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Christine Hatfield
Frank Reber co-owns The Caffeinery coffee shop in downtown Muncie. He says many small local businesses operate week to week and don't necessarily have the money to pay employees to take time off.

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Frank Reber
It's kind of sad that the government hasn't kind of provided the leadership in this opportunity, and they're putting the burden on individuals and the small businesses that aren't necessarily equipped to handle this to the best degree.

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Frank Reber
Reber says having an online presence has helped to limit people's exposure to coronavirus. Over the weekend, The Caffeinery’s online stores started offering free delivery to Delaware County. Reber says he's hoping to launch a direct delivery service in the coming days.

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Frank Reber
We've been having a lot of long nights and meetings trying to figure out, you know, what's the best way to do this and how to do it in a way that makes sense so as to not have to let go of any of our staff.

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Christine Hatfield
Reber says he's making tough decisions, trying to balance the needs of the store and the needs of his workers, many of whom still have rent and bills to pay.

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Frank Reber
People are forgoing profit and trying to stay in business to do what is the right thing. And I think that the sentiment I'm finding out is that most of people are really hoping that the government will step up and help them out for having done the thing that the government should have done first.

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Christine Hatfield
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced Monday that restaurants and bars across the state will be closed in person customers through the end of the month. They'll still be allowed to provide takeout and delivery services in Muncie, Christine Hatfield, IPR news.