Reflecting on our previous issue of Plain & Simple, a lot of the issues people were dealing with last Fall still remain true, including labor shortages and supply chain issues. Only now we’ve also added inflation that hasn’t been seen in years, rising fuel and energy prices, and general uncertainty around global security and the global economy.

We’ve all seen the recent unemployment numbers and heard employment projections from top officials. The struggle to identify, hire, and retain employees at all levels of the organization is very, very real, and it’s causing major issues for businesses. The labor shortage is not isolated to the State of Ohio – it’s happening everywhere and it’s affecting companies across all industries.

The multi-year delays in implementation of the new lease accounting standard are over and now it’s go time. This is it, and if your company or nonprofit has not yet started gathering the information necessary to properly report its lease obligations for 2022, there is no more time to waste.

In this article, we will examine the issues governments still face and will focus on the opportunities as we look to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Experts foresee compound annual growth across almost all construction segments, particularly, water supply, S&WD and transportation.

sponsors are familiar with solutions like multiple employer plans (MEPs) and pooled employer plans (PEPs). But one of the least well-known plans may be the most effective solution for plan sponsors who are looking to cut costs and maintain local service and plan design flexibility – the “group of plans” arrangement.