Leading in a Time of Great Change
Adaptability has meant everything in 2020. We face an unprecedented global and national crisis, which has caused leaders to rethink policies, processes and operations...
Employee Leave and Accommodations as COVID Cases Spike
It has been over six months since the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) went into effect and created two new types of leave...
Letter to the Editor
This year, we celebrate the Power of Rural Hospitals on Thursday, November 19. Alabama’s 53 rural hospitals always deserve to be celebrated, but now...
High-speed Broadband Internet Emerges as Critical Quality of Life Issue in Alabama
After wrestling with a public health emergency over the past months, Alabama consumers and businesses have learned that good, high quality and fast broadband...
COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Brings Unique Supply Chain Management Challenges
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In a recent Wall Street Journal article, “COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Will Challenge Cargo Airlines,” Doug Cameron, the WSJ’s deputy bureau chief...
Many Opportunities for Construction Workers to Advance Education
Today’s construction industry faces a nationwide labor force shortage, according to Forbes.com. Construction trade workers — including excavators, electricians, plumbers, framers, iron workers, dry-wall...
Keeping Your Work-From-Home Employee Running
In our Covid world, “running twice as fast” has involved the need for rapid focus on a variety of issues managerial, technical, procedural, legal,...
Great Expectations for Birmingham’s Recovery
Much has been written about the latest rankings from Business Facilities Magazine, which gave Alabama overall high marks and cited Birmingham and Huntsville as...