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Our Family's Pumpkin Pie Recipe

As we prepare for Thanksgiving this week, we wanted to share a recipe that has been passed down through the Brooker family. Marian Delano Brooker is the mother of our President, Mal Brooker, and this is her recipe for the best pumpkin pie. We hope that this recipe finds its way from our table to yours this holiday season. Maybe it even becomes a family tradition for you the way it has for the Brooker family.

March 22, 2022

Employee Benefits

Attract and Keep Employees with Discount Programs

Smart leaders are always looking for ways to show their appreciation to employees without breaking the bank. Hopefully, you provide some health benefits, life insurance, a retirement plan, and maybe some other fancy benefits that keep you employees committed to your company.

March 22, 2022

Employee Benefits

Quality of Life for Your Employees

When you run a business, everything is data. You pore of P&L statements and spreadsheets, always attempting to reduce costs and maximize profits. It’s important to remember, though, that your employees are people. Like you, they have full lives happening parallel to their “work lives.”

March 22, 2022

Employee Benefits

Work-Life Balance Means Happier Employees

There are many reasons we work. Ideally, you get a sense of purpose and accomplishments out of your work, possibly make good friends, and learn new things. But the main reason most people work is to support themselves and their families. Work, at its most basic provides a means of supplying food, shelter, education, and healthcare to the people we love most.

March 22, 2022

Employee Benefits

How Much of Your Employees’ Premiums Should You Cover?

Many businesses want to offer better medical benefits and job incentives for their employees but aren’t sure how they compare with the competition. How much to contribute toward your employees’ premiums is a common question from business owners.

March 22, 2022

Employee Benefits

Support Your Employees’ Financial Wellness

Sure, you give your employees a paycheck and, ideally, insurance benefits. But sometimes, employees need more than that. Financial wellness is one of the most important things you can offer your employees.

March 22, 2022

Employee Benefits

Tackling the Manufacturing Labor Shortage

If you work in manufacturing, we don’t have to tell you that the industry is facing a labor shortage. You know about the high number of Baby Boomers retiring from the workforce.

March 22, 2022

Employee Benefits

Insurance Costs Go Down with Higher Enrollment

Health insurance costs continue to rise. According to a recent Gallup survey, more than three-quarters of Americans expect their prices to increase even more in the next two years.

March 22, 2022

Different Generations’ Expectations for Group Health Insurance

When you set out to provide benefits to your employees, it’s important to understand their point of view.

March 22, 2022

Has Your Company Grown Enough to Save on Insurance?

Insurance is an essential component of running a transportation business, whether you’re a big company or small. With insurance, you get peace of mind for yourself as well as your drivers. But, like anything, insurance costs money and you may be asking yourself questions like: “How much is too much?”

March 22, 2022

What You Need to Know About Insuring Delivery Drivers

Drivers in any state are required to carry adequate insurance to cover any type of driving they do. While you might think that would settle the issue of responsibility in the case of an accident it’s not quite that simple.

March 22, 2022