Businesses faced closure, struggled to adapt in 2020
12/30/2020 Businesses faced closure, struggled to adapt in 2020 Nick and Elaine Markopolous, of Hudson, Mass., are served by Justine Dancuse, of Woonsocket, outside Christopher’s Kitchen & Bar in May. (Breeze file photo by Robert Emerson) Pandemic spurs new activity in some sectors There were few sectors harder hit by the COVID-19 pandemic than the small business community, where protective measures disrupted a way of life for thousands of business owners across the state. In Woonsocket, restaurant owners and small retail businesses were forced to shut their doors to customers in March as a...