The coronavirus pandemic showed off one the U.S. economy’s best traits—its diverse and nimble small-business sector. As social-distancing measures to slow Covid-19 crushed their sales, firms across the country pivoted for survival. Here are the stories of five companies that turned to making personal protective equipment, otherwise known as PPE, amid nationwide shortages and what those new businesses lines look like now.

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