Are you ready to reopen safely?

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​Businesses all over the Washington Metropolitan area preparing to re-open and we want to make sure you are ready. Brock-Norton has created a “Re-Opening” Handbook to help you plan and manage re-opening in accordance to State and CDC Guidelines for the safety and well being of your employees and customers alike. This handbook contains provisions on cleaning, social-distancing and state specific information (MD, DC and VA) to help you get back to business. For additional information and resources, please visit our “COVID-19 Resource Page” on www.brocknorton.com.

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