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Big-box retailers, IT firms that helped office workers connect from home, supermarkets and Amazon were among the winners as the U.S. endured the coronavirus pandemic for much of last year.
Hotels, restaurants and retailers were forced to cut millions of workers. Government support, charities and regulations saved many people from outright disaster.
A couple of small Twin Cities businesses from very different industries G&B Environmental and Peace Coffee survived with wit and speed, providing lessons for others. Approximately 35% of my business went away in March, said Glen Bergman, who in 1992 started G&B Environmental, a provider of HVAC filters, screens and other air- and water-filtration equipment and related services to businesses, including restaurants.