For a person suffering from Substance Use Disorder, the journey to recovery is fraught with pitfalls and challenges. Throw a global pandemic into the mix, and the prospect of recovery is nothing short of terrifying. Megan Strain and her mother Kathy Strain, who are navigating Megan’s recovery while quarantined together, share hopeful insights.

CPBJ sat down and talked with Anne-Marie Brandt, president and owner of TeamBrandt Marketing, about the changes she has had to make to help her clients and her small business get through the pandemic, and the importance of collaboration with other small businesses.

For decades US manufacturers have pursued a China strategy driven by two goals: low-cost manufactured goods and access to China’s huge and rapidly growing market. Recent events, including the COVID-19 pandemic are forcing serious soul searching about that strategy.

If the tumultuous times we find ourselves in have created some downtime for your marketing or branding efforts, now could be a chance to take stock and even make some improvements. 

How well we manage the COVID-19 recovery remains to be seen but there are some recent changes in policy and attitude that I hope will stick around. 

Here are a few tips and tricks you should consider when you need to break out the laptop and your best virtual "game face" to get that job offer.

The healthy building movement has changed the way buildings are evaluated, but the coronavirus pandemic is changing it even more. Sometime in the next couple months or possibly longer, people will be returning to their office buildings and other indoor places and that brings new concerns about health safety and sanitizing.

This dual focus on present needs and long-term planning can help businesses successfully adapt not only to the current crisis but also the yet-to-be-defined new normal that awaits. Below is a guide through short and long-term impacts and corresponding areas of focus for business planning.

For decades US manufacturers have pursued a China strategy driven by two goals: low-cost manufactured goods and access to China’s huge and rapidly growing market. Recent events, including the COVID-19 pandemic are forcing serious soul searching about that strategy.

Crisis planning, innovating and adapting, agile marketing, expressing gratitude — these are all important business practices universally, without exception. Looking toward the post-pandemic road ahead gives us reason to pause and make sure these practices are front and center.

Though the world has not seen a virus causing a global shut down like we are seeing with COVID-19, we can anticipate the significant changes we may expect to see take right here in Pennsylvania. Here’s how commercial real estate is getting pulled into the fold.

Now is the time for business leaders to prepare for the post-pandemic workforce. It will be business-as-unusual. Getting your response right may be your career and organization’s defining moment.

As the world begins to focus on restarting the economy post-COVID-19, and politicians debate if, when and how to get America back to work, many businesses are trying to determine what standards, laws and precautions will apply and need to be taken when restrictions are eased or lifted.

CPBJ sat down with Kristin Hambelton, vice president of sales and marketing for Presbyterian Senior Living, about the art of marketing and managing a team with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic changing the shape of doing business.

Here are a few ways that employers can work with their retirement plan provider and adviser to provide resources and help participants through the latest market swings