On Sunday, City of Jackson Mayor Scott Conger issued an executive order which closed some businesses, modified others, and designated certain types of work as essential.
Below is a list of what is now closed, modified, and essential in Jackson.
Closed
- Dine-in restaurants
- Cafeterias
- Food courts
- Movie theaters
- Gyms
- Country clubs
- Concert venues
- Nightclubs
- Bars
- Indoor malls
- Hair salons
- Nail salons
- Massage parlors
- Tanning salons
- Tattoo parlors
Modified
- Restaurants and bars may offer to-go, curbside and delivery services.
- Funerals and memorial services (must have only immediate family with 10 people or fewer)
- Retail to-go services (stores may exclusively deliver goods to customers curbside or by delivery)
- Car dealerships will need to switch to online sales exclusively. They can still service and repair cars.
Essential
- Grocery stores including stores that sell non-grocery items, such as Dollar General, Family Dollar, Walmart, etc.
- Manufacturing services
- Cell phone and electronics
- Hospitals
- Walk-in care facilities
- Elder care
- Dental
- Veterinary and livestock services
- Medical wholesale and distribution
- Home healthcare workers/aides
- Nursing homes or residential healthcare facilities
- Property management
- Hardware and building material stores
- Utilities
- Public water/wastewater
- Telecommunications and data centers
- Microelectronics/semi-conductor
- Airports
- Hotels
- Transportation infrastructure
- Farms
- Pharmacies
- Convenience stores
- Gas stations
- Package stores
- Research and laboratory services
- Trash and recycling/processing and disposal
- Mail and shipping services
- Laundromats
- Building cleaning/maintenance
- Storage for essential businesses
- Pest control
- Homeless shelters
- Food banks
- Human services providers
- Skilled trades (HVAC, electricians, plumbers)
- Commercial and residential construction
- Planning, engineering and design firms
- Blood banks
Critical infrastructure
- Chemical sector
- Commercial facilities sector
- Communications sector
- Critical manufacturing sector
- Dams sector
- Defense industrial base sector
- Emergency services
- Energy
- Financial services
- Food and agriculture
- Government facilities
- Healthcare and public health
- Information technology
- Nuclear reactors, materials and waste sector
- Sector-specific agencies
- Transportation systems
- Water/wastewater systems
- Childcare programs/services
- Auto repair
- Warehouse distribution and fulfillment
- Animal shelters
- News media
- Banks
- Insurance
- Payroll
- Accounting
- Services related to financial markets
- Food banks
- Skilled trades (including electricians and plumbers)
- Construction firms and professionals
- Law enforcement
- Fire prevention and response
- Building code enforcement
- Security
- Emergency management and response
- Building cleaners/janitors
- Disinfection
- Logistics
- Technology support for online services
- Essential government services
For more information regarding critical infrastructure, click this link.
