Business was slow at the Port of Baltimore the first two weeks after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, said Ryan Roberson, owner of Robee Trucking. By week three, shipment numbers had hit historic lows and work had dried up.
Federal and state departments swooped in to offer loans and grants to small businesses like Roberson’s, which chiefly serviced the port. The extra money helped for a while, but six months out from the tragedy, data from the U.S. Small Business Administration and the state Department of Commerce shows many local businesses have yet to recover.
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