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Iowa concert venue operator persisted through pandemic with help of SBA and other allies

by Kai Ryssdal and Richard Cunningham

Feb 16, 2022

Tobi Parks' xBk was open only six months before the pandemic hit. A federal grant helped it weather COVID.

"I never considered shutting it down," said Tobi Parks of xBk. "And, you know, I was always confident and had the support of .... the team of allies."

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