As Hurricane Sandy hit Massachusetts, many businesses were forced to close or let employees work from home yesterday.
Putnam Investments' offices closed, but essential employees worked to perform key functions, including overseeing investments in fixed income and foreign markets that are open today, said spokesman Jon Goldstein.
Fidelity Investments' eight Massachusetts investor centers eventually also closed, but the company was able to serve clients by phone and the Internet, while its headquarters and other Boston offices remained open, said spokesman Vincent Loporchio.
Suzi Robinson, a spokeswoman for Stop & Shop, said all 130 of the company's Massachusetts supermarkets were open yesterday.
"But," she added, "we're evaluating how the storm is progressing to ensure our people are safe."
The Westboro home office of BJ's Wholesale Club was closed, but the company left it up to the managers of its 25 Massachusetts stores whether to open, depending on local weather conditions, said spokeswoman Kelly McFalls.
A "small percentage" of Dunkin' Donuts' 165 Massachusetts franchises were closed, spokesman McCall Gosselin said.
All of defense contractor Raytheon's Bay State sites remained open, but the company gave employees the option to work from home or take time off, said spokesman Dave Desilets.
As the brunt of the storm drew near, other businesses closed early, such as Harpoon Brewery on Northern Avenue, which closed at 3 p.m.
Even Massachusetts General Hospital closed the majority of its outpatient clinics by 2 p.m. yesterday, hospital spokeswoman Kory Zhao said. Some of those staff chose to stay on to help with in-patient services, she said. The hospital asked its in-patient staff to come in early, said Dr. Paul Biddinger.
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