Survey highlights business damage, anxieties about ending shutdown

The topic of when to reopen is a hot one among business owners and executives.

  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 12:12 p.m. April 28, 2020
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File. Business owners have a variety of opinions on when to reopen.
File. Business owners have a variety of opinions on when to reopen.
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A survey of nearly 600 executives in the region, focusing on Sarasota-Bradenton and Lakeland, reveals, for the most part, these areas mirror the national conversation in two ways: economic carnage and confusing and conflicting views on when to end the shutdown.

 

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