Month: February 2022

The Impact of New Variants on Return-to-Office Plans

Contributed by Jim Hartweck and Neema Moughari, Client Relations Executives As more and more people received the COVID vaccination, the coronavirus pandemic seemed to hit a turning point. Individuals were gearing up to return to normalcy in their lives and businesses were having their employees return to offices. However, the virus is fast evolving into […]

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New Year, Big Changes, Top Concerns

The Impact of Inflation & Consumer Price Index Spikes on Service Companies Including Facilities Maintenance Services Contributed by Steve Weiand, Vice President of Client Relations The annual inflation rate in the US accelerated to 7% in the last month of 2021, a new peak since June of 1982. As a result, global macro models and […]

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Labor Market Dynamics, Rising Expenses, & the Inevitable Impact on Bank Operations

Contributed by John Giddings and Ric Guzman, Client Relations Executives The expression “Great Resignation” was coined by Anthony Klotz, an organizational psychologist and professor at Texas A&M University, to describe the wave of people quitting their jobs as a result of the pandemic [1]. The tight labor market has had an unforeseen influence on businesses […]

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Partner Vs. Vendor Approach – Is Your Janitorial Service Provider Committed to the Success of Your Business?

Contributed by Dennis Ritt, Regional Sales Executive For outsourced janitorial service providers that operate simply as a vendor for their customers, the primary objective is to generate revenue in exchange for supplying their services. On the contrary, service providers that focus on each account’s success as a partner work with the key goal of developing […]

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