The coronavirus pandemic has been hard on one of the Valley area’s most vital sectors: manufacturing. Some have had to reconfigure workspaces to spread out employees and others were forced to close temporarily when employees became infected – since manufacturing workers can’t work from home. Business is down for many, but costs are up for most. Still, local companies are learning how to cope in the pandemic. Read the full story in the Aug. 17 issue of the San Fernando Valley Business Journal.