Small Businesses in Midwest Hurting, Worried About Unknown

Business owners, staff try to stay positive as shutdowns related to the CCP virus have hit their bottom line

Christie Bruffy, owner of Highline Coffee Co., stand outside her shop in the City of Worthington in Columbus, Ohio, on March 18, 2020. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

COLUMBUS, Ohio—The small business district in the City of Worthington, a suburb of Columbus, is looking more like a ghost town than a main destination.

Many stores are shuttered, some with signs on the door saying they’ll be closed until further notice. Those that are still open are wondering if they'll be next.