Western Pennsylvania-based Erie Insurance introduced gift card insurance so consumers who buy gift cards during the coronavirus shutdown, won’t have to risk losing that money should the business not survive the crisis.

Instead of buying goods trucked in from around the U.S. – or even the world – consumers are putting more of an emphasis on buying goods, especially food, from their own communities, and larger retailers are paying attention.

Stefanie Angstadt of Oley started making cheese as a hobby soon after graduating from college in 2008. After a few years she knew it was something she wanted to do full time.