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Lycoming County Commissioner Scott Metzger speaks at the 135th annual meeting of the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce at Bald Birds Brewing Company Tuesday morning in Jersey Shore. KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette
Karl Fisher was heading into a 10th year last March and gearing up for another spring at Alabaster Coffee in downtown Williamsport when a global virus struck that ground his coffee business to a halt.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small businesses and how they are emerging from the slowdowns and shut downs was the focus of the 135th annual meeting of the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce Tuesday.