Fertitta furloughs employees at casino, restaurant empire, seeks other solutions

As the coronavirus causes more states, counties and cities to issue stay-at-home orders over the coronavirus pandemic, businesses continue to feel the financial impact.

Local billionaire Tilman Fertitta told Bloomberg News he had to furloughed an estimated 40,000 workers from his casino, hotel and restaurant businesses, which are among the industries taking some of the hardest hits amid the government-mandated shutdowns. That’s about 70 percent of Fertitta’s workforce, per Bloomberg. He said the…