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COPYRIGHT 2005 The Miami Herald
Byline: Jane Bussey And Jim Wyss
Oct. 28--Two days after the hurricane, Joseph Bitton's hands were acting out his mounting concern over the rising losses from his darkened restaurant as he dialed and redialed the power company and his insurance agent.
Each day his Express Pita Boom Grill on Biscayne Boulevard stayed closed cost him $1,000 to $3,000 in lost sales. Another $1,500 of beef, lamb and chicken sat in his refrigerator. "I haven't opened the [refrigerator] door yet," said Bitton, 50. "I want to keep it cold as long as possible."
Bitton, like other small-business owners, illustrates how one of South...
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