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 # In Good Company: 50 U.S. Businesses That Stood Out During the Pandemic

 


 

 Jul 14, 2020 3:40 PM ET

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[Originally published on Newsweek](https://www.newsweek.com/good-company-50-us-businesses-that-stood-out-during-pandemic-1513867)

BY KERRI ANNE RENZULLI , [HANK GILMAN](https://www.newsweek.com/authors/hank-gilman) , [SAM HILL](https://www.newsweek.com/authors/sam-hill) AND SUSAN MCPHERSON

Dan Amos  
Aflac  
Columbus, GA

Amos and his wife, Kathleen, gave $1 million to Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital. With an additional publicly-raised $900,000-plus, the result was a fifth-floor renovation with an additional 36 beds for COVID-19 patients and much needed mask and PPE purchases.

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