Bracing Ourselves: Examining the impact of coronavirus on business and life in San Antonio

The San Antonio Business Journal is focusing this week’s feature story on the impact — particularly the economic impact — of the coronavirus. It is the topic that has forced its way to the top of all our minds and will be there for the foreseeable future.

As the Alamo City area, Texas, the U.S. and the world have been forced to drastically modify our behaviors in an effort to slow the virus’ spread, we’re faced with how drastically our economy depends on our ability to move and mingle.
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Although many jobs can be performed at home for the long-term, some can only reasonably be done that way temporarily, while others — such as manufacturing and stocking grocery store shelves — need people on-site. Meanwhile, many people depend on in-person customer interaction for their jobs; for them and the people who depend on them, there is great uncertainty.

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