Features December 2021

It’s been a ubiquitous brand image and slogan for more than 70 years—the open palms assuring Allstate customers they’re in good hands. The image and slogan endure, but the company says it’s also embracing a modern approach, expanding its traditional home and auto products to include to electronic devices, roadside repairs and online identity. For […]

Whether a package needs to arrive at a retail shop or your front door, it needs to be pulled from the shelves of a warehouse or distribution center before being shipped. Berkshire Grey provides robotic equipment that can easily and quickly pick, pack and sort orders—without the need for workers. BG also integrates artificial intelligence […]

When Amy Madison Luo was at Boston University School of Law, she was walking into Major League Baseball stadiums—think Wrigley Field or Fenway Park—to ensure every announcement broadcast to the stands, radios and even television was properly licensed. That was her role as a domestic and international licensing law student. Her interests shifted, however, when […]

As an emergency room nurse during the 1992 Los Angeles riots, Cari Toneck remembers a city engulfed in anger. After four white police officers were acquitted of nearly beating a Black man to death, L.A.’s long-simmering racial tensions finally erupted. For six days and nights, buildings burned, dozens of people lost their lives and a […]

When Kamili Moreland was promoted to chief legal and people officer earlier this year, she was excited to work more deeply on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Working with affinity groups and developing policies was an expected part of the position at AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah. What Moreland didn’t expect, though, was getting […]

Passing through a road construction site can sometimes be painstaking, noisy and frustrating—and in the Southeast, where Construction Partners Inc. operates in five states, it can go on year-round. Ryan Brooks knows CPI may not be the favorite company of anyone stuck in traffic—especially now that work is sure to increase with the recent passage […]

So, God works in strange and mysterious ways? David Tschantz is one that believes so. A long-time lawyer in the insurance business, Tschantz was looking for a career shift a couple years ago. Yet, well into the latter half of his professional life, he needed some direction. “I believe God wanted me to do something […]

As Hyatt Hotels Corp. approaches its 65th anniversary in 2022, it’s come a long way from its first motel, purchased by founder Jay Pritzker and located near the Los Angeles International Airport in 1957. From its roots, Hyatt grew to include groundbreaking, sophisticated hotels with glass enclosed elevators and multi-story atriums. In 1972, it created […]

For Donna Bunch Coaxum, food isn’t just something that goes on her dinner table; it’s her career. Her first job was as business counsel for Kraft Food Inc., where she stayed from the early 1990s to 2001. Following that job, she became senior counsel for OSI Group LLC, an over $7 billion global consumer food […]

By all accounts, shopping for products has never been easier: a couple taps and click on a computer or phone and within days, the package is at the front door. That is, if everything goes as planned. And when it doesn’t—lost packages, delivery of incorrect or damaged products—Ricardo Lagreca, senior legal director at Mercado Livre […]