5 years later, Gulf Coast executives look back at managing through COVID

On the anniversary of COVID, several business leaders from a wide swath of fields discuss the decisions they made, their worries and their early response to the pandemic in 2020.

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 10:00 a.m. March 26, 2025
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Five years ago, during the height of the COVID pandemic, businesses were forced to close up and coffers ran dry.
Five years ago, during the height of the COVID pandemic, businesses were forced to close up and coffers ran dry.
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Just about five years ago, much of the world shut down because of COVID.

It was a time of fear and insecurity when no one knew what was coming next. Stores closed, companies sent employees home, the terms "social distancing" and "lock down" entered the discourse.

 

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