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Alaska Small Businesses Hit Hard By Halt Of Cruise Industry

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Published April 13, 2020 at 12:47 PM CDT

The coronavirus pandemic has crippled small businesses around the U.S.

In Juneau, Alaska, the cruise-related industry was supposed to bring a record summer, with an expected 1.5 million visitors. But as Rashah McChesney (@RashahMcChesney) of KTOO reports, business owners like Midgi Moore are wondering how they’ll make ends meet.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.