How one company shifted gears from pedicabs to personal protective equipment
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, D'Amore-McKim alum Ben Morris temporarily turned his Bonner, Montana, pedicab plant into a face shield manufacturing site.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, D'Amore-McKim alum Ben Morris temporarily turned his Bonner, Montana, pedicab plant into a face shield manufacturing site.
How can the US get out of its current economic crisis? CEM director Ravi Ramamurti explores this question with three CEOs based in Asia, because developments in Asia, where the COVID-19 outbreak began, may presage developments in the US.
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Forced to disconnect, D'Amore-McKim student groups reconnect virtually as Huskies at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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G-Form, a wholesale distributor of personal protective gear for athletes and tactical personnel founded by a D'Amore-McKim alumnus, is now producing protective face shields in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Northeastern alumni are pivoting their businesses to meet the production needs of the new emergency economic during the COVID-19 pandemic. Glen Giovanucci, D'Amore-McKim alumnus and former Northeastern assistant hockey coach for the Huskies, has dedicated to producing “as many face shie