Reopening Guidelines

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Community and Industry Guidance

As states and cities begin to the recovery process, we are working to provide you with information on how to reopen safely. This includes compiling industry guidelines as well as keeping you up to date on the current status of state reopening plans. Please let us know if you have additional guidelines that you'd like to see added to this page by filling out this form.

Industry Guidance

Check out Main Street-specific industry guidelines below. Please let us know if you have additional guidelines that you'd like to see added to this page by filling out this form.

Hospitality and Foodservice

Ecolab: OPERATIONAL READINESS: Foodservice Reopening Checklist
Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association in Partnership with National Restaurant Association and the American Hotel and Lodging association: COVID-19 Guidance Standards for Hospitality

Professional Services (banking, legal, design)

OSHA: Guidance on Preparing Workplace’s for COVID-19

Personal Care Services

National Association of Barbers: Preparing to Return to Your Shop
Professional Beauty Association: Getting Back to Work
Georgia State Board of Cosmetologists and Barbers: Safety Guidelines for reopening Barber and Cosmetology Salons

Farmers Markets

Minnesota Department of Agriculture: Guidance for Minnesota Farmers’ Markets and Vendors

State Reopening Plans

Many states are rolling out detailed reopen plans - check out a few of them here: Back on Track Indiana, Together We Are Maine, Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery, Reopen Alaska Responsibly, and California's Resilience Roadmap. See additional state resources and recovery plans below and download a chart detailing status of state's reopening plans here.

Reopening Guidelines

Reopening Guidelines

Community and Industry Guidance

Industry Guidance

Food Service (restaurant, bar, café)

Non-Food Retail

Fitness Centers

Hospitality and Foodservice

Professional Services (banking, legal, design)

Personal Care Services

Farmers Markets

State Reopening Plans