- June 27, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Some relied on government funding to get through.
In other cases, employees pitched in, volunteering their time instead of taking a paycheck.
Others switched gears entirely, revamping their business plan.
Whatever the means, local businesses found a way to survive months fraught with government-mandated shutdowns, capacity restrictions and headaches brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
Some have come back even better than before.
Bish Tool & Die in Jeannette lost about 80% of its business when its main customer wasn’t able to be open during shutdowns between March and June 2020, according to owner Paul Bish. Smaller customers and coronavirus relief money helped pull the manufacturing operation through.
“Things are picking up for us. though. We are getting new customers,” he said.
Greensburg’s 60 Minute Missions Escape Room capitalized on customers’ increasing interest in social activities after lockdowns and distancing rules in 2020. As…