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24 Retail to 'etail'
With retail derailed by
COVID-19, food producers
are adapting to ecommerce.
22 Pandemic pivot
Two niche textile makers
take on what could be their
biggest challenge yet.
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Allen Manufacturing Inc. Allen Manufacturing Inc. in Lewiston, in Lewiston,
partnering with partnering with Fabric Warehouse Fabric Warehouse in in
Auburn, is making face shields and non- Auburn, is making face shields and non-
medical face masks as part of the fight medical face masks as part of the fight
against COVID-19. "We didn't start this against COVID-19. "We didn't start this
to make money," says owner to make money," says owner David Allen David Allen.
S M A L L B U S I N E S S F O C U S
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Manufacturers, distilleries,
breweries restructure
production
B y L au r i e S c h r e i b e r
$2.00
May 18, 2020
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