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This company went from zero to $100 million in revenue in twelve months and aims to be a billion dollar company in its first five years. After starting and selling a pair of successful multimillion- and billion-dollar companies that each helped revolutionize the transportation logistics industry, this business owner formed his third enterprise in the private-freight marketplace. “The team is the most important part of any company, especially a startup. I’m proud this bank is on ours.” - Founder and Executive Chairman, Shipping and Logistics Company Past success aside, in the first five years...

Is just-in-time manufacturing entirely to blame for the shipping crisis and ongoing supply chain issues? Experts seem torn on the matter. Ailing after World War II, Japan set its sights on rebuilding its industry sector with some help from its friends in the West. For the next 30 years, they experimented with different ways to utilize cash flow, real estate, labor, and resources to maximize profits. Then, Toyota pioneered the first iteration of just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing: the practice of making products to order, instead of managing an unwieldy inventory. Also sometimes referred to as a...

With more than an estimated 200,000 jobs to fill (and more to come), nursing home and ALC staff have every opportunity at their disposal to find a new position. Almost every operator you speak with will tell you recruitment and retention is one of their biggest challenges in today’s labor market, if not the biggest. That's why Skilled Nursing and Senior Housing operators must implement strategies to ensure the right staff is in place to deliver quality patient care. Covid-19 highlighted the importance of nurses more than ever before. As cases, hospitalizations, and deaths spiked in every city...

From floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, typhoons and humanitarian crises, our international team members are often the first people on the ground with medical teams, medical supplies, equipment and hygiene health products. This charity organization doesn’t wait for the wind to blow or a disaster to strike—they are prepared—always. “This bank goes beyond banking, they are a true partner in our ability to live our mission.” —CEO, International Relief Company They provide humanitarian service in more than 130 countries, shipping over $2 billion in aid and logging 1.1 million volunteer...

While 2022 may be a good year for industrial warehouse developers, the ongoing supply chain and shipping crisis make it a real catch-22. How can industrial warehouse developers navigate the future? When we think about pandemic-related shortages, we usually first turn to semiconductor foundries, or the parking lot of container ships sitting off the California coast. However, physical industrial warehouse space has also become hard to find. With record-low vacancy rates worldwide, industrial real estate developers are scrambling to keep up with growing demand. Landlords of established spaces are...