Gulfport businesses continue to clean up and work together

Businesses in Gulfport are breathing a sigh of relief. Some of them did receive flood damage, but it wasn’t nearly as bad as hurricanes of the past. They say it’s a combination of luck and preparation. From H-VAC machines to TECO employees to heavy-duty machinery, everywhere you looked, cleanup continued in Gulfport Thursday. “The biggest thing is took on about 18 inches of water inside; we lost an AC unit and some compressors, but overall, not too bad; we survived, we are cleaning up and getting ready for the next one,” said Tom George, owner of Hurricane Eddie’s.