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Pete Helow, the owner of Roosters Men’s Grooming Center in San Marco, says he intends to to reopen when allowed and is prepared to fix some “really bad haircuts.”
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Cardinal Health to relocate warehouse
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Company says the new, larger site in Westlake Industrial Park will be operational in July.
BY KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
Pete Helow watched his daily customer count drop from a high of 58 a few weeks ago to the 20s and then to seven March 22 at his high-end San Marco barbershop. On March 23, he notified booked clients that he decided to close Roosters Men’s Grooming Center at 6 p.m. and remain closed until at least April 7. They had time for a last-minute cut. “It doesn’t make sense to stay open,” Helow said March 23. “I would lose less money closed than by staying open.” Customers took shelter amid the global spread of COVID-19. Helow opened the franchise at 2000 Hendricks Ave. in October 2017. He intends to reopen when Gov. Ron DeSantis and Mayor Lenny Curry say it’s safe to do so. His six stylists and barbers, who work on commission, already had limited their services to haircuts. They dropped facials, beard trimming and shaves. One already went home. “If they are not cutting hair, they are not making money,” said Helow, who will pay his staff $275 a week – what they would qualify for unemployment – for the next two weeks and then reassess.
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Pete Helow closed Roosters Men’s Grooming Center at 2000 Hendricks Ave. in San Marco until at least April 7 in response to COVID-19.
KEEPING CLOSE – FROM A DISTANCE Since March 13, city event venues, stores, restaurants, malls, entertainment centers, churches and businesses shut down and laid off workers or sent them home to telecommute to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Daily Record will report how local small business owners are dealing with the imposed social isolation.
Cardinal Health intends to relocate its West Jacksonville medical products distribution center this summer from Perimeter West Industrial Park into a larger building in Westlake Industrial Park. Corporate Communications Manager Erica Lewis said the new site will be operational in July. The city is reviewing a permit application for Becknell Services LLC to build-out a Westlake Industrial Park warehouse for Cardinal Health at a cost of $2.3 million. Becknell developed the 185,686-square-foot warehouse building last year at 12075 Pritchard Road in Westlake, which is in far west Jacksonville. Cardinal Health’s Northeast Florida presence includes a pharmacy operation in Southside at 4810 Executive Park Court and the 138,000-squarefoot medical products and services warehouse it leases at 6595 Pritchard Road in Perimeter
SEE HELOW, PAGE 2
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Help Local Thrive Again supports small businesses Corner Lot Development Group launched the Help Local Thrive Again initiative to help small businesses through this time of financial uncertainty. The website, helplocalthriveagain.com, lists ways people can help small businesses that may be shut down partially or entirely during the coronavirus outbreak. It suggests people buy gift cards, purchase merchandise or donate to the companies. Businesses that sign on agree to match the first $500 raised with gift cards to donate to first responders and medical personnel. In addition to Corner Lot Development, the initiative is sponsored by Lifestyle Marketing and Money Pages.
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