Trends accelerated

The world has changed since the last time stories for Prairie Business were put together.

One thing that has not changed is the magazine’s focus on bringing readers the most recent trends in the business world. As expected, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought new trends and enhanced or quickly accelerated others.

In this issue we discuss some of those trends related to the pandemic – remote work and its challenges and opportunities; the increasing demand for virtual health care; and new insights into the insurance industry.

The pandemic has certainly caused many business leaders in the upper Midwest and elsewhere to think differently about how they do business and to try new things as they seek to adapt to today’s challenges.

These are trying times, indeed – for business, the economy, for families. But many business owners and entrepreneurs have experienced rough times before. And this probably won’t be the last of the challenges.

Prairie Business would like to hear from its readers about what some things are they have done to meet current challenges. Particularly, what are some things that are working for your business during these unprecedented times?

As you can see in this issue, the pandemic is front and center on the minds of business professionals. It not only changed, at least for a time, how we socialize with others but the very way we do business.

As one source told me during an interview, it was difficult for her to think of anything else but the pandemic and the resulting changes it prompted her business to make.

But the future is just around the corner – and better times are coming. It’s something we have to believe, just as we know that with every drab winter there eventually comes summer and sunshine.

Looking ahead to June, Prairie Business will cover trends in architecture and engineering, construction, and the legal services business. Stay well.

Until next time, Andrew Weeks

I look forward to hearing from you at aweeks@prairiebusinessmagazine.com or 701-780-1276.

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