How 4 businesses are meeting higher demands during COVID-19 - Business Insider

Security personnel are needed to guard empty buildings.There are a lot of empty buildings right now and new facilities that need security help, like grocery stores. Both, according to Don Tefft, chief human resources officer of Santa Ana-based Allied Universal, have driven demand for security and facility services. In response to the need for more security guards, Allied announced in early April that it would hire.

Tefft's advice for hiring during a pandemic? Leverage technology. Allied is leaning on their AUHireSmart system that can interview applicants automatically without any human contact or involvement and extend an offer within two hours.

, says the pandemic has increased demand for DIY veggies. Lettuce Grow sells hydroponic gardening units that occupy up to four square feet and can grow enough vegetables for an entire family. It turns out quarantine has brought out the green thumb in many of us: Pechenik says the company's sales increased 350% from February to March 2020.

That growth created problems of its own, however. When a record number of subscribers ordered refill seedlings three weeks ago, Lettuce Grow couldn't meet the demand. The company notified customers, issued refunds, and shipped substitute seedlings for free. The result: only one complaint, Pechenik says, from a grower who really wanted tomatoes.

In March, Lionrock saw a 40% spike in people seeking SUD treatment compared to February, which Loeb says is driven by people being isolated due to the coronavirus quarantine. Luckily, the company closed aLoeb says that companies making the switch to telehealth should remember that not everything will translate to a cyber environment. Drug testing, for example, a vital part of SUD treatment, is typically conducted with urine tests.

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