High fuel prices affecting deliveries and the bottom line of local businesses

High fuel prices affecting deliveries and the bottom line of local businesses

JACKSON, Mich. The owner of J. Alexander's Florist says high fuel prices are raising expenses and wait times on deliveries. High fuel prices are raising costs and delivery wait times for local businesses. A lemon tree that usually takes three to four weeks to arrive recently took four months. A finance professor says small businesses may face tough choices if fuel prices stay high.Hope Weishaupt said fuel charges, weight charges and other costs …