In the days following the attacks, The NEWS spoke with some businesses that had been directly and indirectly affected. The story appeared in the Sept. 24, 2001, issue of The NEWS. Five years later, the people involved in that story - as well as others - are speaking about the impact of 9/11 and how they have moved forward despite the huge obstacles created by the attacks.
Following the death of Norma Khan, member services manager for the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors - National Association (PHCC), during the attack on the Pentagon in Washington D.C., the PHCC established a scholarship fund for 13-year-old Imran Khan, the son of Norma Khan.