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Small businesses take measures to keep employees customers safe from coronavirus


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Small businesses take measures to keep employees customers safe from coronavirus

When COVID-19 was detected for the first time in Oregon, small business owner David Gadlin decided to do something about it. He closed up shop temporarily. "When I decided to close on Saturday, in my mind it was at least 50-50 that I was going to open on Tuesday. Tuesday came around and I'm not opening. I don't think I'll open tomorrow, probably not the next day. We'll see." Gadlin runs Study of Sweets, a small chocolate retail shop with over... read more...



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When COVID-19 was detected for the first time in Oregon, small business owner David Gadlin decided to do something about it. He closed up shop temporarily. "When I decided to close on Saturday, in my mind it was at least 50-50 that I was going to open on Tuesday. Tuesday came around and I'm not opening. I don't think I'll open tomorrow, probably not the next day. We'll see." Gadlin runs Study of Sweets, a small chocolate retail shop with over...

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