Pappas: Restaurant group furloughs 166 local employees amid coronavirus

A national restaurant group is furloughing 166 Greater Cincinnati employees amid the state's shuttering of dining rooms during the outbreak of COVID-19. Houston, Texas-based Pappas Restaurants Inc. is furloughing 166 of its employees at Springdale's Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen at 11875 Northwest Blvd. The move follows Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's March 15 order that restaurants close their dining rooms indefinitely during the outbreak of coronavirus, though they are permitted to remain open for carryout. The...