A few companies love a howling blizzard and welcome dire forecasts: hardware stores that sell ice melt and snow shovels, landscapers with plows mounted on trucks and grocery stores. Most businesses, however, blanch at the approach of whiteout conditions because they imperil employees, deter customers, endanger properties and slow operations.… Read more »
Celebrations in commercial buildings will look quite different in this COVID-19 holiday season. The parties and potlucks of 2019 are a distant memory as virus counts spike. Shows remain dark and restaurants favor takeout service. Businesses remain lightly occupied as employees work from home and shoppers purchase more online. “Still,… Read more »
The Old Farmer’s Almanac forecasts a frigid winter in the continent’s northern half and abundant snowfall in the west. Even the southeast, the source notes, won’t escape winter’s clutches with below average temperatures expected. Don’t believe this folkloric source? Several prominent official forecasts show similar patterns! Whatever the conditions in… Read more »