FEBRUARY 2019

COVER STORY- Sea Breeze Steps Up For Panama City –

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Florida – In May 2018, the Chaillou family’s dealership Sea Breeze Small Engine opened for business. Just six months later Hurricane Michael rips through Panama City. Two days later the dealership reopened to help supply equipment to those in devastated areas.

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Sea Breeze Small Engine

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Florida – In May 2018, the Chaillou family’s dealership Sea Breeze Small Engine opened for business. Just six months later Hurricane Michael rips through Panama City. Two days later the dealership reopened to help supply equipment to those in devastated areas.

“It’s been a whirlwind,” Crystal Chaillou says. “We were almost to functioning normally, when the hurricane happened and then everything was turned upside down.”

Article by Jessica Johnson, Managing Editor, Power Equipment Trade

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