While the trend towards open spaces and co-working areas in office design has many benefits including improved teamwork and employee engagement, there are some pitfalls also. Put a lot of people in an open space and there can be acoustics…
In the wake of the pandemic, employee engagement has become a front-burner topic for nearly every employer. As companies navigate the return to working in person to varying degrees, they’re devoting more and more attention to keeping team members safe,…
As we approach two years of a radically changed work environment due to the pandemic, much uncertainty remains. Plans to return to the physical workspace have been derailed or delayed by the Omicron variant and organizations are grappling with how…
Douron’s COVID-19 Update Douron is fully operational to provide service to our employees, clients, partners and community. We have received required status for distribution to essential companies per state and federal guidelines. We are continually monitoring the Center for Disease…
August 26th marks Women’s Equality Day, commemorating the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibited both the states and federal government from denying the right to vote based on gender. Observed since 1973, Women’s…
The week of August 19 is National Aviation Week, a time to commemorate the soaring achievements that have taken us into the skies since the first flight of the Wright Brothers near Kitty Hawk, NC in 1903. National Aviation Week…
National Safety Month continues throughout June, and while the idea of safety in the workplace often conjures up images of sudden accidents and injuries, employers and workers alike also need to guard against conditions that develop over time. Any work…
June is National Safety Month, the perfect time for a little refresher on best practices for a safe jobsite. In 2019, the most recent year for which statistics are available, more than 5,000 workers suffered fatal accidents on the job,…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a tradition dating to 1949, and we wanted to honor the occasion by highlighting one of the most fulfilling projects we’ve been involved in recently. Our introduction to Roberta’s House came via a business…
Social Distancing and Self Quarantine? Here’s What to Do: Telecommuting, or working from home, has been on the rise for several years now as improved technology has made it easier to connect and collaborate. All of a sudden, however, many…