Cutting to the quick: Ripple effects of historic proportion

Editor's note: These stories are part of a national Special Report from The Business Journals: Small Business, Big Mission. Shelter-in-place orders and government guidelines on social distancing took formal shape in most locations by mid-March, manifesting in the form of runs on toilet paper and hand sanitizer and other panic-buying at grocery stores. Next came a near-complete exodus of patrons from the legions of U.S. restaurants, hotels and retail plazas that were built on the back of high-volume…