Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that on July 7th New York City will host a ticker tape parade to honor the city’s COVID-19 heroes, the front-line workers who played a large role in the fight against Covid-19. The parade will tale place along the Canyon of Heroes down Broadway in Lower Manhattan. “We’re going to […]
New York State Passes Much Needed Legislation for the Trucking Industry
As New York, and the country at large looks to rebound from the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic we are seeing a massive shift in worker and consumer behavior. Workers, especially younger workers are comfortable with the work from anywhere model and do not want to return to an office five days a week. […]
2021 Retail Forecast is Better Than Originally Anticipated
The National Retail Federation (NRF) issued its revised annual retail forecast for 2021, anticipating that retail sales will now grow between 10.5 percent and 13.5 percent to more than $4.44 trillion this year as the economy accelerates its pace of recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. NRF now forecasts that 2021 retail sales are estimated to […]
The Federal Government Gets Serious About Supply Chains
The past year and a half has been rife with supply chain problems, from the shortages caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, to the delays caused by the Suez Canal closure, and most recently, the temporary shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline. Improving our supply chain and reinvesting in our manufacturing and industrial sectors is a necessity […]
Adapting Your Small Business Playbook
As we turn the corner from the Covid-19 pandemic and look to fully reopen the economy it is abundantly clear that there is a “new normal” that businesses must adapt to. For example, many workers, especially younger workers are not interested in returning to the office five days a week. To help New York City […]