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Preparation & Communication Foster an Adaptive, Safe Workplace During COVID-19 Pandemic

Friday the 13, March 2020 – P&J’s President and a Vice President are the first two employees quarantined with potential COVID-19 exposure.

In years past, this moment would have instigated a cascading series of events leaving us with unclear leadership and shuttered jobs. Instead, our foresight and crisis preparedness paid off. Our forward-thinking management team ensured our business continuity. We successfully prepared for, communicated, andmanaged this—and themany subsequent uncertainties of 2020—while staying open. As the pandemic moved into the U.S., our executives set two priorities to guide our decisions for the months to come: 1) Keep our employees safe, and 2) keep working. Our owners and executives have always believed in putting People First and taking care of our employees as we would

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