We first met Ben Cuddy at FEMA’s Joint Field Office in Queens, NY, during Superstorm Sandy recovery operations.  J&M was providing client support for economic recovery initiatives in the region, while Ben was helping communities prepare recovery plans as part of [...]

This week we are taking a couple of minutes to introduce you to J&M’s business operations specialist, Mark Jamieson.  If you’ve worked with us, odds are you’ve interacted with Mark.  Mark has been with J&M for 6 years, and he manages our corporate logistics, [...]

We’d like to use this forum to introduce you to some of our J&M all-stars.  Each of our employees has come to J&M with interesting work-related and personal experiences that you may not know about.  First up is our analyst, Mary Curry-Ledbetter. Mary joined us [...]

As we work on our 2017 professional goals, we took some time to reflect on our accomplishments over the last year.  2016 was an exciting year for J&M, and we’re proud of the great work and professional growth of everyone on our team. Last January, we launched our [...]

Just before the holidays, I had the opportunity to support two of our J&M clients with their annual team meetings.  While they were two very different styles of meetings, what remained consistent was the preparation, planning and enthusiasm the team and I brought. [...]

Catastrophic fires and similar disasters can have profound economic impacts even if they don’t directly impact commercial or industrial facilities. For example, the Horse Creek/Fort McMurray fire caused catastrophic damage in Canada this past May. “The fire [...]

At the end of August, several counties in New York State received a disaster designation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) due to the extreme drought conditions they faced this summer. Under the federal declaration, farmers may be able to apply for low [...]

In late 2015, South Carolina experienced unprecedented flooding, and was declared a major disaster area. Under the National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF), the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) coordinates the federal government’s economic recovery [...]