Among TRSA committee chairs, year-end reflections tend to focus on upcoming projects, such as fresh initiatives aimed at growing markets in various sectors. But coming after the COVID-19 pandemic that has hampered growth for the past 22 months, it’s hardly surprising that these volunteer leaders would speak cautiously in assessing their prospects for the coming year.

LABOR MARKET CHALLENGES

For example, consider the outlook of Vice President of Human Resources Catalina Dongo of UniFirst Corp., based in Wilmington, MA. She was one of several committee chairs we spoke with recently about their expectations for 2022. While the pandemic is ...