RV dealerships across Colorado were limited in operations during Gov. Jared Polis’s stay-at-home order, but as essential businesses, they could still provide some services.
At Centennial RV in Grand Junction, despite decreased staffing and being limited to online, telephone and appointment transactions, there were still sales to make while most people were staying home.
They even helped one medical worker dealing with workplace hazards from COVID-19.
This story from Nathan Deal originally appeared in the Grand Junction (Colo.) Daily Sentinel
“There was one (customer) who’s a frontline ER nurse in Rifle,” said Centennial General Manager Brad Porter. “She needed a trailer to decontaminate when she was working at the ER there with someone with underlying health conditions at home. Basically, she needed one to park outside so she could stay in the RV where she couldn’t contaminate the rest of the family.”
Despite its staffing being cut by nearly 50 percent, Centennial kept all of its employees on the payroll, though some decided to take extra time off because of the expected slump in sales as well as personal circumstances.