EconomyInsider Global supply chain disruptions impacting local businesses By Stephanie Riegel - April 19, 2021 Tanker getting ready to go under the Crescent City Connection. (iStock) FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint While many sectors of the economy have bounced back since the worst of the pandemic, problems caused by COVID-19 are continuing to disrupt global supply chains and local businesses are feeling the effects. Already an INSIDER? Sign in.