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  05/18/2020

  Stanton Webster Oral History, 2020/05/18

  An oral history interview with Stanton Webster who discusses his background opening a distillery in Knoxville, Tennessee before the pandemic. He discusses how his business reacted to the COVID-19 Pandemic and his efforts to keep employees paid while finding new revenue streams. In this business-focused interview he also illustrated how a small group of local business banded together to navigate the pandemic and government funding pitfalls. He also discusses family life and changing roles in the home.
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  2020-04-01

  Greeley brewers, distilleries now make hand sanitizer

  A press release from Banner Helath describing efforts and how it benefits Banner Health hospitals, keeps employees on the job
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  2020-06-14

  Solace in the Smell

  This is a story about how hand sanitizer kept one woman hopeful during the pandemic. "Sanitation theater" was a coping mechanism used by individuals, businesses, and organizations used to convince ourselves that we were safe. So much of what we needed during the pandemic, was respite from the dread and insecurity. So much was unknown and so much felt out of control. The smell of the hand sanitizer produced by my local distillery instantly evokes the emotions I felt at the height of the pandemic
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  2020-03-19

  Alberta Distillery

  Post from Strathcona Spirits about specialized hand sanitizer.
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  2020-08-26

  Yukon Brewery

  A post from Yukon Brewing in August 2020 about their hand sanitizer.
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  2020-03-17

  Ontario Distillery

  This is a photograph from March 2020 showing the hand sanitizer made by Dillons Distillery.
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  2020-03-19

  Quebec Distillery

  Cirka Distilleries began producing hand sanitizer. In this post, they request contacts with companies that provide bottles and aloe.
• 2020-04-08

  Coronavirus supplies: Bay Area distilleries switch gears to produce much-needed hand sanitizer

  This is a news article covering the decision made by various distilleries in the San Francisco Bay Area to shift production to hand sanitizer instead of spirits. The article highlights the 10th Street Distillery in San Jose, Sutherland Distilling Company in Livermore, as well as the company Endless West in San Francisco and LangeTwins Family Winery in Lodi. The hand sanitizer produced by the above companies is being used to support front line workers across the Bay Area. https://perma.cc/GJ8V-DHYT
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  March 21, 2020

  Local distillery, factory re-tooling to supply Ontario with much-needed medical items

  Story of a Stratford Ontario Brewery that switched to making hand sanitizer