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Apr 1, 2021

Why Did Some State Tax Revenues Increase During the Pandemic?

The pandemic has been bad for business, but it hasn’t necessarily been bad for U.S. state tax revenues; in fact, 22 states saw tax revenues increase during 2020. Our experts reveal one possible explanation.

Mar 25, 2021

Rob Handfield Warns that Vaccine Waste Can Be Used in Counterfeit Efforts

Rob Handfield warned in a December webinar that waste from COVID-19 vaccines can be used to create counterfeit shots.

Mar 24, 2021

Five Upcoming Trends and Shifts in Supply Chain

Five experts from the NC State Supply Chain community provided their insights on what they anticipate companies focusing on in response to recent disruptions.

Mar 18, 2021

Lessons Learned: How COVID Shaped Business Decision Making in 2020

An installment of the PNC Thought Leadership Series, a bi-annual event bringing together academic and industry experts to conduct cutting-edge conversations around relevant and timely business challenges.

Mar 17, 2021

Rob Handfield: Texas Freeze Exposes Problems with Global Plastic Supply Chain

Rob Handfield explains that the storm caused power outages in chemical plants that highlighted supply chain vulnerabilities.

Mar 17, 2021

Rob Handfield Explains Rubber Shortage Slowing Vaccine Distribution

Rob Handfield says that the rubber stoppers for the vaccine vials have hit a wall in production due to tropical storms in Thailand, Vietnam and India.

Mar 15, 2021

Poole Podcast Episode 3: Top Risks for 2021 and Beyond: A View from the C-Suite

In this episode, we discuss the top risks for businesses for 2021 as well as peek into insights for 2030. Challenges triggered by a once-in-a-century pandemic continue to unfold, combined with numerous other risk issues, such as growing social unrest and polarization.

Mar 11, 2021

Richard Warr Explains What We Can Learn from Hedge Funds

Richard Warr served as an investing expert in breaking down the current impact on the stock market from COVID-19, room for correction in the current market and tips for individual investors.

Mar 11, 2021

Biden Announces A New Round of COVID-19 Stimulus Payments

By Nathan C. Goldman and Christina M. Lewellen With President Biden signing the latest COVID-19 stimulus package into law in mid-March of 2021, the topic of direct payments to taxpayers – also known as stimulus payments – are once again at the forefront of many people’s minds.  In a previous Poole Thought Leadership article, assistant…

Mar 5, 2021

Leadership Advice for CEOs and Entry Level Professionals from Hal Lawton ‘96, President and CEO of Tractor Supply Company

The latest installment of the Wells Fargo Executive Leadership Series was held virtually featuring Hal Lawton, president CEO of Tractor Supply Company.