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High Gas Prices Squeezing Local Businesses
Original: High gas prices hitting local businesses
Local businesses are reporting financial strain from high gasoline prices, with rising fuel costs cutting into margins and forcing adjustments to operations. The report from Huntsville-based station WAFF highlights how small firms, from delivery services to contractors, are among the first to feel pump price increases, and it has drawn attention to broader concerns about inflation and energy costs affecting communities.
Why now: Fuel costs remain a pocketbook issue, and coverage of their impact on small businesses resonates widely.
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