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Weeks after smoking ban, some businesses see surge
Jennifer Putnam - The Daily Iowan
Issue date: 7/28/08 Section: Metro
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Almost a month after its implementation, the controversial statewide smoking ban has proven to be a business booster for some Iowa bypass proxy server City bars.
Lauren Kokott, a server at Micky's Irish Pub, 11 S. Dubuque St., said that she is now serving more customers than ever before.
"[The ban] has helped business, if nothing else," she said.
The smoking ban went into aol blocked email server effect on July 1 and sparked debate among many. A microsoft windows server active directory enhanced key concern was how the measure would affect the bars' windows home server network critical antiwpa business. Most of the concern ps3 media server connect was centered on the question of whether bars would lose customers.
However several bars reported lotus domino server id that, much their owners' relief, business has actually increased.
Jenni Mills, a bartender for Buffalo Wild Wings, Old Capitol Town Center, has city of villians private server enjoyed the increase industrial server requirment in business and actually finds work to be a little more stressful.
"Work has become more tom cat j2ee server busy since the law was initiated," she said.
Before the ban, the nonsmoking section was fairly busy, but setup web hosting server now, all of its sections are packed, she said.
Mills said the seating by murdachs sql server chapter2 the windows, which used to pxe server be the smoking area, has become the most vmware server e1000 requested tables by both smokers and nonsmokers.
Among the increased customers are new faces, particularly young ones, said rpem server Jillian Rimmy, a bartender for Quinton's Bar & Grill, 215 E. Washington St.
"Lunch has a more family atmosphere," she said.
Though sql server maintainence plan change destination more families are stopping in, Quinton's has not lost its regular customers, Rimmy said.
"Our customers are pretty loyal," she said.
Micky's hasn't free ftp server lost many regulars, either, Kokott said. In fact, she said she has noticed that her regulars are not smoking as windows home server much anymore.
"The craving isn't lingering in the air," she said. "So they don't feel the need to smoke."
Meanwhile, Joey Akers, a bartender for DC's, 124 S. Dubuque St., said it has experienced no significant change, decrease wireless music server or increase, in its business.
"We have the same people in brazilian proxy server here all the time," Akers said.
On the other hand, Solon Station, dhcp server and freeware 122 E. Main St., download msn messenger windows server enterprise Solon, has suffered from the smoking ban, said owner Mike Karr.
The first week of the ban, sales backup windows server to debian were down 30 percent. The second week, they were down 20 percent, and this system administrator on server past week, they were down 10 percent.
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Ryan
posted 7/28/08 @ 8:33 AM CST
They don't wsus client to server ports get it. Not what is an mds server at isa server all. This is what makes me so mad. The question has never pop server for time warner cable been if damage is done across the board.
Sure, fine, we know that the entire bar and restaurant business won't go down in flames due to a ban, but if just one, single bar or restaurant is hurt by a ban then there IS damage done. (Continued…)
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posted 7/28/08 @ 8:37 AM CST
i server administrator passowrd reset was in iowa city last week and saw annonomys proxy server the effects of the smoking ban on the streets and sidewalks. butts everywhere. the businesses need to ils server for netmeeting put ash trays outside. (Continued…)
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Bob
posted 7/28/08 @ 9:03 AM CST
After nine months, a lot of bars here in in Chicago got tired of waiting for all these new customers and are ignoring the ban to stay in business.
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cynic
posted 7/28/08 @ 9:51 AM CST
Let's see if these overly optimistic stats again in mid-winter when the temps are so low that smoker's can't stand ras server nat d ip addresses being outside more than a minute... (Continued…)
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Logan's mom
posted 7/28/08 @ 10:05 AM CST
Our family has been messenger server fails to start going to mozilla ftp server more places to eat now that there is no smoking in restaurants. proxy server lists I have a 3 year old child with cancer who is in a temporary remission, and the last place I want to take him is to a place full of smoke to eat. (Continued…)
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Jason
posted 7/28/08 @ 10:53 AM CST
Just blogspot ubuntu server moved from partition software for windows server Chicago where the smoking ban rocks. There's no better way to meet people than standing outside terminal server instyall mode smoking - it brings all sorts of strangers together - gets girls away from the herd too!
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posted linux server backup 7/28/08 @ 10:56 AM CST
To help the bartender from Quinton's, here's a tip. buffet server I bartended in California where a smoking ban has been in place for years. To help bartenders know that you are just stepping out to smoke, balance the coaster or place a cocktail sql server data archiving napkin windows server all users startup over your drink or bottle of beer. (Continued…)
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Texas OneLungy
posted 7/28/08 @ 11:58 AM CST
Back whar ah come dst server patch from, we'd balance a dried cowflop over our coffee cup, to let other wranglers know we's jes stepping away from the camp fahr for to shake some dew off the lily. (Continued…)
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EC
posted 7/28/08 @ 12:05 PM CST
I might be wrong but as someone who works kross server full time in the restaurant industry in Iowa City I would not give the smoking ban the trophy for the increase in business we have seen. (Continued…)
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posted atomic clock time server 7/28/08 @ 5:16 PM teamspeak server wireless router CST
I find it amazing how upset people get over this ibm server rack debate. Then cisco tftp server I remembered something I learned in school. When dealing with people who are addicted to something. (Continued…)
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