Their stores were burned, ransacked and looted. What's next for Minneapolis-area small business owners?

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Dozens of Minneapolis and St. Paul business owners, small and large, are trying to rebuild after fiery riots and demonstrations in the Twin Cities last week.

MINNEAPOLIS – Brandy Moore likened the charred remains of her south Minneapolis clothing store and recording studio to the pangs for equality that minorities here feel.

It had been opened for five years before people broke in Friday and started a fire that destroyed the business and several adjacent stores. When she was alerted to the break-in, Moore went to Lake Street and watched nearly a decade of work collapse into the concrete. , one business owner said he hid in his office as people ransacked, urinated in and damaged the building.took hold at the nearby intersection of University and Snelling avenues. After sending customers and employees home and locking the front door, Segal said he continued to work in the office of the 6-decade-old company. Then he heard multiple glass windows break.

About 6:30 p.m. Thursday, he returned to the St. Paul Ax-Man location, one of three in the metro, in an unsuccessful effort to stop people running in and out of his store. He sympathizes with those upset about Floyd's death in police custody on Memorial Day, describing the video of Minneapolis police officers' actions"horrific."

Minority business owners may not have the credit or assets to withstand closures as long as white business owners with more resources, she said. The council, and other metro business associations like it, try to fill that gap and provide guidance, but insurance claims won't stop some businesses from completely fading away.

When Segal returned to his business Friday, he found a person who lived nearby sweeping glass from the sidewalk, which raised his spirits.

 

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If their Elected Democrat's in their districts,would of fulfilled the oaths they took when coming into office,the dozens of Minneapolis&St Paul business owners, small & large would not be having to rebuilding their business, they would be open for business as of the 1st of June!!

And our celebrities and Democrat leaders are donating money to those who destroyed their lives. Something is seriously wrong with Democrats

I think even my conscience would hurt after doing something like that. It shows just how little these 'protesters' actually care and just want to let the world burn.

Bet those business owners won’t be voting Democrat again anytime soon.

Those businesses will be rebuilt, in the mean time those business owners need to be taken care of. They need to be supported, they need to be cared for.

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These were not the BLM protesters. These were assholes

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