, chains vs independent stores and numbers of filings per week. In the coming months ahead we may start to see some declines, as flu & covid numbers are expected to increase in the colder months and more...

New restaurant opening numbers remain remarkably consistent across all 3 factors (alcohol and building permits, service type and restaurant classification). Sit-down service still continues to comprise about 50% of the new opening filings each week. Independent...